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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988/04/04 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK CITY COUNCIL April 4, 1988 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 presented proclama- tions honoring Arbor Day and the American Legion/VFW buddy poppy month. 3. Roll call The following Council members were present at roll call : Bruce Battaglia Keith Meland Thomas Duffy David Strand Lyle Hanks Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Public Works and Director of Planning. 1 4. Approval of minutes it was moved by Councilmember Battaglia seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to approve the minutes of the March 21 , 1988 meeting. The motion passed 4-0-1 (Councilmember Meland abstained) . 5. Approval of agenda It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to approve the consent agenda with the removal of item 9h. The motion passed 5-0. It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to approve the agenda for April 4, 1988. The motion passed 5-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6a. Outer marker beacon Amendment to special permit for Resolution 88-40 an outer marker beacon at 5001 , 5005 and 5105 Hwy. 7 There being no one wishing to speak, the Mayor closed the hearing with the right of Council to thereafter reopen and continue it at a future date. It was moved by Councilmember Strand, seconded by Councilmember Battaglia to waive reading and adopt Resolution 88-40 entitled "A resolution rescinding Resolution 7456 adopted on September 6, 1983, rescinding Resolution 4846 adopted on June 18, 1973, amending Resolution 4719 adopted on January 2, 1973 and granting special permit under Section 14-195(2) of the St. Louis Park ordinance code relating to zoning to allow an industrial development -69- • City Council meeting minutes April 4, 1988 unit (Dahlquist Industrial Park) for property zoned 1-1 , industrial district, 41111 at 5005 Highway 7." The motion passed 5-0. 6b. Amendment to Comprehensive Plan: Smith property John Schomburg, attorney for the developer, asked for a six-week continuance of the hearing. The City Attorney asked Mr. Schomburg if the request were being made at the applicant's initiation and that insofar as there may be code provisions which may relate to Council 's adoption or action, that the applicant waives any claim under those code provisions. Mr. Schomburg said that was correct. Councilmember Strand said if concept plans were in the planning stage, he suggested that staff keep Council informed particularly the direction the PUD plans were going as the planning proceeds. He did not want the applicant to get to the point of feeling a plan was acceptable and then comes to the Council to find out it is not. Councilmember Meland agreed, and moved that the hearing be continued to May 16, 1988. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Duffy. 41 The motion passed 5-0. 6c. Appeal of John Smith to official map It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy to continue the hearing to May 16, 1988 The motion passed 5-0. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS 7a. 3764 Wooddale Ave. Proposed amendment to Comprehensive Plan ' It was moved by Councilmember Meland to refer the request to the Planning Department and Planning Commission. Councilmember Duffy seconded. The motion passed 4-1 (Mayor Hanks opposed) . RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 8a. Assessment policy Resolution 88-41 It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Battaglia, to waive reading and adopt Resolution 88-41 entitled "A resolution rescinding Resolution Nos. 4177, 4216, 4389, 4492, 4495, 4497, 4633, 4668, 4968, 5376, 6595, 6780, 6804, 7147, 7251 , 86-106, establishing assessment policies for improvement projects." City Council meeting minutes April 4, 1988 1111) Councilmember Meland noted the policy on sanitary sewers and water mains. He wondered if there were any significant amount of that type of work left to be done in the City which would affect homes. He said last time such a project had been done, there was no way an assessment of some $48,000 could be justified for two pieces of property. He thought a good deal of flexibility would be required in dealing with that particular assessment. On the storm sewer policy, he felt this constituted a subsidy to large pieces of property that are paid for by smaller homeowners. It was commented that generally assessments end up being negotiated in most instances. The motion passed 5-0. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMITTEES 9a. Yard waste collection , Agreement for refuse, garbage, yard waste collection It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to authorize execution of the agreement. The motion passed 5-0. 9b. City Hall landscaping Mayor Hanks noted that Councilmember Friedman, absent that evening, was the one who had some questions on the final plan. He said Councilmember Friedman had called to ask that he be present during final discussion of that plan. It was moved by Councilmember Duffy, seconded by Councilmember Battaglia, to defer' the matter to April 18, 1988. The motion passed 5-0. 9c. Park name change It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to refer\ the matter of changing the name of creeksi.de Park to Izaak Walton Creekside Park to the Parks and Recreat 8lm/w°ninput and comment and direct staff to work with the' Izaak Walton League to develop an improvement plan for the park. The Mayor said he would be interested in learning to what extent the League proposed to support this effort and alluded to the generous contribution of the St. Louis Park Rotary to Hurd Park. The motion passed 5-0. 9d. Employee Development Program It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy to authorize implementation of the 1110 Employee Career Development program as set forth in the staff report. Councilmember Battaglia asked if there were any costs associated. -71- City Council meeting minutes April 4, 1988 41111 The City Manager responded that direct cash costs are associated with the tuition reimbursement program which is in place. The amount of money available to employees would be increased. He said some direct costs, although minimal , would be involved with career counseling but these costs could be covered by the general training budget. He said there could be indirect costs: perhaps some time off, perhaps a flextime schedule, implementation of a program designed by an employee; etc. The philosophy behind the plan is to allow for flexibility in employees' pursuing career planning or development. Councilmember Battaglia thought it would be helpful to receive a six-month report after the program is implemented. The motion passed 5-0. 9e. Carlson Field fill area Minutes of neighborhood meeting Minutes ordered filed by consent. 9f. 1600 block of Princeton Minutes of neighborhood meeting Minutes ordered filed by consent. 9g. W. 38th St. traffic management plan Update 41111 Report ordered filed by consent. 9h. Year-end recycling report 1987 Councilmember Strand asked if this report would be sent to the County. The City Manager said this report was prepared for the County and he knew Council would be interested in reviewing it. Councilmember Strand noted that one of the untapped areas of recycling is apartment buildings and multi-family units. He wondered what efforts could be investigated to try to increase the tonnage coming out of these residences. The City Manager said an experiment had been conducted with ten apartment buildings and he has asked the Public Works department to provide him with the results of that experiment. He said staff has been working with the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce to set up recycling efforts through business and apartment owners. Staff has also talked about sponsoring a recycling expo where potential recyclers such as apartment owners are brought together with people who have a market for recyclable materials. Since oftimes potential recyclers don't know how to get rid of stuff, the concept of bringing these two groups together has a good potential for success. Councilmember Strand noted that in No. 3 of the policy Council has passed, 41/1 staff has been asked to research, present findings, provide recommendations for consideration of weekly recycling collection. It seemed to him that in looking at the numbers, that weekly recycling will not improve participation -72- City Council meeting minutes April 4, 1988 IPall that much, and wondered if that had been pursued by staff. The City Manager said it had been discussed, but the costs from Supercycle were found to be quite high so it was decided to drop that at this time. He was predicting that the amount of tonnage and the participation rate would show an astonishing increase over the next four to six months. Councilmember Strand encouraged staff to periodically look at the policies relative to recycling and report to Council on new programs, modifications to programs, and so forth. Mayor Hanks was very impressed that the City has already met the recycling goal for the year 1990 set by the County. It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Battaglia, to received the report for filing. The motion passed 5-0. 9i . Park and Recreation Commission minutes 9j. Charter Commission minutes Minutes ordered filed by consent. 11/1 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10a. Boards and Commissions No business 10b. Minnesota Brass Jeffrey Burnham spoke on behalf of Minnesota Brass. He indicated the documents before Council attempted to answer the questions raised by Council at the March 21 meeting. Councilmember Battaglia complimented Minnesota Brass on its thorough report. He asked what the organization' s annual budget was. Mr. Burnham responded it was approximately $110,000 of which 50% comes from lawful bingo. Council- member Battaglia asked if they had any paid staff. Mr. Burnham said the only paid staff are the musical instruments instructors. He said the entire budget is spent on transportation, equipment, maintenance and upkeep and the instructors' salaries. It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Battaglia, to approve the license. The motion passed 4-1 (Councilmember Strand opposed) . NEW BUSINESS 1110 lla. Bid tab: Well reconditioning By consent, motion to designate Layne Minnesota Co. as the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract not to exceed $43,912. _, 7 — 3- City Council meeting minutes April 4, 1988 411 lib. Parks and Recreation Director It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Duffy, to confirm the appointment of Cris Gears as Director of Parks and Recreation effective May 2, 1988. The motion passed 5-0. MISCELLANEOUS 12a. Claims Louis Strickland By consent, claim referred to City Clerk and City Manager 12b. Communications from the Mayor Mayor Hanks reminded Council the interview of residents appealing their property valuations must be completed by the end of May. He noted the recycling luncheon hosted by Hennepin County. 12c. Communications from the City Manager The City Manager briefly discussed the budget calendar. Study session: The Council unanimously accepted the City Manager' s recommenda- tion that Peter Cotton be selected as facilitator for the boards and commissions discussion at the April 11 study session. 11 CLAIMS, APPROPRIATIONS, CONTRACT PAYMENTS 13a. Verified claims By consent, the list of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance, dated April 4, 1988 was approved in the amount of $470,804.56 for vendor claims and $7,649.24 for payroll claims be approved and that the City Manager and City Treasurer be authorized to issue checks ' in the appropriate amounts. 13b. Contract Payments 1 . Final payment: Environmental Systematics, paint both at the MSC. Amount: $2,683.00 By consent, motion to waive reading and adopt Resolution 88-42 entitled "Reso- lution accepting work on Project 87-01 ." 14. Adjournment The %eting adjourned at 8:21 p.m. // ia, Mafr • i ! Of R;.cording Secretary -74-