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Home My WebLink About1985/01/07 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - RegularMINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA January 7, 1985 1. Call to Order A meeting of the St. Louis Park City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Lyle Hanks. 2. Presentations None. 3. Roll Call The following Council members were present at roll call: Ronald Backes Thomas Duffy Jerrold Martin Keith Meland Larry Mitchell Lyle Hanks 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 Martin, seconded by Councilman Duffy, to approve the minutes of the December 3, 1984 study session. The motion passed 4-0-2 (Councilmen Meland and Mitchell abstained). It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Martin to approve the minutes of the December 17, 1984 study session. The motion passed 6-0. 5. It was moved by Councilman Duffy, seconded by Councilman Martin, to approve the minutes of the December 17, 1984 City Council meeting with the following change: in item 6e, the reference to the fence should state it had been reviewed by the Planning Commission. The motion as amended passed 6-0. It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Backes to approve the minutes of the December 28, 1984 special Council meeting. The motion passed 4-0-2 (Councilman Mitchell Mayor Hanks abstained). Approval of Agenda The motion passed 6-0. It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Martin, to approve the consent agenda for January 7, 1984. It was moved by Councilman Duffy, seconded by Councilman Backes, to approve the agenda for January 7, 1985 with the deletion of item 8h. The motion passed 6-0. City Council meeting minutes January 7, 1985 None PUBLIC HEARINGS PETITIONS, REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS 7a. Letter from Mary Andres Letter from Mary Andres re Sunset Ridge development It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Meland that the letter be received for filing. The motion passed 6-0. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 8a. Charter/Code amendments Second reading of two ordinances relating to Charter and Ordinance Code amendments. This item was deferred to January 21, 1985 for lack of seven voting members. 8b. Severance pay Ordinance -ROK 1640-85 Second reading of an ordinance re personnel changes (severance pay) It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Martin, to waive reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1640-85 entitled "An ordinance amending the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Chapter 3, Personnel, Section 3-602 related to severance pay." The motion passed 6-0. 8c. Holidays Ordinance No. 1641-85 Second reading of an ordinance re personnel changes (holidays) It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Mitchell to waive reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1641-85 entitled "An ordinance amending the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Chapter 3, Personnel, Section 3-606, related to holidays." The motion passed 6-0. 8d. Separation date r finance o. 642-85 Second reading of an ordinance -2- City Council meeting minutes January 7, 1985 re personnel changes (separation date) It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Backes to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 1642-85 entitled, "An ordinance amending the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Chapter 3, Personnel, Section 3-204, related to separation date." The motion passed 6-0. 8e. Gambling, video games Ordinance No.1643--85 Second reading of re lawful gambling, of chance an ordinance video games It was moved by Councilman Duffy, seconded by Councilman Mitchell to waive second reading and adopt ordinance No. 1643-85 entitled, An ordinance related to gambling, bingo and video games of chance: Amending the St. Louis Park Municipal Code by repeal of Sections 13-1600 through 13-1615; addition of new Sections 13-1600 and 13-1601." The motion passed 6-0. 8f. Cable franchise amendment Cable franchise ordinance amendment Councilman Mitchell stated that the cost of using a remote control had doubled, from $8.00 to $16.00. The Assistant to the City Manager said that choice of a wireless was strictly up to the customer. Councilman Mitchell felt that even with the cost doubled, there has been no improvement in the system or resolution of the many citizen complaints. He also noted there was again only one camera filming the Council meeting. The Assistant to the City Manager said that the recently passed federal legislation specifies that unless it is basic equipment, the City can't regulate what the cable company wishes to charge. Councilman Backes commented there was no charge for the transmission box or the wired remote. It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Martin, to waive first reading and set second reading for Jan. 21, 1985. The motion passed 5-1 (Councilman Mitchell opposed). 8g. Fuddruckers eso u ion No. 85-01 Amendment to a special permit It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Mitchell to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 85-01 entitled "A resolution rescinding Resolution No. 84-219 adopted on December 17, 1984 amending -3- City Council meeting minutes January 7, 1985 Resolution No. 7137 adopted on May 3, 1982 amending Resolution 7102 adopted April 5, 1982 amending Resolution 7040 adopted January 4, 1982, and granting permit under Section 14-124(2), 14-141, 14-156 and 14-195 of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code relating to zoning to allow construction of a nine story office building (including 3,000 sq. ft. of retail); a 2,000 sq. ft. cafeteria; and a 8,400 sq. ft. Class I restaurant for property located in the B-2 general business district and R-4 multiple family residence district at 6445 Wayzata Blvd. and a 30 unit apartment building at 1400 Dakota Ave." The motion passed 6-0. 8i. Official City newspaper Resolution No.85-02 Designation of official City newspaper It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Duffy, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 85-02 entitled, "Resolution designating legal newspaper for calendar year 1985." The motion passed 6-0. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMITTEES 9a. Hwy. 7 8 100 speed changes Speed zone changes: Highway 7 and 100 It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Meland, to authorize staff to send a letter to the State indicating approval to increase the speed on Hwy 7 per staff's recommendation but to maintain the 50 mph limit on Highway 100 until after completion of the Hwy. 100/W. 36th St. intersection. The motion passed 6-0. 9b. Traffic study No. 332 Traffic study No. 332: W. 38th Resolution No. -85-03 St. from Princeton to Wolfe Lake condos It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Duffy, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 85-03 entitled, "Resolution restricting parking on the north side of W. 38th St. from the existing Wolfe Lake condominium easterly most driveway to 100 feet east." The motion passed 6-0. -4- City Council meeting minutes January 7, 1985 9c. Investment City funds It was moved by Councilman Martin to authorize depository of paper. seconded by Councilman Mitchell to accept staff's recommendation Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith. as an official City funds for investment in collateralized commercial The motion passed 6-0. 9d. Traffic concerns: Honeywell 9e. Ottawa Ave. frontage road A report on traffic concerns at the Honeywell plant at Vernon and W. 16th St. was ordered filed by consent. Reset public hearing for Ottawa Ave. frontage road project It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Martin to reset the public hearing for January 21, 1985. The motion passed 6-0. 9f. Citizens Cable TV Advisory Commission minutes 9g. Housing and KedevelopmentAuthority minutes ec. 11 9h. Housing and Redevelopment Aut ority minu es Dec. IS - 9i. Housing and Redevelopmentu ori y minutes ec. 9j..Planning Commission minutes Dec. 12 9k. Human Rights Commission minu es ec. 20 All minutes were ordered filed by consent. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10a. Boards and Commissions It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Mitchell to defer Board/Commission appointments until after interviews are conducted on Jan. 21, 1985. The motion passed 6-0. The following liaison appointments were made for 1985: Planning Commission - Larry Mitchell (Ronald Backes, alt.); Parks b Recreation Advisory Comm. - Lyle Hanks (Jerry Martin, alt.); Board of Zoning Appeals - Thomas Duffy (Keith Meland, alt.); Building Construction Codes Advisory Comm. - Ronald Backes (Jerry Martin, alt.); Community Relations Comm. - Jerry Martin (Richard Strohl, alt.); Human Rights Comm. - Richard Strohl (Keith Meland, alt.); Cable TV Advisory Comm. - Lyle Hanks (Larry Mitchell, alt.); PAC - Keith Meland (Thomas Duffy, alt.); AMM Ronald Backes (Thomas Duffy, alt.); LRT Steering Committee - Richard Strohl (Lyle Hanks, alt.). -5- City Council meeting minutes January 7, 1985 NEW BUSINESS lla. Bid tab: Hammer, compactor, trailer It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Martin to designate Metroequip Inc as the lowest responsible bidder for the hammer and trailer and authorizeurexecutionas thof lowestresponsible pfori $23,40575 er for the compactor a and $10,245.00, respectively. The motion passed 6-0. llb. Bid tab: Police uniforms It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Mitchell, to designate Uniforms Unlimited as the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with that firm. The motion passed 5-0-1 (Councilman Martin abstained). 12a. Claims MISCELLANEOUS None. 12b. Communications from the Mayor Mayor Hanks reminded Council of the joint meeting with the school board on Jan. 14, followed by the Centennial organizational meeting at 8:00 in the Council chambers. 12c. Communications from City Manager The City Manager reminded the Council of the LMC legislative conference on Jan. 29-30. NLC Washington conference - It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded y Councilman Duff_y_fF`aF one staff member accompany the Council members to the conference. The motion passed 6-0. The City Manager reminded Council of the study session on the CIP set for Jan. 28 and that Council would also meet with the Planning Commission that night to discuss the zoning ordinance. CLAIMS, APPROPRIATIONS, CONTRACT PAYMENTS 13a. Verified claims It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Martin that the list of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance dated Jan. 7, 1985 in the amount of $69,478.25 for vendor claims and $3,334.75 for payroll and that the City Manager and City Treasurer be authorized to issue checks in the appropriate amounts. City Council meeting minutes January 7, 1985 The motion passed 6-0. Council adjourned to an executive session to discuss a matter of litigation. Upon its return to chambers, it was moved by Councilman Mitchell, seconded by Councilman Martin, to have the City appeal the Appeals Court's decision on Apple Valley Red -E -Mix concerning the 1973 zoning ordinance amendment to the State Supreme Court. The motion passed 5-0-1 (Councilman Duffy abstained). 14. Adjournment It was moved by Councilman Duffy. seconded by Councilman Martin to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 p.m. Al " ithi cording ecre ary :YZ W� y r