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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988/03/07 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA March 7, 1988 1 . Call to order The meeting 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 : Thomas Duffy Larry Mitchell Allen Friedman David Strand Keith Meland Lyle Hanks Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Planning, Director of Public Works and City Assessor. 4. Approval of agenda It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Strand, to approve the consent agenda for March 7, 1988 with the removal of 9e, 9f, 9h (requested by Councilmember Friedman) . 11110 The motion passed 6-0. It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Friedman, to approve the agenda for March 7, 1988. The City Manager clarified the proposed action on item 9c. Stormwater retention basin; that a new refuse ordinance was in front of Council reflecting quarterly billing rather than monthly; and that there was a new ordinance for item 8b. The motion passed 6-0. 5. Approval of minutes It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to approve the minutes of the Feb. 16, 1988 City Council meeting. The motion passed 5-0-1 (Councilmember Meland abstained) . It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to approve the minutes of the February 29, 1988 study session. The motion passed 5-0-1 (Councilmember Meland abstained) . PUBLIC HEARINGS 6a. Color Ad Packaging Variance in parking , setback at 3600 Resolution 88-28 Alabama Ave. ' 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. -45- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to waive _ reading and adopt Resolution 88-28 entitled "A resolution granting variance in parking setback from Section 14-187(2) (d) of the Ordinance Code relating to zoning to permit a parking setback of zero feet instead of the required six feet for the construction of two handicapped' parking stalls in the I-1 , general industrial district, at 3600 Alabama Ave. So." The motion passed 6-0. 6b. CDBG Year XIV Community Development Block Grant Resolution 88-29 Year XIV allocation 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 Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to waive reading and adopt Resolution 88-29 entitled "Resolution approving proposed program for Year XIV Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant funds and authorizing its submittal ." The motion passed 6-0. 6c. Assessment hearing Project 86-27, valley paving of the Resolution 88-30 / 3000 block between Hampshire and Idaho Avenues (Evangelical Free Church to reimburse the City) 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 Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Strand, to waive reading and adopt Resolution 88-30 entitled "Resolution adopting, assessment, Improvement No. 86-27, alley paving." The motion passed 6-0. 6d. Assessment hearing Project 87-43, alley paving of the Resolution 88-31 3000 block between Hampshire and Idaho; Ave. 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 Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Strand, to waive reading and adopt Resolution 88-31 entitled "Resolution adopting assessment, Improvement No. 87-43, alley paving." The motion passed 6-0. - Se. Assessment hearing Project 87-44, alley paving of the Resolution 88-32 3100 block between Hampshire and Idaho Ave. -46- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 - - 110 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 Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Strand, to waive reading and adopt Resolution 88-32 entitled "Resolution adopting assessment, Improvement No. 87-44, alley paving." The motion passed 6-0. 6f. Smith property Appeal of John R. Smith to the Official Map ,for property located on the east side of Virginia Ave. between 28th St. and the Burlington Northern Railroad David Murray, 2512 Virginia Ave. So.' wanted to suggest to Council that the best action on this item was to table it or defer it, essentially hold off on taking any action. He said the crux of the issue was item 8b. the proposed rezoning of the property. He reminded Council that this item had been under discussion since 1980 and most recently the Planning Commission had approved rezoning to residential in keeping with the Comprehensive Plan. He asked that the Council listen to the residents of St. Louis Park, not just a developer. Arlis Grossman, 1640 Virginia Ave. So. , reiterated her comments of February 10 16, 1988 and concurred with Mr. Murray' s request that this item be continued until after a decision had been made on 8b. Sherman Friedman, 3219 Aquila Lane, agreed that the item should be continued. He did feel that the matter of the trail was important to the whole community . =e was very concerned that the issue cf the location of the trail be resolved oased cn prEvious discussions '.ith the corounity. He was concerned that the trail would be discussed on a piecemeal basis and that this was not the understanding of the community. John Schomberg, attorney for the developer, said the developer would like to have the matter resolved that evening as it had been on the Council agenda, the Planning Commission agenda, a hearing was held and that the results of that hearing were that the alternative alignment was feasible. There being no one further wishing to speak, the Mayor closed the hearing with the right of Council to thereafter reopen and continue it at a future date unless there was a motion to continue. Councilmember Mitchell moved and Councilmember Strand seconded that the hearing be continued until after discussion of 8b. The motion passed 6-0. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS 7a. Proposed auto auction facility 7003 W. Lake St. The City Manager reported that the City Attorney had researched this item and that it must be referred to the Planning Commission prior to any decision by the Council . -47- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 It was moved, by Councilmember Friedman, seconded by Councilmember Meland, that this item be taken up at the April 6, 1988 meeting of the Planning Commission. The motion passed 6-0. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 8a. Satellite dishes Amendment to special permit for satellite dishes at 7400 Hwy. 7 It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to waive reading and adopt resolution permitting the satellite dishes. Councilmember Strand said he would oppose the motion based on his concern as to whether satellite dishes ought to be allowed in the City. He said he would prefer to defer this and have staff look at whether it is permissible to remove this from the zoning ordinance to allow them in the Park. He was not singling out the developer of Newport on Seven, but he recalled that Council was very concerned about development of that site along highly visible Highway 7. He felt placement of a satellite dish could only detract from the appearance of the development. Councilmember Friedman asked the Planner how such dishes fit into design criteria and are they specifically allowed by the ordinance. The Director of Planning said that such items are treated the same as things such as transformers, dumpsters, etc., rather thantotally excluding them, they are relegated to acceptable locations, hidden from view, preferably hidden by landscap- ing. He said the dish proposed for Hwy. 7 would have landscaping concealing it. Councilmember Strand asked if it were possible for someone to put such a dish in their yard provided they met the setback requirements. The Planner said they could. In answer to a question from the Mayor, the City Attorney, said he was not in a position to give a definitive answer on this item that evening. Mayor Hanks asked if this request was approved under a special permit. The Planner said it was included in the original special permit, and what was before Council was an amendment to that special permit. He said the item before Council was seeking approval of a dish only at this specific site, that approval would not mean blanket approval for dishes located elsewhere. Councilmember Strand said he would prefer not to deal with this type of request as a special permit process; rather, let's see if we even want to allow them. Councilmember Duffy asked if it were not true that if this was not a special use permit, the applicant could have gone ahead and put the dish up without any permit from the City. The Planner responded that if they were not in the setback area, perhaps they would be treated as a slide or someother similar structure. Councilmember Strand said what he was prepared to ask was to have the City -48- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 Attorney examine whether or not it is permissible to exclude dishes from the City, and if so, whether it would be the pleasure of the Council at that point to make a policy decision as to whether or not we want to permit them. In that way, it would be dealt with on a broader policy basis rather than each individually. Councilmember Mitchell recalled the issue being studied in the past, but if Council acted on the motion tonight, they would be acting on it without a policy. He asked Councilmember Strand if it was his intent that after study a policy be developed and come back to Council , or that the issue be deferred until the policy question is addressed. Councilmember Strand said he would prefer to defer the item so as to not prejudice the application before Council . It was moved by Councilmember Mitchell , seconded by Councilmember Strand, to defer the matter to April 18 and refer it to the City Attorney to examine whether or not the City can, as a legal matter, preclude the use of dishes in the City. The motion passed 6-0. It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Friedman, to direct the City Attorney to prepare a legal opinion describing the ability of the City to exclude the use of satellite dishes within the City limits. 111 Councilmember Mitchell asked if Council were talking about exclusion or control . Councilmember Strand responded both. The motion passed 6-0. Councilmember Meland asked if this motion would including those dishes permitted in the past and whether or not they would have to be removed. Mayor Hanks believed that grandfathering would apply in that instance. 8b. Smith property Second ' reading of ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1737-88 the St. Louis Park ordinance code changing boundaries of zoning districts John Schomburg, attorney for the developer, said that the only new point he had to discuss was a request to move the boundary of the B-3 parcel 1230 feet east. He said one of the things the developer and architect had attempted to provide was an attractive entrance off of Texas and moving the boundary would be necessary to provide for this entrance. David Murray addressed Council to remind them that this issue was important to a number of people in the neighborhood and that previous actions had all consistently come to the same conclusion, that the property should be zoned R-3. Arlis Grossman expressed her concern that the property be zoned R-3, as did Sherman Friedman, who had taken pictures of other Smith property which he referred to as an eyesore. -49- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 Mr. Schomburg discussed the problem of access to the property, pointing out that if right of way were to run from Texas to the parcel , one was talking about a 60 ft. roadway chewing up some 200 ft. of buildable land. Councilmember Mitchell asked if the developer was opposed to a PUD on the site. Mr. Schomburg referred to the enormous amount of time and money that has already been invested over the past couple of years coming up with the present plan and to now start all over with a PUD seems to them unreasonable. If they knew what that entailed or what the Planning staff might be supportive of, they might look more favorably toward it; however, they have not received any encouragement along those lines. Del DeVries asked if the economics of development of the property was relevant, isn't the question what makes sense for the property. Marlis Ballwether, 3235 Aquila Lane. She reiterated that at the time of the abandonment of the Hutchingon spur line, all surrounding residents were very concerned as to what was going to happen to the property. In 1984 the residents were notified by the Council that a 35 ft. wide strip would be placed on the Official Map and all questions of light rail transit would be removed. She was now wondering why they could not have their 35 ft. strip of land. Another promise made to the neighborhood was a guarantee of no haphazard building, which is how she view Mr. Smith's proposal . George Montgomery, 2846 Virginia Ave. So. said that the property had never been residential , that it has been a rock-strewn, wind-blown, oil pit railroad line for the 37 years he had lived there. He was in favor of an attractive4111 office management development rather than residential . He said he had visited other communities and seen how similar properties have been treated with proper landscaping, etc. He did not envision a lowering of his property value no matter what was built on it, but there was also the chance that with an apartment-type complex, if all is not rented, there is the potential of lowering of rents and attraction to a less desirous tenant. It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Mitchell to waive reading and adopt Ordinance 1737-88 entitled "An ordinance amending the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code changing boundaries of zoning districts." Councilmember Strand had a question re the comments on the parcel being landlocked: Was it possible to provide some sort of access to that property. The City Manager responded that by passing the rezoning, a lot line was not being drawn so neither parcel was been landlocked -- access could be gained off of either. If off of Texas, access would be from the R-3 to the B-3, and if access gained off 27th St. , it would be from the B-3 to the R-3. In answer to a request from the Mayor, the Planning Director displayed a number of overheads showing the property in question. He said the Comprehensive Plan, in addressing the property for residential , the property could support 76-100 units. The plan proposes the trail to be relocated on the north edge, with an alternative in the text of it being located on the southerly line. Councilmember Duffy felt it- important for the residents to know that the trail is not being disposed of, it will be moved north or south, wherever it best fits into a project. -50- O a� aQ City Council meeting minutes • , ;_,/ March 7, 1988 ' IPCouncilmember Strand could see no sense in the whole piece of property being zoned commercial , with a commercial warehouse development running from east to west on the property. He felt had he been on the Council in 1984, he would never have adopted that concept. He believed the Planning Commission had come up with an acceptable compromise: the east half zoned B-3 and the westerly portion R-3. Councilmember Meland said he would oppose the motion. He had received a number of calls and letters from people in the south side residential area indicating their opposition to high density residential because of the traffic problems that would b?created throughout their neighborhood continually and constantly seven days a week vs. the five-day a week, daytime traffic generated by the Smith proposal . Councilmembers Mitchell and Duffy agreed with Councilmember Strand that passing the motion was a reasonable compromise to the situation. Mayor Hanks expressed his disappointment that a PUD was not planned for the property. It was his impression after working with representatives of the developer, there was no interest on their part for exploring a PUD. He said that until the zoning was tied down, he did not feel one bit comfortable with what might go in there. He remained concerned about the traffic accessing the B-3 property and its future impact on the residential neighborhood. IIIThe motion passed 5-1 (Councilmember Meland opposed) . Council returned to item 6f. Councilmember Strand asked if it would not be appropriate to continue this item until Council sees the Planning Commission report which he believed would contain a recommendation for relocation of the trail consistent with the rezoning. He so moved which was seconded by Councilmember Duffy for 'continuance' to March 21 . The motion passed 6-0. 8c. Ordinance I-394/Hwy. 12 Interim ordinance , Ordinance No. 1738-88 David Sellergren addressed the Council with the concerns of MEPC , relative to their development at Hwy. 100 and I-394. He asked that they be allowed to present their case to the I-394 Task Force. It was their opinion the law does not authorize the stopping of the Environmental Impact Statement process. Based on the actions of the two City Councils, the comments from the Task Force and the Planning Commission recommendations indicate their request to proceed with the EIS or alternatively permit the alternative of discussing the matter further with the Task Force. He reiterated that MEPC did not intend to apply for an Indirect Source Permit which seemed to be a matter of primary concern to all those involved pending completion of the EIS while the moratorium is in effect. He did feel MEPC had moved to allay the concerns of staff. He said MEPC is directly adversely hurt by the moratorium -- he was not aware of anyone else seeking to do an environmental review at this point, and that there was a very real potential for damages. He felt a reasonable proposal had been presented in that allowing them to do the EIS (1 ) required by law; -51- £10P 3H3H • City Council meeting minutes March 7 , 1988 (2) the moratorium statute does not authorize the moratorium to preclude prepara41111 - tion of an EIS; (3) allowing them to do an EIS avoids potential damages for MEPC and potentially for the City if MEPC believes it is so damaged that it has to exercise what it believes are its rights. It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Friedman, to waive reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1738-88 entitled "An interim ordinance establishing development restrictions along State Highway 12/I-394." Councilmember Strand noted that at the last Council meeting, all the concerns as expressed by Mr. Sellergren had not been deferred to the Task Force with the idea that no action would be taken until the Task Force was heard from. It felt the idea was that all these issues had previously been submitted to the Task Force and that MEPC should continue to work with that group as it went along. These issues have been. known by the Task Force since the preliminary discussions of the ordinance. He said one of the main concerns of everyone was to avoid delay, to get through the moratorium as quickly as possible so that no one's rights are frustrated. Mayor Hanks asked staff if it were not true that MEPC can build a parking ramp to replace their parking that would be taken. The City Manager said that was correct, but noted there was a conflict in the last paragraph of their letter where they refer to replacing lost parking spaces and adding additional spaces. Mr. Sellergren said what the document was saying was that MEPC will loose parking spaces by virture of MnDOT's action. He said their intent was to add additional parking spaces since they intend to build a structure and take other ones voluntarily out of service even from land they would continue to own. In response to Councilmember Meland as to whether or not they could receive a permit to build the parking structure, the City Manager said that was correct, that this was an entirely separate issue from construction of a building. Councilmember Friedman wanted to assure Mr. Sellergren, MEPC and anyone else involved in this matter that all will be treated alike or, rather, like things will be treated alike. He welcomed the opportunity for MEPC to appear before the Task Force regardless of Council 's action that evening. Councilmember Meland, noting he had been absent from the Feb. 16 meeting, wanted to make the point he was going to support the moratorium ordinance even though it was the second choice of things that should have been in the past. He said there was legislation restriction the acquisition of right-of-way in that area which probably wasn't the best idea. He hoped the moratorium _ could accomplish its objectives. He said it would have been preferable a number of years ago if the Legislature had taken a closer look at what the requirements of the area was, what the zoning was, etc. rather than the Legislature establish- ing rights-of-way by law. The motion passed 6-0. -52- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 IIPI 8d. Recycling ' First reading of an ordinance re refuse rates It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to waive first reading, set second reading for March 21 and authorize summary publication. Councilmember Meland asked how yard waste was to be handled. The City Manager replied yard waste was to be set aside from other refuse in a bag or separate container, either paper or plastic, which will be picked up and taken to a compost site in Maple Grove. It will be picked up on the same day as the regular garbage pickup. The motion passed 6-0. 6e. Interruption of police ' First reading of an ordinance It was moved by Councilmember Friedman, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to waive reading, set second reading for March 21 , 1988 and authorize summary publication. The motion passed 6-0. 8f. Securities for collateral It was moved by Councilmember Strand, 11111 Resolution 88-33 seconded by Councilmember Meland, to waive reading and adopt Resolution , No. 88-33 entitled "Resolution approving securities for collateral from Park , National Bank, St. Louis Park, MN." The motion passed 6-0. 8g. Knights of Columbus Hall Minor amendment' to an approved special ' Resolution 88-34 permit , It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 88-34 entitled "A resolution rescinding Resolution 87-86 adopted on July 20, 1987, rescinding Resolution 86-77 adopted on June 16, 1986 and granting special permit under Section 14-123. 100(2) of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code relating to zoning to permit the placement of fill in the flood plain for property zoned I-1 , industrial district, and F-2, floodplain district, located at 6950 Oxford St. , The motion passed 6-0. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMITTEES 9a. Park & Recreation study By consent, report received for filing. 9b. Amendment to Comprehensive Plan East side of Virginia Ave. between 28th St. and the Burlington Northern Railroad -53- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Mitchell , 11 to receive the report for filing. The motion passed 6-0. 9c. Stormwater detention facility The City Manager noted that last time this item came before Council , the motion on the agenda was inaccurate. The motion should be to do additional research on this proposed project and then return to Council for consideration of setting a date for a public hearing and holding a neighborhood meeting. It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to accept the recommendations of staff's report. Councilmember Friedman asked who benefitted from this project, who would be in the assessment district, primarily were any residences to be assessed. The City Manager said residential areas would be affected by the project, but they were not to be assessed. In answer to a question from Councilmember Friedman relative to Westwood Engineer- ing's involvement in this project, the City Manager explained that the City does not have in-house expertise to undertake this project and that Westwood Al Planning had been working with Sandoz 'and the City for some four years on this project. Councilmember Friedman asked if there were projects in the past where funds are expended on engineering reports, etc. prior to a public hearing being held. The City Manager said this is the procedure based on the requirements of a given project. The motion passed 6-0. 9d. Project 88-07 Well reconditioning It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to authorize staff to prepare specifications and take bids for the reconditioning of municipal wells 8 and 17. The motion passed 6-0. 9e. Update on wetland treatment Councilmember Friedman said the capacity was not there to handle rain such as the July 23 storm with water flooding yards and in some ,cases into people's homes. He asked how soon this project would be done so as to alleviate the problems of homeowners. The City Manager thought the study could be done within the next couple of months and the project undertaken thereafter. Councilmember Friedman asked that staff move with all deliberate speed to get this project underway. He noted that staff was going to talk with the DNR about lake levels. He asked if they were opposed. -54- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 The City Manager said staff had asked the DNR if they would help the City fund some of these projects, but had been turned down. Councilmember Friedman asked if we hadn't asked the DNR if they could do something about the dam on the lake. . The Director of Public Works said he had broached the subject with the DNR which intends to remain jurisdictional authority over. the dam and lake levels. Councilmember Friedman asked that in the future should such a situation arise if staff could promptly request the DNR's intervention by lowering the Twin Lake/'level or whatever to prevent such flooding again. It was moved by Councilmember Friedman, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to develop a request for proposals for a Twin Lakes drainage study and solicit proposals from qualified consultants for the completion of such a study with all due haste. The motion passed 6-0. 9f. Neighborhood meeting Councilmember Friedman said he has received some inquiries as to what is going to happen with the noise wall . He said that at the requested neighborhood meeting he hoped this matter could be addressed. He said there was concern that erection of a noise wall does not fit under the federal guidelines for this part of the project and he would like that addressed. It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Strand, to direct staff to hold a neighborhood meeting. The motion passed 6-0. 9g. Sick leave for fitness It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to approve - the sick leave for fitness program effective April 1 , 1988. The City Manager briefly described what is planned under this program. Councilmember Friedman had some concerns - one of which was the use of the word "approved" and what that actually meant. Also, he was concerned about the cost to the City and where would the funding come from. The City Manager replied funds would come out of the general unallocated fund and spread among the various departments depending upon what sort of participation rate each had. It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Friedman, that the City Manager investigate the interest in the program among City employees 110 and return to Council with some idea of the program's cost and return to Council on April 4, 1988. The motion passed 6-0. -55- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 9h. Twin Lake Communication from Planning Commission Councilmember Friedman noted this had been discussed by the Planning Commission and that a moratorium on construction be adopted until the Lake Forest 'study is completed. He said representatives of the Lake Forest area had met with the Planner to discuss the area in question. The conclusion of that meeting was that a public hearing be held relative to the Comprehensive Plan being brought into conformance with the zoning. The Planner asked that Councilmembers Friedman and Strand put that request in the form of a letter that he could present to the Planning Commission and that was done. Then, the Planning Commission came up with the idea of a moratorium which Councilmember Friedman did not feel was the way to go. He alluded to a resolution before Council which he would ask be reviewed that evening. He was asking that the Planning Commission review this resolution and return its findings back to Council . It ' was moved by Councilmember Friedman, seconded by Councilmember Strand, to forward' the resolution tothe Planning Commission for its input and review. Mayor Hanks was concerned about the procedure for this item to get to the Planning Commission. He would have rather seen direction to the Planning Commission come from the whole Council . The motion passed 6-0. 9i . Cable TV minutes Feb. 25 41 9j. HRA minutes Feb. 9 9k. BOZA minutes Jan. 28 91 . Planning Commission minutes Feb. 3 9m. Planning Commission minutes Feb. 14 All minutes ordered filed by consent. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10a. Boards and Commissions The following Council liaison appoint- ments were made: Planning Commission: Battaglia with Friedman alternate; Board of Zoning Appeals: Hanks with Duffy alternate; Parks and Recreation Commission: Duffy with Hanks alternate; Cable TV Advisory Commission: Mitchell with Hanks alternate; Building Construction Codes Commission: Friedman; Policy Advisory Committee: Meland; Human Rights Committee: Strand; Community Relations Commission: Friedman; staff member Don Rye to the Suburban Rate Authority It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Friedman that the appointments be approved. The motion passed 6-0. -56- City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 NEW BUSINESS lla. Sand/salt storage Consultant selection By consent, motion to accept the proposal of Wirtanen, Clark, Larsen Architects for consulting services related to the design and construction of a sand/salt storage facility at a cost of $9,200. llb. Cab/chassis Bid tabulation: Purchase of a 34,000 GVW cab and chassis By consent, motion to reject the bid ,of North Star International Trucks for non-compliance with bidding requirements and award a contract to Bill Boyer Ford in the amount of $37,429 for the purchase and delivery of one 34,000 GVW cab/chassis. MISCELLANEOUS 12a. Claims Jeff Siewert Steven Wolfbauer Timothy Lundahl By consent, claims referred to the City Clerk and City Manager. 12b. Communications from Mayor Mayor Hanks reminded Council of 11/1 the League of Women Voters meeting on March 15 as well as the meeting in Minnetonka on March 10 relative to the Coalition tax proposal . 12c. Communication from City Manager He reminded Council of the Capital Improvement Program presentation on March 14 at 6:00 p.m. followed by discussion on boards and commissions. 12d. Computer equipment siteTime extension By consent, a time extension for one week was approved. CLAIMS, APPROPRIATIONS, CONTRACT PAYMENTS 13a. Verified claims By consent, the list of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance dated March 7, 1988 was approved in the amount of $768,436.26 for vendor claims and $12,286.53 for payroll claims and that the City Treasurer and City Manager be authorized to distribute checks in the appropriate amounts. 13b. Contract payments 1 . Final payment: Phillips Klein Co. , addition to central garage facility. Amount: $11 ,480.00. By consent, motion to waive reading and adopt Resolution 88-35 entitled Resolution accepting work on addition to central garage facility, City Project No. 87-01 , Contract No. 1814. -57- I City Council meeting minutes March 7, 1988 2. Partial payment: Ridgedale Electric, traffic control signal system, Louis- iana Ave. and W. 27th St. Amount: $23,323.85 By consent, motion to approve and authorize payment 14. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 p.m. Zd /ZLY12 Mayo di/v u th R cor ing Secretary h; -58-