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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998/06/02 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular CITY OF OFFICIAL MINUTES 111 ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA June 2, 1998 1. Call to Order Mayor Dorfman called the meeting to order at 7.30 p m 2. Presentation - None 3. Roll Call The following Councilmembers were present at roll call: Chris Nelson, Sue Sanger, Ron Latz, Robert Young, Jim Brimeyer, and Mayor Gail Dorfman. Councilmember Jacobs arrived at 8 10 p.m Also present were the City Manager(Mr. Meyer), City Attorney(Mr. Scott); Director of Community Development (Mr. Harmening), Economic Development Coordinator (Mr. Anderson), Public Works (Mr. Moore); Director of Public Works (Mr. Rardin), and Planning Coordinator(Ms. Erickson). 4. Approval of Minutes City Council meeting of May 18, 1998 The following corrections were made to the May 18th City Council Meeting Minutes and will be brought back to the City Council Meeting on June 15, 1998 for review and approval: Change Page 6, add Robert Young to Roll Call, Change Page 7, Item 6a, last line of second paragraph change reward to award and Rick Dailies should be Bain, Bruce Doshes should be Dachis, and change the third paragraph to The C.O.U.R.T. (Concerned Owners for a Unified court dedicated to Responsibility and Trust), Change Page 7, Item 6a, 5th paragraph, change Baine to Bain, Change Page 8, 3rd paragraph add Executive Director of Perspectives and Property Owner to Jeannie Seeley-Smith's name, Change Page 11, Section 8 has some items missing. From May 18th Agenda, Add 8b (a consent item), Add 8c heading (Excelsior Boulevard median islands) and the comments should go under there, and add 8d (a consent item). City Council study session meeting of May 11, 1998. With the exception of the following changes, the minutes were approved as presented: Change Page 16, 7th paragraph, delete 1st sentence of Councilmember Nelson's comments. Start next paragraph with Councilmember Nelson. Change Page 17, Item 2, add yards that are adjacent to parks for staff consideration for screening. 5. Approval of Agendas a. Consent Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Young, seconded by Councilmember Nelson to approve the consent agenda The motion passed 6-0. b. Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Sanger to approve the agenda The motion passed 6-0. c. Resolutions and Ordinances By consent, Council waived reading of resolutions and ordinances. 6. Public Hearing 6a. Sponsorship of grant application to State of Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development. Resolution #98-82 Mr Anderson, Economic Development Coordinator presented a staff report. Mr Berenberg, Lincoln Del was present and briefly shared his appreciation for the support and cooperation of the city in attaining a required occupancy permit. The Mayor closed the public hearing with the right of the Council to reopen it at a future date Councilmember Sanger commented on the long standing importance of the Lincoln Del in the neighborhood and believed the project would benefit residents and community Staff was recommended to make correction on paragraph 5 of the Resolution by completing sentence. It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Brimeyer, to approve the Resolution and authorize the Mayor and City Council to execute a grant agreement with the State of Minnesota and a loan agreement with the Lincoln Baking Company. The motion passed 6-0 6b. Case No. 98-4-ZA I/ Zoning Code Text Amendment 111 Judie Erickson, Planning Coordinator presented staff report and explained the changes to the text to comply with the MCWD standards. The Mayor closed the public hearing with the right of the Council to reopen it at a future date. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Brimeyer to adopt first reading of Zoning Ordinance text amendments and set second reading for June 15th. The motion passed 6-0. 6c. Case No. 98-11-ZA Zoning Code Text Amendment Mayor Dorfman asked Judie Erickson to comment on the impact of this proposal on the future plans for the site Ms. Erickson stated a requirement that the city could request is that the location be moved or use terminated if problems develop with circulation, congestion or traffic that could not be accommodated by small changes. Mr. Harmening stated submission of a site plan would be required next year would identify problems. Jay Gans, General Growth Management, Inc., was present to answer questions. The Mayor closed the public hearing with the right of the Council to reopen it at a future date. Councilmember Sanger asked if operators of farmer's market were subject to the ordinance requirement for outdoor sales and if size limitation was required. Ms. Erickson stated that it was required by ordinance that the sale of agricultural commodities had to be by the grower/producer and not be an outdoor sales that a principal use could do under these conditions She stated that the current size limitation is 10% of the parking lot • Councilmember Nelson raised his concern about the current size limitation and development of other farmer's markets in the city and'asked if site plan approval was enough control for a particular location and questioned if a conditional use permit was needed. Ms. Erickson stated that site plan approval was enough control and there were provisions added that the city could terminate the use of problems were identified Councilmember Nelson asked how it would be determined if a use was not working Ms. Erickson stated that congestion and lack of parking would be determiners and language could be added to state what exactly would trigger that and examine limiting size where the use was not located on a parking lot. It was moved by Councilmember Brimeyer, seconded by Councilmember Latz, to waive first reading and set second reading for June 15, 1998. The motion passed 6-0. 7. Petitions, Requests, Communications -None 8. Resolutions and Ordinances -None 9. Reports from Officers, Boards, Committees a. Neighborhood Revitalization Commission Minutes of April 8, 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. b. Human Rights Commission minutes of March 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. c. Human Rights Commission Minutes of April 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing d.Cable TV Commission Minutes of February 10, 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing e. Joint Mtg minutes Planning& Park and Rec Commissions of April 15, 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing f. Minutes of Planning Commission May 6, 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. g. Minutes of BOZA April 23, 1998 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. h.Vendor Claim Report By consent, Council accepted report for filing 10. Unfinished Business - Board and Commission Appointments It was moved by Councilmember Young, seconded by Councilmember Brimeyer, to move Karl Robertson to the Board of Zoning Appeals from the Building Codes Commission. The motion passed 6-0 11. New Business 111 lla. Excelsior Boulevard Median Islands from Trunk Highway 100 to Methodist Hospital Entrance- Project No. 98-02. Resolution #98-83 Rollin Crawford, Attorney representing the building owner, gave an overview of economic and safety concerns with the proposed medians at the site and neighborhood, and suggested amending plans eliminating the insurmountable median between Zarthan and the railroad track and allow for a center/left turning lane. Mr. Crawford recommended further time to consider alternative access to the site, work with adjacent property owners, develop other turning schemes, and undertake a traffic study. Mr. Moore, Public Works clarified that the County responded that its either all medians or no medians with this project. Bye Barsness, Pink Business Interiors reviewed a handout he had prepared for Council and reviewed economic and safety concerns with proposed median project. He believed that the time extension granted by Council at it's May 18th meeting was not sufficient time to understand the impacts of the proposal on his business and study possible solutions. Mayor Dorfman asked staff to comment on the time request and the impact on construction Mr Moore stated that the project was a 2-3 week construction project 'and 1 month bidding An additional delay would allow for construction completion this year. Elizabeth Shreves, President of the Creekside Neighborhood Association,4223 Brunsvick Avenue South, believed that the median project was vital to the neighborhood to protect residents while crossing and prevent any additional deaths. Kathe Wecker, 4141 Webster Avenue South, President of the Brookside Neighborhood, stated that the neighborhood will not tolerate the unsafe conditions any longer or anymore deaths and was in full support of the completion of the project. John Hoisve, 3945 Dakota Avenue South, representing the Brooklawns Neighborhood, commented on the heavy traffic flow on Excelsior Boulevard, sunlight during three seasons of the year, original design of site didn't plan for high volume of semi-trailer traffic. Randy Manthey, 3929 Dakota Avenue South, representing the Brooklawns II Neighborhood, stated that after the deaths at the site, the neighborhood met with the City to examine the unsafe conditions and define what the problem was, talked about range of solutions, and with the County identified actions that were to be taken. The expanded medians were an identified action and completion vital to the safety of residents Paul Green, 3946 Dakota Avenue South, representing the Brooklawns Neighborhood, was concerned with additional delay in construction of medians current conditions being left unsafe for residents Councilmember Brimeyer believed that additional time was warranted to consider alternative options of traffic movement on site. Mr. Moore presented three plan revisions suggested after meeting with representative from PBI and their traffic consultant. Councilmember Latz was in favor of allowing Pink Business Interiors an additional 30 days since they were just recently informed about project so that they can have adequate opportunity to consider impacts of plans on business and evaluate options. It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Brimeyer to delay the project for an additional 30 days to allow Pink Business Interiors (PBI) additional time to consider alternative median designs and the internal impacts at their facility. Councilmember Sanger was not in favor of delaying the project because it was predetermined by the County that all medians would have to be constructed at site or no medians at all. • Councilmember Jacobs concurred with Councilmember Sanger and was concerned that a further delay would not accomplish anything more regarding the construction of medians and study solutions for internal movement at site later. Councilmember Young was concerned with an impact of a delay on the increased cost of the project (bidding) and clarified that it is not legal for large semi-trailers to move through residential neighborhood. He was opposed to delaying the project. Councilmember Nelson agreed that there may have been some problems with the process, but a delay was not going to solve any problems on the public right way and the property owner could continue to examine the internal factors at the site He stated he attended a recent Elmwood neighborhood meeting where support was expressed for the median project Mayor Dorfman commented that the plans for Excelsior Boulevard project has and will continue to create additional access problems for businesses, but the city is very committed to pedestrian access to change the character of Excelsior Boulevard and did not believe that anything would be gained by a delay. II The motion failed 2-5 (Councilmembers Dorfman,Nelson,Jacobs, Sanger and Young opposing). It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs to adopt the attached resolution accepting the City Engineer's Report, establishing Project No. 98-02, ordering Project No 98-02, approving plans and specifications, authorizing receipt of bids, and approving a Cooperative Agreement with Hennepin County and to adopt three revisions to the plan and staff recommendations for parking and extensions to medians The motion passed 7-0 11b. Ground Lease, Development and Joint Use Agreement with Benilde-St Margaret's School. It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to execute the Ground Lease, Development and Joint Use Agreement prepared by the City Attorney as described in the report. The motion passed 7-0. 11c. Joint Powers Agreement with the Metropolitan Council for Bus Stop Signage. By consent, Council approved the Met Council Joint Powers Agreement and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City. 11d. Set Public Hearing for Revision of Water Ordinance By consent, Council moved to schedule a public hearing on June 15, 1998, at 7 30 p.m. for an ordinance to amend City Code section 9-113 lle. Traffic Study No. 530: No Parking Loading Zone in Front of 3312 Gorham Avenue Resolution #98-84 By consent, Council accepted the report for filing and adopt the attached resolution authorizing the parking restrictions described. llf. Confirmation of the appointment of Clint Pires as Deputy City Manager It was moved by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Brimeyer, to confirm the appointment of Clint Pires as Deputy City Manager effective August 1, 1998. The motion passed 7-0 12. Miscellaneous - None 13. Claims, Appropriations, Contract Payments a. Contract payments Partial Contractor ' Contract No. Amount Gorham-Oien Mechanical, Inc Rec Center Renaissance 4110 $ 19,506 30 Ridgedale Electric, Inc. Rec Center Renaissance 4096 $ 16, 638.05 Wanzek Construction, Inc. Rec Center Renaissance 4114 $41,848.30 Midwest Asphalt Ford Road/Shelard Pkwy 17-98 $ 52,281.96 Hardrives Excelsior Blvd Phase 2 14-98 $ 97,556.88 By consent, Council approved and authorize payments. 14. Communications Mr Meyer, City Manager gave a brief report on the storm damage clean-up and noted that regular park maintenance had been delayed. Councilmember Nelson raised the issue of the condition of NSP equipment in St. Louis Park neighborhoods and suggested evaluation. In the future, Council recommended meeting with NSP representatives to consider alternatives and the future possibility of underground power cables. 15. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made by Councilmember Dorfman and seconded by Councilmember Jacobs The meeting adjourned at 9.19 p.m. The motion passed 7-0 c' A , ity Clerk Mayor I 1