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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980/10/20 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular, � 1. Call to Order 2. Presentations 3. Roll Call MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA October 20, 1980 A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Phyllis McQuaid at 7:35 p.m. None. The following Councilmen were present at roll call: Ronald Backes Jerrold Plartin �4artha Elstrom Keith Meland Lyle Hanks John Ralles ' Phyllis McQuaid Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Planning and Director of Public Works. 4. Approval of Minutes It was moved by Councilman Ralles, sec- onded by Councilman Hanks, to approve the minutes of the regular City Council meeting held September,15,�1980 as amended. The motion pas,sed 7-0. It was moved by Councilman Qackes, seconded by Councilman Meland, to approve thP minutes of the regular City Council meeting held October 6 19�0 as amended on page 365 to indicate that Councilman Martin had opposed the motion in item llf. The motion passed 7-0. 5a. A�proval of Consent Agenda The motion passed 7-0. It was moved by Councilman Meiand, sec- onded by Councilman Backes, to approve the consent agenda for October 20, 1980• 5b. Approval of Aqenda It was moyed by Councilman Elstrom, sec- onded by Councilman Meland, to approve the agenda for October 20, 1980 with the following additions: Councilman Hanks requested an executive session at the end of the meetinq, and the addition of item lOc, Wolfe Lake Apart- �y ments settlement and under item 12c, Canvass of Charter Amendment vote s � ��� -370- City Council Meetinq minutes October 20, 1980 r as requested by the City Manaqer. The motion passed 7-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6a. Application of Olive K Graham Application of Olive K. Graham for a for a variance at 6400 Cambrid e variance at 6400 Cambridge Street published October 8, 1980, as described in Notice of Hearing Mr. E. C. Graha�, Jr., 95 Leaf Street, Long Lake, addressed the Council and said he was there to answer any questions regarding the application. Councilman Ralles asked if there would not be more parking places if the fence were removed. Mr. Graham said if the fence were removed, the area would become an expressway for the trucks that use the road behind the building. Councilman Ralles commented that there was no traffic through the fence on the southern edge of the parking lot, Mr. Graham said the fence had been left open because the applicant does not know how the property is going to be used. He said that the fence along the south can be removed. Councilman Elstrom asked how cars mana�ed to be parked under the trans- former tower. Mr. Graham responsed that even though it is referred to as a trans- former tower, it is a hic�h line tower. He said cars can drive under it because it has a 17-foot clearance. Councilman Elstrom asked if cars currently park urder it. Mr. Graham said that they have been doing so since 1950. Councilman Ralles asked if there was ample parking. Mr. Graham said that the tenant, Universal Circuits, had requested an additional 17 parkinq spaces for its employees. He said that there was ample parking on the side of the building without the granting of a variance. He said that should the variance not be granted, it would necessitate the owners terminate the existing lease agreement and write a new one providing for adequate employee parking. He said that the Board of Zoninq Appeals felt that possibly a tenporary var- iance could be granted so that tenants would not be lost during this interim period of decision how the property is to be used. He said that the Fred G. Anderson Company had recently moved out because they tried unsuccessfully to rent 6,000 additional square feet for the parking requirements. . -311- City Council Meeting minutes October 20, 1980 Councilman Hanks asked why they did not create the needed parking spaces in back of the building. Mr. Graham said this would be inconvenient for customers who would then have to walk around the building in order to get to the front door. He explained that people do not want to park in the back of the building because their cars could be hit by semi-trailers. He asked about the possibility of condemning the property and providing municipal parking in this area. Councilman Martin said that it would be convenient to have the five additional aarkinq spaces as requested in the variance, but that they could be provided in back of the building without the granting of a variance. Councilman Hanks suggested that all the involved parties meet to review the parking situation and that staff would be happy to work with them to resolve the problem. There being no one further wishing to speak, the Mayor declared the hearing closed. It was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Martin, to reject the application for a variance. The motion passed 7-0. 6b. A lication of Robb's Super Application of Robert C. Breitenbach, Value for an off-sa e non- dba Robb's Super Valu, for an off-sale intoxicatinq liquor license nonintoxicating liquor license (3.2) beer at 2326 Louisiana Avenue as des- cribed in Notice of Hearing published October 1, 1980. There being no one wishing to speak, the Mayor declared the hearing closed. It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Els�rom, to qrant an off-sale nonintoxicating liquor license (3.2) beer at 2326 Louisiana Avenue. The motion passed 6-0-1 (Councilman Ralles abstained). -372- City Council Meeting minutes October 20, 1980 PETITIONS, REQUESTS, COMM�yICATIONS 7a. Request for reimbursement; Park Tavern Request for reimbursement: Block 6, Oak Park Village, Park Tavern and Bowling Alley. Councilman Backes said that Council was very much aware of the request being made by Park Tavern. He said that basically it amounted to a reneqotiation of the purchase price of the property. Councilman Backes maintained that although the City might have some responsibility in this matter, it has no obligation to provide a rebate. Councilman Martin said that he agreed. However, in this case, he said that a person had purchased land which was flawed. He said that any- one would seek compensation for merchandise that was not good. It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Meland, to aporove the request of Park Tavern for a refund. Councilman Hanks asked why this matter was cpming to Council rather than the party going to the architect or qeneral contr�ctorr The City Attorney said that he had not been consulted in this matter. He indicated that presently it was his impression that this individual would seek relief from the City as well as from other parties. Councilman Hanks questioned whether Council was puttinq itself in the position of being responsible when certain responsibilities actually rested with the architect and general contractor. Councilman Martin said the Housing and Redevelopment Authority approved the reimbursement based on the three conditions as outlined in the Director's report to the Council. He said that there was no particular order as to how these conditions should be fullfilled. Councilman Martin then withdrew his motion. Councilman Meland said that perhaps the matter should be tabled at this time to allow staff to gather more information. It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Martin, to table this matter. The motion passed 7-0. 7b. Notice of Intent to Conduct Binqo Notice of intent to conduct bingo; VFW, Post.5632 The application of intent to conduct bingo wa$ ordered received for filing by consent. -373- ,�—. City Council Meetinq minutes October 20, 1980 *7c. Notice of Intent yotice of intent to conduct bingo: to Conduct Binao Holy Family Men's Club The notice of intent to conduct bingo was ordered received for filing by consent. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 8a. Ordinances relative to Second readina of two ordinances re- Northwestern Bell easements; lating to the placement of telephone rdinance os. 481, 82 cabinets on City street rights-of-way and granting communications easement on Ci ty property. It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman hlartin, to waive second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1481 entitled, "An ordinance authorizing granting of easement for telephone cabinet", and Ordinance No. 14a2 entitled "An ordinance authorizing granting of authorization for telephone cabinets on city street rights of way." The motion passed 7-0. 8b. Ordinance in re massage Second reading of an ordinance relating parlors; to massage parlors Ordinance No. 1483 The City Attorney directed Council's attention to page one of the Ordinance, first section, seventh line from the bottom, stating the word "directors" should be deleted. It was moved by Councilman Ralles, seconded by Councilman Elstrom, to waive reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1483 entitled "An ordinance re- latinq to massage parlors, saunas, rap parlors, conversation parlors, adult encounter groups, adult sensitivity groups, escort services, model services, dancing services, hostess services and similar adult oriented services: Amending the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Sections 13-1147 and 13-1155(3), repealing Section 13-1155(8) and renumbering Sections 13-1155(9) and 13-1155(10)." The motion oassed 7-0. It was further moved by Councilman hteland, seconded by Councilman Ralles, to delete the word "directors" from the Ordinance as requested by the City Attorney. The motion passed 7-0. ac. Ordinance in re permitted accessory uses First reading of an ordinance amending the St. Louis Park Ordinance relating Per- to zoning by amending Section 14-172, mitted Accessory Uses -374- City Council Meeting minutes October 20, 1980 Mayor McQuaid said that in Section 1(2), 6th line, the word "area" should be inserted before the word "shall." Councilman Martin asked if passage of this�ordinance would apply to the Reinhard problem. The City M��aqer said that the ordinance would be applicable upon its adoption. It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Hanks, to waive first reading and set second reading for November 3, 1980. The motion passed 7-0. Bd. Ordinance in re permit and license fees First reading of an ordinance amending the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code re- lating to the fees for permits and licenses Councilman Elstrom asked why the section on moving buildings was being deleted. The Administrative Assistant responded that the State has pre-empted the City's licensing authority in this area. As a result, this section wa$ beinq deleted. He said the City will continue to charge a deposit ' in the event any damage occurs during a�ove. He said that the State requires a license as well as insurance coverage. It was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Elstrom, to waive first reading and set second reading for November 3, 1980. Councilman Backes asked about the variance fee, Section 14-221, which was proposed to be raised from $100 to $120. He said he would like to have the fee for single family dwellings in the R-1 and R-2 districts separated from other types of dwellings and that the fee for variance applications in these districts be $80 with the fee for all other variance applications to be $120. It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Martin, that the variance fee for single family dwellings in the R-1 and R-2 districts be $80 and the variance fee for property in all other zoning districts be $120. The motion passed 1-0. It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Elstrom, to increase the residential inspection fee, Section 15-315, from �25 to $35, rather than the proposed increase to $30. Councilman Hanks said he opposed an increase to $35. He said that he did not want to see the fee increased to the point where it would -375- i `� City Council Meeting minutes October 20, 1980 interfere with citizens' acceptance of the inspections program. Councilman Martin said that he agreed with Councilman Hanks. The motion failed 2-5 (Councilmen Backes and Elstrom favored). Councilman Martin asked if the proposed fee increase relative to vending machines included gumball machines. The Administrative Assistant said he was not certain but that he would check the ordinance and prepare a response to Councilman Martin's question. Councilman Hanks asked if non-profit food establishments had to pay the same license fees regular commercial food establishments do. The City Manager said that non-profit food establishments are exempt from license fees but that they are regularly inspected. The motion� by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Elstrom, to waive first reading of the ordinance as amended and set second reading for November 3, 1980 passed 7-0. 8e. Ordinance in re signs First reading of an ordinance relating and billboards to the St. Louis Park sign ordinance It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Elstrom, to waive first reading and set second reading for November 3. Councilman Hanks asked how the sign fees would be computed as a result of the proposed ordinance. The Administr�ative `Assistant said that the fees are computed on a sauare foot basis. Councilman Hanks asked if all billboards are now being inspected. The Administrative Assistant replied that they were not currently beina inspected because the Ordinance Code requires •inspection ofi all ; signs and billboards and that it is administratively difficu:t to ' do so. He sai� that the proposed ordinance would provide only for ; the inspection of biliboards. Councilman Hanks asked about the necessity of inspecting bilZboards that are almost inaccessible. He said that he does not see the justification for the annual inspections of billboards. He questioned if business signs should not also be subject to inspections. Councilman Backes said that the proposed'ordinance conformed with what was administratively possible. It was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Meland, to amend the ordinance to delete the inspection of billboards. -376- City Council Meeting minutes October 20, 1980 Councilman Elstrom asked if the word "sign" was being replaced with the word "billboard." She also asked if a fee increase was being suggested for the insoection of what actually used to be a sign but would now be called a billboard. Councilman Hanks replied that the motion was intended to delete Section 13-709 from the ordinance. He said that all signs should be treated similarily. He asked how billboards could be singled out to pay this increased fee. Ne said he could not agree to eliminating the inspection of business signs and increasing the fee for the inspection of billboards. The Mayor called for the vote on the amendment to the motion. The motion passed 4-3 (Councilmen Backes, Elstrom and Mayor McQuaid opposed). The original motion to waive first reading of the ordinance, as amended, and set second reading for November 3, 1980 passed 6-1 (Councilman Backes opposed). 8f. Westwood Hills Rd.; Resolution declaring Westwood Hills Resolution No. 6686 Road a public road Councilman Elstrom asked if the joq in the southwestern �art of tha road as shown on the e::hibit a�as to be realigned. The City hlanager said there were no plans at this time as that was the configuration of the existing road. It was moved by Councilman Ralles, seconded by Councilman Martin, to waive readinq and adopt Resolution No. 6686 entitled "Resolution recognizing Westwood Hills Road as a public road." The motion passed 7-0. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMITTEES 9a. Minutes of Board of Minutes of the Board of Zoning Appeals Zoning Appeals held September 25, 19E0. The minutes of the Board of Zoning Appeals held September 25, 1980 were ordered received for filing by consent. 9b• Minutes of Planning Commission 9�• Parks � Recreation Advisory Comnission �--- Minutes of the Planning Co►renission meeting held October 1, 1980 were ordered received for filing by consent. Minutes of the Parks & Recreation Advi sory Corrmi ssi on hel d October 8, 1980 were ordered received for filing by consent. -317- � City Council �teeting minutes October 20, 1930 9d. Minutes of Community_ Relations Comm�ssion 9e. Traffic study - Quentin Avenue The minutes of the Corrmunity Relations Commission meeting held October 9, 1980 were ordered received for filing by consent. Traffic study No. 248: Quentin Ave. south to Excelsior Boulevard It was moved by Councilr�an Hanks, seconded by Councilman Martin to direct staff io hold a neighborhood meeting to discuss traffic con- trols in the Quentin Avenue area. The motion passed 7-0. It was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconde� by Councilman Meland, to defer a vote on the adoption of the resolution until after the neighborhood meeting. The motion passed 7-0. 9f. Traffic study: Holy Trinity Church; Resolution No. 6687 Traffic study No. 246: 3946 Wooddale Avenue (Most Holy Trinity Church and School) It was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Martin, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 6687 entitled "Resolution authorizing installation of no-parking signs at 3946 Wooddale Avenue." The motion passed 7-0. 9g. Lakes and Ponds Policy statement: City Lakes and Ponds. It was moved by Councilman Elstrom, seconded by Councilman Meland, to accept the policy and guideline statement on St. Louis Park lakes and ponds. The motion passed 7-0. 9h. Traffic stud_y: Nathan Lane Traffic study No. 247: Nathan Lane and Shelard Parkway; and Shelard Parkway. Resolution ��o. 66�8 Councilman Elstrom asked if the sign at the terminus of Nathan Lane would be a stop sign or a semaphore. Councilman htartin said it would be a stop sign. Councilman Elstrom asked if the installation of a stop sign would negate the erection of the barricade as was authorized by Council on October 6 if the City of Plymouth does not execute the agreement. � -378- City Council �4eeting minutes October 20, 1980 The �ity Manager replied that it would not interfere with the erection of a barricade and that the City is presently negotiating the execution of the agreement. It was moved by Councilman P1artin, seconded by Councilman Ralles, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 6688 entitled, "Resolution authorizinq placement of traffic control signs on the Nathan Lane approach to Shelard Parkway." . The motion passes 7-0. 9i. Improvements at TH 100 and Improvements at TH 100 and W. 36th St. W. 36th Street Councilman Backes suggested that staff present background material on this project. The Director of Public Works, using transparencies, presented a lengthy report coverinq all aspects of the proposed improvements to the TH 1Q0 and West 36th Street intersection. He said that the report covered the past 6 to 9 months of investigations including public reaction from several public hearings held relative to this project. He re- ported on the three design alternatives: (1) A one-bridge plan to replace the present at grade intersection witF) a grade separated controlled access interchange. This plan features folded diamond ramps connecting to W. 36th Street; (2) This design has a second bridge over TH 100 connecting Wooddale Avenue with W. 39th Street. Access would still be controlled, ramp intersections would be signalized and frontage roads would be utilized for added circulation; (3) �he third alternative was called the "Do Nothinq" plan. The intersection would remain as it presently is. Based on projections of future traffic needs plus the input from the public meetings, this alternative was discarded. He then reported the refining qf the design details following the Fed- eral public hearing held on August 28, 1980. Based on design criteria plus community input, staff concluded that the folded diamond alter- native (Alternative No. 1) was preferred. Based an traffic planning, neighborhood input and cost factors, it was concluded that the one- bridge alternative most favorably reflected the desires and needs of the corrmunity. He presented Alternative 1D which had been selected by staff as the most desirable plan based on the geometrics involved, traffic operations, neighborhood effect, parking effect, business impacts, right-of-way acquisition, construction costs and disruption. Mr. Wes Phillips, 3a00 Brunswick, spoke to the Council. He said the design on the west side of TH 100 was adequate. However, he said the ramp design for the southeastern corner would be cutting into valuable real estate. He suggested as an alternative a service road along Park Center Boulevard to the north and west and the construction of another traffic lane. It was moved by Councilman Hanks,�seconded by Councilman Martin, to reject the second bridge alternative. City Council t4eeting minutes October 20, 1980 The motion passed 7-0. ' Councilman Hanks asked if there had been any consideration given to making Yosemite one-way to the north and Wooddale one-way to the south. The Director of Public Works said that this idea had been reviewed with the State. He said the design presented as staff's recomnendation is actually a first draft and that the City is open to all suggestions. Councilman I�anks asked what land is being taken from the K-Mart location. Tom Carroll, consulting engineer of the project, said that eight feet of the green belt is being taken from in front of K-Mart and 20 feet is being taken from Aldersgate Church. Mayor McQuaid asked if K-Mart was aware of what land they would be losing. The Director of Public Works said that they were a�vare of the project's land requirements. Councilman Hanks asked for further information on the philosophy of the folded diamond design versus the service road concept as sug- gested by ��r. Phillips. Mayor McQuaid asked if P1r. Phillips' suggestion had been discussed. i The Director of Public Works said that it had been discussed. Ne , � added that staff's analysis showed that the right-of-way design would actually require more land than the ramp design. The Minnesota ; Department of Transportation had determined the service road concept � would represent inferior access design with some 20,000 cars a day ; using Park Center Boulevard. Finally, he said that community input had indicated the ramp design was preferable. Mayor McQuaid said that Mr. Phillips was suggesting a service road which would not necessarily feed all traffic onto Park Center Boule- vard. ; ' The Director of Public Works said that staff could not conceive of ' both roads and the necessary signalization fitting into this area. � Mr. Bob P�icholson, representing AAA, Park Center Boulevard and W. 39th Street, asked if any of their property was to be acquired. The consultina engineer said that the east ri�ht-of-way line will remain as it is. . The �inister of Aldersgate 14ethodist Church asked how much of their land would be taken and what the configuration of the road would be. � -380- � City Council Meetinn minutes October 20, 1980 The consultino enqineer said 20 feet of their right-of-way would be taken and that the finished street would be 10 feet below the present road be�. He said that this would not affect the egress/ingress to the church. Mr. Phillips inquired about the footbridge over TH 100. Mayor McQuaid said this design was�yet to be considered by Council. It was �ove�' by Councilman �lstrom to eliminate alt^rnatives lA and 1C as �lans for the west side off-ramps. The �otion died for lack of a second. It was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Backes, to accept staff's recommendation of alternative 1D with staff to further review the possibility of one-way connections on Yosemite and Wooddale. The motion passed 7-0. 9j. Excelsion Boulevard Excelsior Boulevard Redevelopment pro- Redevelopment project ject: Proposed office building (Rooney) at Quentin and Excelsior Boulevard report was ordered received for filing by consent. 9k. September Financial report 91. Streets and Highways Commission minutes 10a. Boards an� Commissions The September 19II0 financial report was ordered received for filing by consent. The minutes of the Streets and Highways Commission meeting held October 14, 1980 was ordered received for filing by consent. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Appointments to Boards and Comnissions. It was moved by Councilman Ralles that Scott Saunders be appointed as the Aquila neighborhood representative to the Cortmunity Relations Commission and that the following youth representatives be a�pointed: Laura Rotman, Parks u Recreation Advisory Comnission; Barbara Nemer, Human Rights Commission; Mindy Flom, Community Relations Commission and Dan Schaefer, Planning Commission. The motion passed 7-0. Councilman Hanks asked that staff send letters to the new appointees and to those not selected for Board and Commission positions thanking them and encouraging their continued interest in the City's advisory Boards and Commissions. • Councilman Elstrom said she felt people were unfamiliar with the � -381- _��_ City Council Meeting minutes October Z0, 1980 neiqhborhood boundary lines and this is why they were not applying for the openinas on the Community Relations Commission. She sug- qested using Cable TV as a means to alert citizens to the neighbor- hood boundaries. Councilman Meland said he felt setting an agenda for Community Relations Corrmission meetings would also help people to become more involved. He said it appeared members did not know what it was they were supposed to be doing. Councilman Martin said that he aqreed with the concept of develop- ing an agenda of topics for the Commission to study. Councilman Meland said one of the areas that the Commission had studied was the HELP Line. Their efforts had helped to dissipate some of the tensions that had existed with respect to the Cormunity Relations Comnission's agenda. Councilman Martin said that the work of the Community Relations Cormission and the Human Rights Cor�nission seemed to overlap in some areas and that perhaps in the future some thought might be given to combining these two Corrunissions. lOb. Byerly's: Installation of Agreement with Byerly's for installation temporary traffic siqnal of a temporary traffic signal. It was moved by Councilman P�artin, seconded by Councilman Backes, to authorize execution of the agreement. The motion passed 7-0. lOc. Wolfe Lake Apartments Settlement of Wolfe Lake Apartments and the City of St. Louis Park. It was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Meland, to authorize the Mayor to execute the Release of All Claims on behalf of the City. The motion passed 7-0. NEW BUSINESS lla. �pointment of Parks Appointment of Parks & Recreation Di- & Recreation Director rector. Councilman Meland asked if Council was confirming this appointment rather than making the appointment. Mayor McQuaid said that Council was confirming the appointment. It was moved by Councilman Backes seconded by Councilman Martin, to accept the recomnendation of the City Manager. � The motion passed 1-0, � ,-.�°,?,- City Council Meeting minutes October 20, 1980 llb. Fire Relief Association; It was moved by Councilman Hanks, sec, Reso ution No. onded by Councilman Ralles, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 66d9 entitled "A resolution modifying the benefits of the St. Louis Park Fire Relief Association." The motion passed 7-0. � llc. Change order: Time extension Change order No. 2, Contract No. ]349: on water control system Time extension for completion date of water control system In response to Councilman Martin's question, the City Manager said the major cause of the delay necessitating the change order was due to Northwestern Bell and that he did not feel any f��rth�r ac�ion was required on the part of Council in regards to this projeci. It was moved by Councilman Ralles, secpnded by Councilman Martin, to approve Change order No. 2, Contract No. 1349 extending the com- pletion date of the contract from September 1, 1980 to October 15, 1980 and making the beginning date of the warranty for the water control system effective October 15, 1980 instead of September 1, 1980. The motion passed 7-0. lld. Change order: Carpenter Chanae order No. 2, Contract No. 1402: Park lighting Walkway lighting in Carpenter Park. It was moved by Councilman Elstrom, seconded by Councilman Meland, to approve Change Order No. 2, Contract No. 1402 in the amount of $21,$43 for the construction of the walkway lighting s.ystem in Carpenter Park. The motion passed 7-0. lle. Change order: Carpenter Park utility and walk- way construction Change order No. 7, Contract No. 1407; Utility and walkway construction in Carpenter Park Councilman Martin asked if enough funds were available from the Parks Improvement fund to cover this change order. The City Manager said funds were available for this ►vork. He said that a change order was desirable beca�se the contractor had quoted a low, attractive unit price. He said that ordinarily bids would be let separateiy for this size of a project. It was move� by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Meland to approve Change order No. 7, Contract No. 1407 with Northwest Asphalt Inc. in the amount of $22,678 for storm se.wer and trail construction in Carpenter Park. The motion passed 7-0. �:�� City Council Meetinq minutes October 20, 1980 llf. Tri�artite agreement Tripartite agreement for transfer of Deferred Gompensation Funds It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Ralles, to approve the agreement and authorize the Mayor to sign the aqreement for St. Louis Park. The motion passed 7-�. llg. Liquor violation: Miracle Mile Liquor violation: Miracle Mile Liquors Councilman Hanks said that he had been aware of some concern re- ' gardinq Council's setting of public hearings on liquor violations. He said that it was Council's prerogative to look into matters such as this. It was moved by Councilman Elstrom, seconded by Councilman Nanks, to set public hearing for November 17, at 6:30 p.m. The motion passed 7-0. llh. Park Tavern Park Tavern: Minnetonka Bou7evard and Louisiana Avenue Councilman Meland said he hesitated to make a motion on this matter based on the available information. He asked if additional information could be provided on the type of tenant �vho might be expected to locate at this premises and that he would like to defer the matter to November 3. It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Ralles, to defer any decision on the disposi�ion of Park Tavern until November 3, 19a0. The motion passed 7-0. lli. Abatement application Abatement application for reduction in assessed valuation It was moved by Councilman Nanks, seconded by Councilman Ralles, to waive the 20-day notification period for a hearing and forward a letter to the Co�nissioner of Revenue stating the concurrence of the City. The motion passed 7-0. 12a. Damage claims MISCELLANEOUS • None. -384- City Council Meeting minutes October 20, 1980 12b. Comnunications from None. the Mayor 12c. Comnunications from With regard to the schedule of Council the City Mana er meetings in December, it was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Council- man Backes, to hold the regularly scheduled City Council meetings on Monday, December 1 and 15 and to hold a special Council meeting on Monday, December 29 at 5:00 p.m. The motion passed 7-0. It was unanimously decided to hold the canvass of the Charter amend- ment vote on Thursday, November 6 at 5:00. Should any problems be encountered with the canvass of the vote, the meeting will be held on Friday, November 7 at 5:00 instead of Thursday. It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Martin to remove item 7a from the table: Request for reimbursement; Block 6, Oak Park Village, Park Tavern and Bowling Alley. Councilman Backes said that he would like to see additional background information on the Housing and Redevelopment Authority's recommen- dation relative to the reimbursement. It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Nanks, to direct staff to present to Council additional background information relative to the HRA's recommendation to reimburse Park Tavern and Bowling Alley. The motion passed 7-0. CLAIMS, APPROPRIATIONS AND CONTRACT PAYMENTS 13a. Verified Claims It was moved by Councilman Hanks, sec- onded by Councilman Ralles, that the list of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance and directed to the City Council dated October 20, 1980 in the total amount of $1,177, 910.83 for yendors and $8,914.90 for payroll were approved and the City Manager and City Treasurer were a�thorized to issue checks in the same amount by a vote of 7-0. 13b. Contract payments: Contract payments, Final. Resolution No. 6690 It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Ralles, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 6690 entitled "Resolution accepting work on street paving, curb and gutter on Project Nos. 79-13, 78-46, 78-44 and 79-36." and to authorize the final payment as -385- -..,,; _, ' .�" - City Council Meeting minutes October 20, 1980 follows: 1) Final payment, Project �SS•In9,13Amount6�$28,354.28.36, paving curb & gutter, Hardrive , The motion passed 7-0. It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Ralles, to approve and authorize the followinq partial payments: 2) Partial payment, Project No. 79-57, Westwood Hills Environmental Education Center, Bud Johnson Construction Co. Amount: $31,204.36. 3) Partial payment, window replacement, Bernco, Inc. Amount: $30,000. The motion passed 7-0. �xecutive Session Executive session. Council adjourned for an executive session to discuss a personnel r�atter. Upon Council's return to Chambers, it was moved by Council- man Hanks, seconded by Councilman Meland, that the following action take place with reference to the City Manager. That the salary of the City Manager be increased to �45,000 effective November 1, 1950; that the performance of the City Manager be evaluated on or before March l, 1981; and that the City Manager's salary be reviewed on or before June l, 1981. The motion passed 7-0. 14. Adjournr�ent On motion of Councilman Ralles, sec- onded by Councilman Martin, the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p•m• by a 7-0 vote. ', Attest: :; ' , � � l � at Smith, Recor �ng Sec. Phyll Mc uaid, h1ayor -386-