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Home My WebLink About1996/12/02 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular CITY OF MINUTES ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK,MINNESOTA December 2, 1996 1. Call to order Mayor Dorfman called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 2. Presentations None 3. Roll call The following Councilmembers were present at roll call: Jeff Jacobs, Jeff Appelquist, Sue Sanger, Ron Latz, Robert Young and Gail Dorfman Also present were the City Manager(Mr. Meyer); City Attorney (Mr. Walston); Deputy City Manager (Ms. Kutzler); Director of Community Development(Mr. Harmening); Director of Public Works (Mr. Rardin); Director of Finance (Ms. McBride); Personnel Officer(Mr. Wysopal). 4. Approval of minutes of November 18. 1996 There being no corrections or amendments to the minutes,they were received as presented. 5. Approval of agenda for December 2. 1996 Consent agenda: Mayor Dorfman asked that item 13b. be added to the consent agenda. The star indicating a consent item was inadvertently omitted. It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Sanger,to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 6-0. Agenda: It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Appelquist, to approve the agenda for December 2. The motion passed 6-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS I/ None. 195 RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES 8a. First reading of ordinance amending the 1996 budget It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Sanger,to approve first reading of the ordinance and set second reading for December 16, 1996. The motion passed 6-0. 8b. First reading of ordinance adopting the 1997 budget It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Appelquist, to approve first reading and set second for December 16, 1996. The motion passed 6-0. 8c. Victoria Ponds minor amendment to Conditional Use Permit and Final Plat Resolutions 96-187. 96-1.88 Mr. Harmening explained that these two items were basically housekeeping items, minor in nature. It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Young, to adopt Resolution 96-187 entitled"A resolution rescinding Resolution 96-118 adopted on August 5, 1996 and granting Conditional Use Permit under Section 14:5-4(D)(1)of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code relating to zoning to permit cluster housing consisting of 72 townhomes for property zoned R-3 two-family residence district located at 2631 Virginia Ave. So." The motion passed 6-0. It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to adopt Resolution 96-188 entitled"Resolution giving approval for final plat of Victoria Ponds with certain variances to the platting requirements." The motion passed 6-0. 8d. Assisted Living revised Final PUD resolution Resolution 96-189 It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Appelquist, to adopt Resolution 96-189 entitled"A resolution rescinding Resolution 96-152 approved on October 7, 1996 approving a final Planned Unit Development(PUD)under Section 14:6-7 of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code relating to zoning for property zoned Commercial and High-Density Multiple-Family Residential located ii at 3601 Park Center Blvd." II 196 8e. Metropolitan Council Regional Blueprint amendment to adopt a regional growth management strategy Resolution 96-190 It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Sanger,to adopt Resolution 96-190 entitled"A resolution supporting a regional growth management strategy." The motion passed 6-0. 8f. Establishment of.policy for the consideration and installation of traffic control devices Resolution 96-191 Mr. Rardin presented background information on how the staff and Council had worked to come up with the proposed policy. He addressed questions that Councilinember Sanger had. Council thanked Mr. Rardin for his efforts in creating this policy, which would provide a framework for addressing the multitude of requests received for traffic control devices. It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to adopt Resolution 96- 191 entitled"Resolution establishing policy for the consideration and installation of traffic control devices." The motion passed 6-0. 8g. Contract extension for Reilly Tar and Chemical Corp. related activities- Contract 3006-96 By consent, Council authorized execution of a one-year extension to Contract No. 3006-96 with ENSR Consulting and Engineering. 8h. amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 4083 -Recoating of water reservoir No. 1 By consent, Council authorized execution of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 4083. 8I. Void 8j. Contract extension for Reilly Tar and Chemical Corp. laboratory services- Contract No. 1893 By consent Council authorized extension of a contract to Contract No. 1893 with Quantera Environmental Services for laboratory services related to the Reilly Tar and Chemical Corp. groundwater sampling program through 1997. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS,BOARDS, COMMITTEES-None. 197 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10a. Liquor license renewal for 1997-Classic Bar and Cafe It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs,to approve the liquor license. The motion passed 6-0. NEW BUSINESS 11a. Request for Lawful Gambling License Exemption Benilde-St. Margaret's to conduct a raffle It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs,to approve the gambling license exemption and waive the 30-day waiting period. MISCELLANEOUS-None. CLAIMS,APPROPRIATIONS, CONTRACT PAYMENTS 13a. Verified claims By consent, Council approved the list of verified claims and authorize distribution of checks. 13b. Contract payments Final: Industrial Roofing and Sheet Metal, Water Reservoir No. 1. Amount: $4,193.18 By consent, Council adopted Resolution 96-196 entitled"Resolution accepting work on Water Reservoir No. 1, 2936 Idaho Ave. So." Valley paving,Inc. -Contract no.4089 $4,193.18 KMH Erectors,Inc. $1,042.15 Watemain replacement and mill and overlay Rec Center Renaissance Midwest Asphalt Corporation-Contract $211,529.71 Nova-Frost,Inc. $158,716.50 No.4057 Utility and Street Construction, RC Renaissance Cedar Lake Road,Phase II Empirehouse,Inc. RC Renaissance $4,520.10 Ron Kassa Construction-Contract No. $14,495.77 Falcon Fire Protection,Inc.RC Renaissance $9,870.50 4091 Random concrete replacement Gorham-Oien Mech.,Inc.RC Renaissance $35,910 00 Snell Mechanical,Inc.Contract No.4081 $73,349.50 Wanzek Construction,Inc.RC Renaissance $215,840.00 Improvements at the MSC Ridgedale Electric, Inc.RC Renaissance $47,500.00 Northwest Asphalt, inc.-Contract No.4088 $36,639.29 Premier Ice Rinks RC Renaissance $20,900.00 Grading,curb and gutter,and bituminous Maertens-Brenny Construction Co. $132,075.26 Rec Center Renaissance By consent, Council approved and authorized payment. 198 14. Boards and Commissions No appointments ill15. Communications from Mayor and City Manager Mayor Dorfman noted the Council had met with the Human Rights Commission prior to this meeting and that the Council looks forward to reconvening in early January. 16. Actjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. /Y0L,:p/ -/-k . -Dqvui- Mayor Gail Dorfman . dc.....,--1.13--,--- Re ording Secretary 1 196