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Home My WebLink About1992/06/01 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 4a MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA June 1 , 1992 1 . Call to order The meeting was called to order by Mayor Lyle Hanks at 7:30 p.m. 2. Presentations None 3. Roll call The following Councilmembers were present at roll call : Jeff Jacobs, George Haun, Keith Meland, Gail Dorfman and Lyle Hanks. Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Public Works, Director of Community Development and Police Chief. 4. Approval of minutes It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Haun, to approve the minutes of the May 18 Council meeting. The motion passed 4-0-1 (Councilmember Meland abstained) . 5. Approval of agenda It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Dorfman, to approve the consent agenda for June 1 , 1992. The motion passed 5-0. It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Haun, to approve the agenda for June 1 , 1992 with the addition of llc. Request for neighborhood meeting. The motion passed 5-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6a. Improvement hearing Project 92-06: Storm sewer correction at W. 24i St./Webster Ave. Ken Duby, 2514 Webster, asked for clarification on the project which the City Manager provided. Because of the lack of six votes for passage, it was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to continue the hearing to June 15, 1992. The motion passed 5-0. -63- City Council meeting minutes June 1 , 1992 PETITIONS, REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS - None. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 8a. Human Rights Commission Increase complement from 7 to 11 Ordinance 1886-92 members It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Dorfman to adopt Ordinance 1886-92 entitled "An ordinance increasing the number of members on the Human Rights Commission to eleven and amending the St. Louis Park Municipal Code Section 1-341 (1 ) (2) and (3) "Membership of commission and terms." The motion passed 5-0. 8b. 7008 Highway 7 Resolution 92-77 The City Manager noted a correction in the resolution before Council . It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to adopt Resolution 92-77 entitled "A resolution granting variance in fence height in the front yard from Section 14-109(2) (g) (ii ) of the Ordinance Code relating to zoning to permit a six ft. high fence in the front yard instead of the required 32 ft. fence in the I-1 , Industrial District, at 7008 Hwy. 7." The motion passed 5-0. It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to authorize execution of the agreement to place a fence on City right-of-way. The motion passed 5-0. 8c. Handicap accessible housing project Resolution in support Resolution 92-78 It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to adopt Resolution 92-78 entitled "Resolution supporting proposals for construction of a handicap accessible housing project and expressing intent to consider using City funds to assist in acquiring a site." The motion passed 5-0. 8d. July 4 fireworks It was moved by Councilmember Resolution 92-79 Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Haun, to adopt Resolution 92-79 entitled "A resolution granting temporary use of City property (Aquila Park) for July 4 fireworks display." The motion passed 5-0. Councilmember Meland noted that parking/traffic concerns needed to be addressed because of the problems generated by this event. -64- City Council meeting minutes June 1 , 1992 111 8e. Community Outreach Officer Authorization for grant application Resolution 92-80 It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Meland, to adopt Resolution 92-80 entitled "A resolution authorizing execution of a cooperative agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to fund a Community Outreach Officer." The motion passed 5-0. 8f. Increase driveway width: 1800 Oregon Ave. Request for variance Resolution 92-81 It was moved by Councilmember Meland, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to adopt Resolution 92-81 entitled "Resolution granting variance from Ordinance Section 6-123, driveway width at 1800 Oregon Ave." The motion passed 5-0. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMITTEES 9a. Change: Parking restrictions 4911 , 4907, 4901 Excelsior Blvd. Resolution 92-82 It was moved by Councilmember Haun , seconded by Councilmember Meland, to adopt Resolution 92-82 entitled "Resolution authorizing revision of parking restrictions along Excelsior Blvd . at 4901 , 4907 , 4911 Excelsior Blvd . " The motion passed 5-0 . 9b. Request for neighborhood meeting W. 33rd St. at Zinran and Xylon parking issues. By consent, staff directed to hold a neighborhood meeting 9d. Traffic study 457: Ottawa and W. 28th St. stop Resolution 92-83 signs It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Haun, to adopt Resolution 92-83 entitled "Resolution authorizing stop sign placement at the intersection of Ottawa Ave. and W. 28th St." The motion passed 5-0. Councilmember Dorfman noted that as part of the report, staff will take care of plowing and sanding of the hill on a timely basis. 9e. Traffic study 459 Vicinity of Roller Garden It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Haun, to receive the report for filing. The motion passed 5-0. -65- City Council meeting minutes June 1 , 1992 MISCELLANEOUS III 10a. Boards and commissions Staff was directed to advertise for the openings on the Human Rights Commission. NEW BUSINESS lla. Bid tabulation 1992 street work supplies By consent, designate Koch Materials as lowest responsible bidder for asphalt materials and Meridian Aggregate for rock and authorize contracts with those two firms for $18,746 and $40,950, respectively. lib. Bid tabulation Arbotect 20—S injection bid: 1992 By consent, designate Rainbow Treecare as lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract not to exceed $28,350. llc. Neighborhood meeting Councilmember Haun said he had received a petition from the residents of the Yosemite Brookside Bridge area. They were requesting that walkway bridge not be replaced. He felt a neighborhood meeting should be held to discuss this request. He felt the sooner the better. The Director of Public Works said that could be accomplished in a week. III MISCELLANEOUS 12a. Damage claims None 12b. Communications from Mayor Mayor Hanks reminded Council of the upcoming League of Minnesota Cities conference 12c. Communications from the City Manager None CLAIMS, APPROPRIATIONS, CONTRACT PAYMENTS 13a. Verified claims By consent, the list of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance dated June 1 , 1992 was approved and the City Manager and City Treasurer was authorized to distribute checks in the following amounts: Vendor claims: $785,293.51 and payroll claims $14,396.04. 13b. Contract payments 1 . Final payment: F. F. Jedlicki , holding pond at W. 32nd St./Oregon. Amount: $7,884.98 By consent, resolution 92-84 was adopted authorizing payment. III 2. Partial : C. S. McCrossan Construction, T.H. 7/Louisiana Ave. reconstruction. Amount: $119,898.27. -66- City Council meeting minutes June 1 , 1992 111 3. Partial : J. P. Norex, W. 36th St./Aquila Ave. Amount: $82,745. 10 4. Partial : C. S. McCrossan, bridge construction/street reconstruction. Amount: $82,806.56 5. Partial : NewMech, Well No. 4 reconstruction. Amount: $102,548.01 6. Partial : C. S. McCrossan, storm sewer, grading, paving, curb/gutter and traffic signal : Hwy. 7/Wooddale Ave. Amount: $29,346.21 7. Partial : Richard Brothers Painting, cleaning, repair and painting of elevated water tower. Amount: $50,711 .00 8. Partial : Mark J. Traut Wells, monitor well/Platteville aquifer. Amount: $11 ,803.75 All partial payments approved by consent. 14. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. lith /b/etL- May/ 'I , âitc 'I-coring ecretary ti -67-