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CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
September 13, 1993
The study session convened at 7 :50 p.m.
Present were Lyle Hanks , George Haun, Allen Friedman, Larry
Mitchell, Jeff Jacobs and Gail Dorfman.
Also present were the City Manager and Director of Community
Development .
1 . Dave and Buster ' s presentation and St . Louis Park/Golden
Valley Joint Powers Agreement
Rick Weiblen, MEPC, introduced Peter Edison of Dave and Buster' s
who gave a presentation on their proposed family entertainment
center. Topics discussed included traffic concerns, security, age
group distribution, parking, zoning vis-a-vis Golden Valley and
hours of operation.
Mr. Meyer said the next step was development of a Joint Powers
Agreement with Golden Valley which would address, amongst other
things , how expenses would be split and who would provide
services such as police, fire, inspections, etc.
It was the consensus that taxes and revenues would be split but
that St . Louis Park would provide necessary services .
2 . Autumn Lodge Trading Co. request for assistance
Howard Rogers of Autumn Lodge Trading spoke. He said the company
is a manufacturer of frozen bakery items for distribution to
wholesale bakery markets. The company was requesting a loan from
the City to make improvements to a building at 5330 Cedar Lake
Rd. and to make lease payments during the first three years of
operation.
ALT indicated its hope to employ persons who have received
assistance from Perspectives East and Wayside House .
Questions arose as to the loan and why the company had not
approached a bank for a loan. Has the City ever assisted in a
private venture. Mr. Hagen said it had in the past .
Councilmember Friedman did not want it construed that the City
was doing something special for one applicant .
It was agreed staff would work with Autumn Lodge Trading to
explore funding from another source, i . e . the Small Business
Administration and State Department of Trade and Economic
Development .
111 3 . Application for issuance of funding for Tamarind Apartments
Tamarind Apartments seeks issuance of multi-family housing
revenue refunding bonds for its 102-unit complex located at 2300,
2350 Ridge Dr.
It was the consensus to place a resolution on the Sept . 20, 1993
City Council agenda calling for a public hearing on the funding.
4 . Special assessments
Council considered a report from the City Assessor on
commercial/industrial/apartment special assessments for paving,
curb and gutter.
There was discussion re commercial property assessments and
whether Council or staff should make determinations . Consensus
was they should come to Council .
It was the consensus the assessment policy continue as is
currently in place .
5 . Park and Recreation improvements
Cris Gears, Director, was present to discuss his report .
It was the consensus to proceed quickly with the Recreation
Center fire/building safety improvements; hire a consultant to
assess the pool situation; gather quotes and estimates for ADA
compliance ; put consideration of the acquisition of the
Hutchinson Spur Trail on hold; proceed with the parking lot at
Oak Park Village and piggyback on an existing public works
contract; and do nothing at this time re creation of a community-
based task force.
6 . Number of unrelated occupants per home
Because of the lateness of the hour, this item was deferred to an
upcoming study session.
7 . Special permit issues
Staff was asked to bring this back to a future study session
8 . Garbage, yard waste, recycling contract
Council was pleased with the content of the report and directed
it to come to the Council meeting on Sept . 20 for formal action.
9 . Park Nicollet Development Agreement
The agreement is slated to be considered at the Sept . 20 formal
Council meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 10 :30 p.m.
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' -cording Secretary