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MINUTES
STUDY SESSION
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
Monday, October 23, 1995
Mayor Hanks called the meeting to order at 7.00 p m.
Councilmembers present: Jeff Jacobs, Sue Sanger, Ron Latz, Robert Young and Gail Dorfman
Also present were the City Manager(Mr Meyer); Director of Parks and Recreation (Mr. Gears),
City Clerk (Ms. Flanagan), Superintendent of Engineering (Mr. Moore); Director of Community
Development (Mr. Harmening), City Planner(Ms. Jeremiah); EDA Coordinator (Mr. Anderson).
1. 16th St/Hwy. 169 (Kilmer neighborhood) •
Mr. Gears said residents of the Kilmer neighborhood had a number of concerns including safety,
access from southbound Hwy. 169, access onto southbound Hwy. 169, stop signs on 16th St.,
possible vacation of W 16th St. for expansion of park area, and installation of play equipment on
park area adjacent to Kilmer Pond. He said these items will no doubt be brought up at a
neighborhood meeting to be held on November 9. He would be interested in hearing Council's
thoughts before discussing any items with the neighborhood.
Councilmember Young said Paul Benedict of the neighborhood had concerns about the ramp
closure and its effect on property values Councilmember Dorfman felt it important to get the
referenced issues plus others out on the table for discussion, but not to let any one individual set
the agenda for the meeting Everyone should have a chance to present their views and have them
discussed.
There was some discussion about park and open space owned by MnDOT and its potential for a
housing pilot program Mr Meyer said any discussions were perhaps premature at this juncture .
Mr Gears said the Parks and Recreation Commission is very interested in hearing the thoughts
and comments from the neighborhood.
2 Capital Improvement Program
Mr. Moore presided at this discussion.
Mr Meyer said the process needed to be moved up by one year so that the 1997 program is
discussed in the Spring of 1996 This evening Council will be discussing the 1996 program.
He reminded Council that even though an overall CIP is adopted, each individual project is
approved as it comes up. He made special reference to the proposed Rec Center Renaissance.
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Several areas were of particular concern 16th and Zarthan (which was briefly discussed under
item 1 and that perhaps this should be moved to 1997), the intersection at Walker and Louisiana
(staff was asked to look closely at this and come up with proposals to address the hazardous 111
condition of this intersection).
The CIP will be on the November 6 agenda for formal action.
3. Theater licensing
There was discussion relative to the list of what is licensed in the City and a question if criteria for
licensing was used. Also that it would seem appropriate for license fees to be tied to costs, i.e.
inspections and enforcement.
A suggestion was made to set up a regulatory task force to investigate the whole area of licensing .
It was noted that in theory licensing is to control the number of any given business (pawnshops,
liquor stores) or to control behavior.
It was the consensus to go with Alternate B in staff's report (set a minimum license fee of$100
for the first screen plus $35 for each additional screen) and that staff look at proposed makeup of
a task force.
This item will be placed on the November 6 agenda for formal action.
4. 4400 Park Glen Road
Ms. Jeremiah presented a brief background on this property She noted the poor soil conditions
were not know when the special permit was approved a year ago She said currently the
Inspections Department is somewhat concerned about decks and patios going in on top of pilings
She said an office/warehouse type development could go on the property; however the developer
is only familiar with residential.
It was Council consensus not to assist with development of any other use on the property through
TIF.
It was also Council consensus to proceed with the project as proposed, but not to waive the
requirement for separate water/sewer hookups
This item will be placed on the November 6 Council agenda for formal action.
5. Honeywell Environmental Assessment Worksheet
Ms. Jeremiah and Mr. Harmening led discussion on this item. The EAW is currently out to
reviewing agencies for comment and the comment period closes October 25 at 4 30 If there is no
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comment requiring inordinate response time, staff plans to place this item on the November 6
i I agenda for formal Council action.
Ms. Jeremiah went through the various sections of the EAW and highlighted areas that might be
questioned or that might elicit comment
Councilmember Sanger questioned some of the statements made in the EAW especially as they
related to the impact on the surrounding neighborhoods and businesses.
Hearing on liquor license violation at Classic
Mr. Meyer noted that the two violations Council would be reviewing on October 30 had occurred
prior to the January 3 hearing. At that hearing the Council imposed a 3-day closure, then stayed 2
of the days provided no violations occurred during the period the 1995 license was in effect At
the October 30 hearing, Council would have the opportunity to impose/not impose a penalty
based on investigation of the violations occurring prior to January 3.
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p m.
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