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Home My WebLink About1985/11/04 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - RegularMINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA November 4, 1985 1. Call to Order The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 2. Presentations None. 3. Roll Call The following members were present at roll call: Ronald Backes Thomas Duffy Jerry Martin Keith Meland Larry Mitchell Lyle Hanks Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, Director of City Development, and Director of Public Works. 4. Approval of Minutes It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Meland, to approve the minutes of the October 21, 1985 City Council meeting. The motion passed 6-0. 5. Approval of Agenda It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Meland to approve the consent agenda for November 4, 1985. The motion passed 6-0. It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Backes, to approve the agenda for November 4, 1985 with the following additions: 7c. Stop sign, 42nd and Salem Ave.; and 9f. Insurance broker The motion passed 6-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6a. Striker: Liquor license Request of Michael Striker for a liquor license at 8242 Minnetonka Blvd. There being no one wishing to speak, the Mayor declared the hearing closed with the right of Council to thereafter reopen and continue it at a future date. It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Meland to approve the request. The motion passed 6-0. -180- City Council meeting minutes November 4, 1985 PETITIONS, REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS 7a. Pulltabs: Leaning Post Application of Family Plus for State license to sell pulltabs at Leaning Post It was moved by Councilman Mitchell, seconded by Councilman Meland, to receive the request for filing. The motion passed 6-0. 7b. Sholom Home, Inc. Request for public hearing: Sholom Home, Inc. It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Backes to set public hearings on December 2, 1985 for the following projects: a nursing home project and a shared living facility for frail elderly persons. The motion passed 6-0. 7c. 42nd & Salem Request for traffic study It was moved by Councilman Duffy, seconded by Councilman Mitchell, to direct staff to conduct a traffic study of the 42nd and Salem inter- section and report back to Council. The motion passed 6-0. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES ), 8a. Mayor/Council salaries r iianC No. - Second reading of an ordinance re Mayor/Council salaries It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Meland, to waive reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1666-85 entitled "An ordinance establishing salaries for Council members." The motion passed 5-1 (Mayor Hanks opposed). 8b. Alley vacation Second reading of an ordinance Ord mance o. 1667-85 re vacation of part of an alley: Evangelical Free Church It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Backes to waive reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1667-85 entitled "An ordinance vacating the westerly 1/2 of an east -west alley between Hampshire and Idaho." The motion passed 6-0. -181- City Council meeting minutes November 4, 1985 8c. Park Hill Request of Park Hill Investment to amend an approved special permit to convert 7 units of senior citizen housing to convention- al housing Leonard Juster, Park Hill Investment, briefly described their request. The City Attorney referred to Park Hill's report relative to a covenant being filed with Hennepin County. She asked if indeed it had been filed. Mr. Juster said he did not know.' The City Attorney felt staff should review the covenant. The City Manager asked is this project was not guaranteed to be senior citizen housing. i Councilman Mitchell said there was a problem with some people not quite being seniors and this was to accommodate some people living there. It was moved by Councilman Mitchell, seconded by Councilman Meland i' to continue the matter to November 18, 1985. The motion passed 6-0. 8d. Public need of property Study of public need for property south of Burlington Northern railroad tracks from Gettysburg and west to County Rd. 18. It was moved by Councilman Mitchell, seconded by Councilman Meland, to retain the property. The motion passed 5-1 (Councilman Martin opposed). Be. Strand: Variance Resolution of denial ResoT`uF1-O-n—UF_TS8 In reviewing the facts of this matter, Councilman Martin asked how the value of this property was to be depreciated, how does a new home lower property values. Councilman Backes referred to the report before Council and asked r where it came from. 1 Mr. Strand, son of applicant, replied he had obtained it from the iCox file. Councilman Martin asked if a variance had ever been granted to combined lots Councilman Meland wondered if the two 40 -ft. lots were ever one 80 -foot lot. It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Martin .1� -182- City Council meeting minutes November 4, 1985 to continue the matter to November 18 so the City Attorney could review the previous status of the lot. After additional discussion, Councilman Martin withdrew his second. It was then moved by Councilman Duffy, seconded by Councilman Mitchell, to waive reading and adopt resolution of denial. Mayor Hanks said he couldn't support that motion because of conditions e and f in the resolution. It was moved by Councilman Duffy, seconded by Councilman Mitchell to so amend the resolution. The motion to waive reading and adopt Resolution 85-188 as amended, entitled "A resolution of findings regarding the application of Phyllis Strand for a variance under Section 14-128(5) of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code relating to zoning to permit the construction of a house on a lot having a width of 40 feet instead of the required 75 feet and an area of 4,857 sq. ft. instead of the required 9,000 square feet for property located in the R-1 single family residence district at 2708 Vernon Ave." passed 4-2 (Councilmen Martin and Meland opposed). REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMITTEES 9a. Amhurst fire line Resolution85-189 Fire lane designation: Amhurst It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Martin, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 85-189 entitled "Resolution authorizing placement of traffic control signs establishing fire lanes at 3680 Independence Ave." The motion passed 6-0. 9b. Recycling program Expansion of recycling program It was moved by Councilman Duffy, seconded by Councilman Mitchell, to authorize execution of Hennepin County Contract 50377 providing funding for expansion of the City's recycling program. The motion passed 6-0. 9c. Planning Commission minutes Oct. 16 9d. ARA/City Council minutes Oct --. -21- 9e. Special HRA meeting minutes Oct. 22 The minutes were ordered filed by consent 9f. Insurance broker The City Manager reported that quotes from insurance brokers had been requested and that he -183- A 1 City Council meeting minutes November 4, 1985 was asking for Council's authorization to proceed with the selection of a broker without waiting for it to be brought back to Council. It was moved by Councilman Duffy, seconded by Councilman Backes to authorize staff to accept the best proposal from insurance brokers and report back at the November 18 meeting. The motion passed 6-0. 10a. Boards and Commissions Ila. Canvass election returns UNFINISHED BUSINESS No business NEW BUSINESS It was decided to hold the canvass of election returns on November 7 at 5:00 p.m. llb. Cable system transfer It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Mitchell that inasmuch as the proposed transfer of the cable system may adversely affect St. Louis Park subscri- bers, that a public hearing on the request to transfer ownership of the cable system be set for December 2, 1985. The motion passed 6-0. 11c.Bid tab: Vehicle purchase It was moved by Councilman Mitchell, seconded by Councilman Martin, to designate Brookdale Ford as the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract for $108,860. The motion passed 6-0. MISCELLANEOUS 12a. Claims Dr. Iry Posnick, 3400 Dakota, SLP By consent, the claim was referred to the City Clerk and City Attorney 12b. Communications from Mayor 12c. Communications from the City Manager banquet on November 21, 1985. -184- There was a brief discussion as to whether or not the Council wished to have a judge install the new Council members The City Manager reminded Council of the Community Education City Council meeting minutes November 4, 1985 CLAIMS, APPROPRIATIONS, CONTRACT PAYMENTS 13a. Verified claims It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Mitchell that the list of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance dated November 4, 1985 in the amount of $426,279.74 for vendor claims and $9,490.03 for payroll claims be approved and that the City Manager and City Treasurer be authorized to issue checks in the appropriate amounts. The motion passed 6-0. 13b. Contract payments 1. Final payment: Rice Creek Gardens, Shelard Park improvements. Amount: $8,700. It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Duffy, to waive reading and adopt Resolution 85-190 entitled "Resolution accepting work on Shelard Park improvements, City Project No. 85-08, Contract No. 1681B." The motion passed 6-0. Partial payments: 2. Barber Construction Co., excavation, bituminous paving, concrete curbs. Amount: $83,706.38 3. Bury and Carlson, watermain and sanitary sewer. Amount: $157,264.34 4. Standard Sidewalk, watermain and sanitary sewer. Amount: $18,135.28 5. Bituminous Roadways, Inc., tennis court, bituminous trail, concrete wing wall, decorative pavement. Amount: $19,042.75. It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Backes, to approve and authorize payment. The motion passed 6-0. 14. Adjournment It was moved by seconded by to adjourn the p.m. a r f iPat Smith Recor g Secretary -185- Councilman Meland, Councilman Duffy, meeting at 8:25