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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998/10/19 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular CITY OF OFFICIAL MINUTESST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING iiPARK ST. LOUIS PARK,MINNESOTA October 19, 1998 1. Call to Order Mayor Gail Dorfman called the meeting to order at 7.35 p.m. 2. Presentations-None 3. Roll Call The following Councilmembers were present: Jeff Jacobs, Chris Nelson, Sue Sanger, Robert Young, Jim Brimeyer, and Mayor Gail Dorfman. Also present were the City Manager(Mr. Meyer); City Attorney(Mr. Scott); Director of Community Development (Mr. Harmening), Planning Associate(Ms. Peterson) and Economic Development Coordinator(Mr. Anderson). 4. Approval of Minutes 4a. City Council meeting of October 6, 1998 With a minor correction, the minutes were approved as presented. 4b. City Council Study Session of September 14, 1998 With the following corrections, the minutes were approved as presented Councilmember Nelson requested that on page 11 his comments be changed to make the point that Council could approach the questions based on what the people want or need in the future or what the Council feels the public should want or need. He was against a"social engineering" approach He also asked that on page 12 a change be made to reflect the fact that a comment saying St. Louis Park does not need more low income multi-family housing should be attributed to Housing Authority staff rather than Councilmember Nelson. 4c. City Council Study Session of October 12, 1998 With the following corrections, the minutes were approved as presented Councilmember Nelson also suggested that on page 17, Mayor Dorfinan's comments about Friends of the Arts should read that"Councilmember Nelson stated that the Council was unaimous about the budget and that the Friends of the Arts agreed that more information wasneeded to determine how the amphitheater could best meet the needs of the public." Councilmember Sanger pointed out an incomplete sentence on page 14 and also asked that her comments regarding the need for multi-family low income housing in other"cities"be changed to other"outer ring suburbs". She also asked that on page 18 the work phosphates be changed to phosphorous. 5. Approval of Agendas a. Consent Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 6-0. b. Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Nelson, to approve the agenda. The motion passed 6-0. c. Resolutions and Ordinances By consent, Council waived reading of resolutions and ordinances. 6. Public Hearings 6a. Zoning Ordinance Amendment-R-3" Two Family District Case No. 98-29-ZA Mr. Harmening, Director of Community Development, presented a staff report and indicated that staff and the Planning Commission recommended adoption of the ordinance amendment. Conrad Miller, owner of property on 7342 West 14th Street asked that his property be considered under this amendment to the ordinance. Mr. Harmening clarified that Mr. Miller's property was in a R-2 District which was a Single Family Zoning District and did not allow a density above single family as a permitted use. He believed that an action similar to that which was being taken in the R-3 District might be a way to address Mr. Miller's situation, but this would affect all multi-family properties in the R-2 zoning district. Mr. Meyer, City Manager, asked if there was a property that was in a R-3 District that did not at present have a garage structure, would this ordinance allow them to add a garage structure that didn't exist already, or did it just allow them to replace a garage that burned down. Mr Harmening clarified that if there was a multi-family building in existence prior to December, 1992 and it did not have an accessory structure, you could not rebuild it. He outlined the steps how a zoning ordinance amendment could be initiated, but staff was not planning on suggesting a zoning ordinance amendment for the R-2 District unless directed by Council. The Mayor closed the Public Hearing with the right of the Council to reopen it at a future date. Mr Nelson stated he was concerned about expanding this amendment to any other zoning district because there had been some neighborhood concerns that single family homes would be converted to multi-family homes Mayor Dorfman stated that in the future as the City moved forward with the Livable Community Principals, there may some discussion about mixing different housing uses, but we were not prepared to do that at this time. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to approve First Reading of an ordinance amendment to permit multiple family dwellings and associated accessory structures in existence prior to December 31, 1992 in the"R-3" Two-Family District and set Second Reading for November 2, 1998. The motion passed 6-0 6b. Major Amendment to Continued Special Permit for Somerset Oaks Apartments Case No. 98-33-CUP Resolution # 98-139 Sacha Peterson, Planning Associate presented a staff report and indicated that the Planning Commission considered this request on September 16, 1998 and recommended approval, subject to the conditions recommended by staff and one additional condition. The added condition was that the pedestrian/bike trail connection be maintained throughout construction. Kenneth Talle of Theis and Talle Management Company was present to answer questions. The Mayor closed the Public Hearing with the right of the Council to reopen it at a future date. Mr. Nelson asked staff to clarify the specific location of the club house on the site plan. It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to adopt a resolution approving major amendment to special permit subject to conditions included in the resolution. The motion passed 6-0 7. Petitions, Requests, Communications 8. Resolutions and Ordinances 8a. Livable Communities Resolution to participate in the Metropolitan Council Local Housing Incentives Account Program in 1999 Resolution # 98-140 By consent, Council adopted a Resolution electing to participate in the Local Housing Incentives Program during 1999 8b. Corrected Resolution - Reconveyance of a portion of tax-forfeit property located at 2621 Virginia Avenue South to State of Minnesota for public auction Case No. 96-20-RE Resolution # 98-141 By consent, Council adopted corrected Resolution reconvening the tax deed for property located at 2621 Virginia Avenue South to State of Minnesota 9. Reports from Officers,Boards, Committees a. Planning Commission Minutes of September 16, 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. 111 b. Housing Authority Minutes of September 9, 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. c. Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Minutes of September 9, 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. d. Vendor Claim Report 111 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. 10. Unfinished Business 10a. Board and Commission Appointment(s)-None Mayor Dorfman indicated that there were several vacancies that needed to be filled and recommended that Council meet prior to an upcoming study session meeting to review Board and Commission appointment status and applications pending. 11. New Business lla. Registered Land Survey (RLS)Approval at 3993-3997 Dakota Avenue Resolution # 98-142 By consent, Council approved the RLS. 12. Miscellaneous - None 13. Claims,Appropriations, Contract Payments - None 14. Communications Mayor Dorfman gave a brief Met Council report and indicated that the Livable Communities grant application had been considered by the Committee and a decision would be made later this fall. Mayor Dorfman noted that the location of the STEP Spaghetti Dinner to be held on Thursday, October 22nd from 5.00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m was changed to Westwood Lutheran Church. Mayor Dorfman commented on the success of the KIDS Cafe at Perspective, Inc. and stated that volunteers were still needed. 15. Adjournment It was moved by Councilmember Dorfman, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p m The motion passed 6-0 ,IDy --- 5y Clerk Mayor