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Home My WebLink About1992/04/20 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 4a MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA April 20, 1992 1 . Call to order Mayor Hanks called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 2. Presentations Mayor Hanks read a proclamation in commemoration of the Rememberance of the Holocaust. A short presentation was made on behalf of the Women Jaycees. 3. Roll call The following Council members were present at roll call : Jeff Jacobs, George Haun, Allen Friedman, Larry Mitchell , Keith Meland, Gail Dorfman and Lyle Hanks. Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Public Works, Director of Community Development and the City Clerk. 4. Approval of minutes It was moved by Councilmember Mitchell , seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to approve the minutes of the April 6, 1992 Council meeting. The motion passed 5-0-2 (Councilmembers Meland and Friedman abstained) . It was moved by Councilmember Mitchell , seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to approve the minutes of the Long-Range Planning Retreat, April 9-10, 1991 . The motion passed 5-0-2 (Councilmembers Meland and Friedman abstained) . 5. Approval of agenda It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Mitchell , to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 7-0. It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Haun, to approve the agenda with the addition of 12b1 . Hennepin County groundwater report. The motion passed 7-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS None. -41- City Council meeting minutes April 20, 1992 RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES III 8a. Ordinance amendment Second reading of ordinance amending Ordinance 1882-92 Parking section of Zoning Ordinance It was moved by Councilmember Mitchell , seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to adopt Ordinance No. 1882-92 entitled "An ordinance amending the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code relating to zoning by amending Section 14-187." The motion passed 7-0. 8b. Ward boundaries Second reading of ordinance reconfirming Ordinance No. 1883-92 Ward boundaries following census It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to approve Ordinance No. 1883-92 entitled "An ordinance determining St. Louis Park Ward boundaries following the 1990 U.S. decennial census: Reconfirming boundaries established •by Ordinance 1549, April 19, 1982 and incorporating the addendum relative to a legal description in Ward 3. The motion passed 7-0. 8c. MEPA Minor amendment: Increase in net floor Resolution 92-46 area, MEPC American Properties, 5100 Gamble Dr. It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to adopt Resolution 92-46 entitled "A resolution rescinding Resolution 88-194 adopted on Dec. 19, 1988 and granting special permit under Section 14-124(2) (a) of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code relating to zoning to allow an increase in the net floor area by 15,000 square ft. and increased parking at 5100 Gamble Dr." The motion passed 7-0. 8d. Void 8e. Wooddale Automotive Minor amendment: Remove gas pumps, continue operation as an auto repair, 6407 W. Lake St. Because of a potential error in the legal description supplied by the applicant, staff was recommending deferral to May 4, 1992. It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Mitchell , to defer to May 4, 1992 allowing Wooddale to remove the gas tanks. To clarify a question, the Director of Community Development said that under the new Zoning Ordinance this automotive service use is permitted. The motion passed 7-0. 8f. MSA funds: Reconstruction Finance of reconstruction of W. 26th III 92-48 St. from Monterey Ave. to Huntington It was moved by Councilmember Friedman, seconded by Councilmember Haun, to -42- City Council meeting minutes April 20, 1992 adopt Resolution 92-48 entitled "Resol'ution accepting the City Engineer's report, 11 , establishing Project 90-24 and Establishing an improvement hearing for Project 90-24, W. 26th St. , Monterey Ave. to Huntington Ave." The motion passed 7-0. 8g. Inspections First reading of ordinance incorporating Inspections as -a division of Public Works It was moved by Councilmember Friedman, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to approve first reading, set second for May 4, 1992 and authorize summary publication. The motion passed 7-0. 8h. Governance Agreement , Resolution authorizing City funding Resolution 92-49 for Community Education and approving ' an agreement for Governance of Community Education It was moved by Councilmember Mitchell , seconded by Councilmember Dorfman to adopt Resolution 92-49 authorizing City funding for Community Education and approving an Agreement for the Governance of Community Education with the following modifications to the proposed Governance Agreement: Second paragraph on page, 1, strike the wording "and funding agreement subject to the mutual agreement of the sponsors; in Section 3(a) , page 6, strike the third and fourth sentences, i .e. "It is intended that the funding agreement be negotiated subject to the mutual agreement of the sponsors. Neither sponsor shall request or demand a reimbursement of cost or payments hereunder in the absence of a mutual acceptable funding agreement." Councilmember Mitchell indicated there were a couple of other adjustments suggested by' Superintendent Holmstrom. The City Manager suggested referencing item 1 and 2 in the agenda item be incorporated in the revised Agreement. The motion passed 7-0. 8i . Community Education First reading of ordinance transferring funds It was moved by Councilmember Haun, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to approve first reading, set second for May 4, 1992 and authorize summary publication. The motion passed 7-0. 8j. Environmental health services Agreement with Hennepin County for Resolution 92-47 financial support Councilmember Friedman asked if Council had not previously discussed looking into whether or not the City should provide health services. The City Manager said at that time Council decided to remain in this program. It was moved by Councilmember Friedman, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to adopt Resolution 92-47 entitled "Resolution approving agreement between the City of St. Louis Park and hennepin County for financial support of municipal environmental health services. -43- City Council meeting minutes April 20, 1992 Councilmember Friedman asked the City Manager to resurrect the report previously done and provide an update and send it out in the next packet. 9a. Housing Authority minutes March 10 9b. Planning Commission minutes April 1 9c. March 1992 financial report _ Items 9a-9c ordered filed by consent 9d. Human Rights Commission Request to increase commission size It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Haun, to place this item on the May 11 study session. The motion passed 7-0. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10a. Boards and commissions It was moved by Councilmember Friedman, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to reappoint Bob Andrews to the Metropolitan Airport Sound Abatement Council . The motion passed 7-0. NEW BUSINESS lla. Bid tabulation Bituminous street materials - 1992III By consent, designate Commercial Asphalt and Midwest Asphalt as lowest responsible bidders and authorize execution of contracts with those firms for $34,300 and $3,450, respectively. llb. Arbotech bids It was moved by Councilmember Friedman, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to reject all bids and authorize staff to readvertise. The motion passed 7-0. llc. Raffle: Minneapolis Golf Club Application of Jorgensen Trust It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Haun, to approve and waive the 30-day waiting period. The motion passed 6-1 (Councilmember Friedman opposed) . ' MISCELLANEOUS 12a. Damage claims Sophie Lazniarz By consent, claims referred to City Clerk and City Manager 12a. Communications from Mayor III Councilmember Meland said he had received a letter from the chairman of the Hennepin Conservation District regarding a meeting to be held on groundwater plan on April 30. He asked staff what potential costs might be for implementing -44- . City Council meeting minutes April 20, 1992 the plan. One-time setup for the City could range from $50,000-$150,000. Annual cost for administration could run from $10,000-$40,000. He liked to have someone at the April 30 meeting to find out what realistic would be. He didn't believe the plan would do much to protect groundwater. The City Manager said a representative will attend the April 30 meeting. Mayor Hanks reminded the Council of the RTB transit forum an April 30. 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 April 20, 1992 was approved in the following amounts: Vendor claims $394,099.66 and payroll claims $21 ,767.07 14. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8: 10 p.m. I .., 6.1 /641-4---- ' Ma/ . III ii)iii\ki ti.). ', dl•r ing Secretary -45-