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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987/09/08 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular MINUTES 11111 CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA September 8, 1987 1 . Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Lyle Hanks. 2. Presentations The Mayor read and then presented to retired Fire Chief, John Kersey, a proclamation in honor of his many years of service to the City. 3. Roll Call The following Councilmembers were present at roll call : Ronald Backes Keith Meland Thomas Duffy Larry Mitchell Allen Friedman David Strand Lyle Hanks Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Public Works, - Director of Planning and Director of Finance and Assistant Finance Director. 110 4. Approval of minutes It was moved by Councilmember Backes, seconded by Councilmember Mitchell , to approve the minutes of the August 17, 1987 meeting. The motion passed 6-0-1 (Councilmember Strand abstained) . It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Backes, to approve the minutes of the August 31 , 1987 study session. The motion passed 4-0-3 (Councilmembers Friedman, Meland, Mitchell abstained) . 5. Approval of Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Mitchell , seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to approve the consent agenda for September 8 with the removal of item 9d. The motion passed 7-0. It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Friedman, to approve the agenda for September 8, 1987 with the addition of an executive session. The motion passed 7-0. 11110 PUBLIC HEARINGS Knights of Columbus license 1988 liquor license There being no one wishing to speak, the Mayor declared the hearing closed -179- City Council meeting minutes September 8, 1987 with the right of Council to reopen and continue it at any future time. It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Friedman, - to approve the license. The motion passed 7-0. 6b. Street light, Monterey Ave. Improvement hearing, mid-block Resolution 87-116 street light, 2500 block of Monterey Ave. There being no one wishing to speak, the Mayor declared the public hearing closed with the right of Council to thereafter reopen and continue it at a future date. It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Strand, to waive reading and adopt Resolution 87-116 ePititled "Resolution ordering Improvement No. 87-48, mid-block street light in the 2500 block of- Monterey Ave." The motion passed 7-0. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS 7a. Hoigaard' s Request to purchase land It was moved by Councilmember Mitchell , seconded by Councilmember Friedman, 41111 to direct staff to research the matter, and report back to Council on the possibility of selling the land. The motion passed 7-0. ' staff The City Manager said what he would ask/to do is update the price, look at the zoning, perhaps resurrect a special land study done by the Planning Department which includes this piece of land and investigate potential land uses. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 8a. Peter Hobart land transfer Second reading of ordinance: Peter Ordinance No. 1721-87 Hobart land exchange It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Backes, to waive second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1721-87 entitled "An ordinance authorizing the transfer of 45 ft. of property located at Peter Hobart School ." The motion passed 7-0. 8b. Local 49 contract Addendum to Local No. 49 contract Resolution 87-117 41111 It was moved by Councilman Duffy, seconded by Councilman Strand, to waive -180- City Council meeting minutes September 8, 1987 III reading and adopt Resolution 87-117 entitled "Resolution establishing local addendum, Appendix B for the year ending December 31 , 1989". The resolution passed 7-0. 8c. Shorewood bond reduction Subdivision bond reduction: Shorewood Resolution 87-118 addition It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Mitchell , to waive reading and adopt Resolution 87-118 entitled "Resolution reducing performance bond for Shorewood 1st Addition." The motion passed 7-0. 8d-81 . Governance resolutions Councilmember Strand explained that Resolutions 87-119 thru 87-124 a subcommittee of the Council had undertaken a review of Council policies and procedures and ways they could cut down the time the Council spends on non-substantive matters which could be handled by staff. The resolutions were the first attempt to do that. The resolutions and vote were as follows: 87-119: Moved by Councilmember Mitchell , seconded by Councilmember Duffy: Resolution dealing with City Council policy as it relates to purchasing 411 (7-0) ; 87-120: Moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Mitchell : Resolution dealing with City Council policy as it relates to traffic control items (7-0) ; 87-121 : Moved by Councilmember Mitchell , seconded by Councilmember Duffy: Resolution dealing with City Council policies as they relate to employees (7-0) ; 87-122: Moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Mitchell : Resolution dealing with City Council policy as it relates to change orders (7-0) ; 87-123: Moved by Councilman Strand, seconded by Councilmember Duffy: A resolution rescinding Resolution 1975 adopted on Nov. 17, 1975", (7-0); 87-124: Moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Backes: A resolution rescinding Resolution 5690 adopted on Feb. 22, 1977", (7-0) . REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMITTEES 9a. One-way study: 38th St. One-way study: 38th St. south of Excelsior Blvd. 11/ By consent, staff was directed to hold a neighborhood meeting on Sept. 22, 1987. -181- City Council meeting minutes September 8, 1987 9b. Bassett Creek repair System storm damage Resolution 87-125 The City Manager gave background information on this matter. It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to waive reading and adopt Resolution 87-125 entitled "A resolution relating to emergency construction to cross the Chicago Northwestern railroad tracks, south fork of Bassett Creek, and waiving the right to a hearing." The motion passed 7-0. 9c. Consultant: Soil exploration Consultant selection for subsurface soil exploration By consent, Council authorized execution of a contract with STS Consultants, Ltd. at a cost of $17,500. 9d. 36th St./Belt Line bridge Consultant selection for pedestrian bridge design/construction at W. 36th St./Belt Line Blvd. Councilmember Backes asked that this item be deferred until after the Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting on September 9, 1987. In the form of a motion, this was seconded by Councilmember Strand. 1111 The motion passed 7-0. 9e. Recycling expansion By consent, the report was ordered filed. 9f. Refuse costs: July storm It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Friedman, to reimburse affected residents for refuse collection costs and that this be reflected in their next water bill as a credit. The motion passed 6-1 (Councilmember Backes opposed) . 9g. Flag Ave./Cty. Rd. 18 Councilman Strand proposed preparation of a final version of the study which recommends in it to the County that it is the City's recommendation that the land sale could proceed as long as the land were to be used for single family units with an internal roadway design and to also come up with some sort of market value limit which would be a minimum under which the development could not go for a single parcel of land. Councilman Meland said the neighborhood would ask that no parking be allowed along Flag Ave. and that there be no direct access to properties from Flag Ave. Councilmember Mitchell asked if this were the obligatory way to proceed -182- City Council meeting minutes September 8, 1987 1111 or could the land not just go to bid. Councilmember Strand said Commissioner Andrew had a representative at the meeting who said that in their view, the county could simply put it up for bid, but that Commissioner Andrew would be willing to sell to the other commissioners the possibility that the land sale be contingent upon these conditions beingmet and that some sort of covenant be placed on the deeds. This is a practice they have done _in the past. It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Strand, that the recommendations as stated be incorporated into the plan and submitted to the county. Councilmember Strand was unsure of what minimal value ought to be set on the parcels. Mayor Hanks felt this information could be gathered and then brought back to the Council on September 21 . Councilman Strand said he intended the dollar figure to incorporate both land and home. The City Manager asked, in order to make it easier for Commissioner Andrew to convince his fellow commissioners, if a maximum number of lots were specified and that the minimum value shall at least be comparable to the illaverage value of the neighborhood. The motion passed 7-0. Councilmember Meland said a number of other items were raised dealing with public works in the area such as traffic control at 34th and Flag, reconsideration of engineering details re curvature of the roadway, considera- tion of no on-street parking, reconsideration of a sidewalk along Flag Ave. to W. 36th St. and he moved that a report on those various concerns be returned to Council . Councilmember Friedman seconded. The motion passed 7-0. 9h. Bass Lake trail Lee Humphries, Minikanda Oaks Resolution 87-126 Assoc. spoke in favor of the trail as did Pete Lang, another neighborhood resident. It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Backes, to approve the project and authorize execution of a contract with Franz Klodt & Son in the amount of $70,000 for construction of the trail . The motion passed 7-0. 111 9i . Planning Commission minutes Aug. 19 9j. HRA minutes Aug. 11 9k. HRA minutes Aug. 25 Minutes ordered filed by consent. -183- City Council meeting minutes September 8, 1987= UNFINISHED BUSINESS 111 10a. Boards and Commissions Mayor Hanks said interviews for the Fire Civil Service Commission were to be held and that an appointment could be made at the Sept. 21 meeting. 10b. Louisiana Ave. homes A report on the sale of homes on Louisiana Ave. was ordered filed by consent. NEW BUSINESS lla. Ordinance code amendment Code amendment related to preparation or ordinances, resolutions and contracts ' It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to waive first reading and set second reading for September 21 , 1987. The motion passed 7-0. llb. Raffle Kennesseth Israel Congregation By consent, the application to hold a raffle by Kennesseth Israel Congregation was approved. 111 llc. Animal boarding contract By consent, extension of the animal boarding contract with Park Pet Hospital was approved. lld. South Oak Pond expansion By consent, all bid tabulations for the expansion of the South Oak Pond were rejected and staff was authorized to investigate methods for reduction in cost. lle. Groundwater treatment Bid tabulation: Groundwater treatment By consent, all bid tabulations for the treatment of water extracted from the MC-19 project were rejected and staff authorized to investigate methods for reduction in cost. llf. Park Center street lighting Bid tabulation By consent, Electric Service Company of Minneapolis was designated the lowest responsible bidder and staff was authorized to execute a contract for $23,496.50. llg. Alley paving Bid tabulation By consent, Halvorson Construction was designated as lowest responsible bidder and staff was authorized to execute a contract in the amount of $84,575.65. -184- City Council meeting minutes September 8, 1987 Illllh. Louisiana/27th St. light Bid tabulation By consent, Ridgedale Electric was designated as the lowest responsible bidder and staff was authorized to execute a contract in the amount of $52,700. lli . Tree planting stock Bid tabulation By consent, the following firms were designated successful bidders to supply the City with 1987-88 tree planting stock: Branch Landscaping, Fair' s Garden Center, Hartman Tree Farm, Midland Nursery, Midwest Landscaping, MN Valley Wholesale, Noble Nursery, Waconia Tree Farm and Wilson Nursery. MISCELLANEOUS 12a. Claims Scholberg vs. City George LaMere By consent, the claims were referred to the City Clerk and City Attorney. 12b. Communications from Mayor Mayor Hanks referred to appointments to several light rail transit committees. The following individuals were appointed: Mayor Hanks to the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee; Jim Grube and Bill Thibault ill to the Technical Advisory Committee; James Brimeyer, Allen Friedman and Andy Selden to the Corridor Advisory Committee. The appointment was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Strand, with the motion passing 7-0. A study session on Sept. 14 was set for 7:00 p.m. Mayor Hanks directed that those interested in the Fire Civil Service Commission be scheduled for interviews on Sept. 14. 12c. Communications from City Manager None. CLAIMS, APPROPRIATIONS, CONTRACT PAYMENTS 13a. Verified claims By consent, the list of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance, dated September 8, 1987 in the amount of $939,605.66 for vendor claims and $30,357.04 for payroll claims Was approved and the City Manager and City Treasurer authorized to issue checks in the appropriate amounts. III 13b. Contract payments 1 . Final payment: F.F. Jedlicki , watermain replacement: Amount: $1 ,991 .01 2. Final payment: Lane-Western, well reconditioning. Amount: $6,411 .50 By consent, reading of Resolution 87-127 (Jedlicki ) and 87-128 (Lane-Western) was waived approving those two projects respectively. -185- City Council meeting minutes September 8, 1987 3. Partial payment: Hardrives, street paving, storm sewer. Amount: $91 ,023.66 4. Partial payment: Alber Construction, street paving, curb and gutter. Amount: $52,376.48 , 5. Partial payment: Phillips Klein, MSC addition. Amount: $41 ,087.50 By consent, the three partial payments were approved and payment authorized. 14. Adjournment The Council adjourned to an executive session. Upon its return to chambers, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. 114 yor IR c) .ii ii or ing -cr-tary 111 111 -186-