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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999/06/21 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular CITY OF OFFICIAL MINUTES ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK,MINNESOTA June 21, 1999 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 2. Presentations 2a. Retirement of Sgt. Philip Stuemke. An number of persons were present to honor Sgt. Phillip Stuemke for his service to the City of St. Louis Park and the community. Sgt. Stuemke was recognized for his contributions to the Police Explorer program and his efforts in working with youth programs. 2b. Swearing in Ceremony for Ward Three Councilmember, Susan Santa Judge Cara Lee Neville was present to officially swear in Susan Santa, who was appointed to serve as Third Ward Councilmember for a term to expire on January 3, 2000. 3. Roll Call The following Councilmembers were present at roll call: Tim Brimeyer, Ron Latz, Chris Nelson, Sue Sanger, Sue Santa, Robert Young, and Mayor Jeff Jacobs. Also present were the City Manager(Mr. Meyer); City Attorney(Mr. Scott); Director of Community Development (Mr. Harmening); Planning Associate(Ms. Peterson);Director of Inspections(Mr. Hoffman); and City Clerk(Ms. Larsen). 4. Approval of Minutes 4a. City Council Meeting of June 7, 1999 Councilmember Latz asked that the minutes be corrected to reflect that while some Councilmembers had encouraged others to be involved in democracy by exercising their right to run for the office in November, there were other comments made about the rigorous selection process Council had undertaken and that the candidate chosen was deemed best suited to represent Ward III. Councilmember Sanger pointed out that on page 8 the word"construction" should be changed to I "constructive". With those corrections, the minutes were approved as presented. Council Meeting Minutes -2- June 21 , 1999 5. Approval of Agendas a. Consent Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Young, to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 6-0. b. Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Santa, 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 Hearings 6a. Public Hearing and First Reading of an ordinance to change the zoning designation from "C-2" Commercial to "R-C",High Density Residential for property owned by Silvercrest Properties Case No. 99-11-Z 3601 Park Center Boulevard A summary of the staff report was presented by Sacha Peterson. Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing with the right of Council to reopen at a future date. Councilmember Nelson asked for clarification that Silvercrest Properties owned the entire parcel and that they were requesting this change. Ms. Peterson replied that both statements were correct. Councilmember Brimeyer asked if the housing would be sold at market rate. Ms. Peterson stated that the property was not expected to redevelop in the near future and that when it did, staff would encourage development for multi-age housing at market rate. Councilmember Brimeyer asked for clarification of"near future". Ms. Peterson replied that redevelopment would not occur for three to five hears. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Latz, to approve the first reading of an ordinance to rezone the property"C-2"to"R-C" and set second reading for July 6, 1999. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Latz. Motion passed unanimously. 7. Petitions, Requests, Communications -None Council Meeting Minutes -3- June 21 , 1999 8. Resolutions and Ordinances 8a. Resolution upholding and reversing, in part, the decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals relating to the allowed height,size and use of an accessory structure located at 4312 Coolidge Avenue- Resolution # 99-76 Michael Christianson, owner of the property at 4312 Coolidge presented to council a timeline of events which occurred during the process of constructing the accessory building at that location. He believed that Scott Moore had been helpful and had acted in good faith throughout the entire process. Mr. Christianson described in detail the chronology of events which had occurred. He expressed his extreme frustration in that he had cooperated with staff throughout the entire construction process, had received a favorable determination from the Board and Zoning Appeals and did not feel Council's decision of June 7th regarding height of the structure was warranted. John Miller reiterated his comments of the June 7th meeting regarding Lowry vs. City of Mankato. Mr. Christianson asked how lay persons working through and cooperating fully with City staff and the Board of Zoning Appeals can be expected to know what is and isn't allowable under the ordinance. Councilmember Nelson asked that paragraph 10 of the findings of fact be revised to clarify that the measurement of height is based on a reference to the definition of gable as it appears in Webster's Dictionary. Councilmember Young stated that BOZA had upheld stag's interpretation of height measurement and asked what differed in item number 10 of the timeline from the original interpretation staff had made. Mr. Hoffman stated that after BOZA had upheld staff's interpretation of measuring the gable facing the east, another inspection was made. At that time the height of the roof system was again measured and it was discovered that the roof was not in conformance with the code. Councilmember Young asked how it came to be that the structure had been built taller than originally proposed. Mr. Hoffman stated that though the interpretation of how to measure height had not changed, other changes had taken place that affected the overall building height. An 18 inch high kneewall had been added to the first floor wall height and a roof overhang was cut off, thereby affecting the calculation of overall height of the structure. Councilmember Young stated that the net effect, even if Council had not overturned the decision by BOZA, was that the building height would need to be reduced. Mr. Hoffman concurred. Councilmember Brimeyer asked what the height of the building could be if using the definition of height calculation determined by Council. Mr. Hoffinan stated that it would be 18 to 18.5 feet. Council ' Meeting Minutes -4- June 21 , 1999 Mr. Hoffman presented a definition of what the gable end of a roof is and how it's measurement is computed. ll Councilmember Nelson asked that for the purposes of this interpretation the definition as provided in Webster's be used. Mr. Scott restated Council's request to include in the resolution the definition as it appears in Webster's and offered to rewrite that section of the resolution. He did not believe that the resolution needed to come back for additional discussion and recommended that Council adopt the resolution with changes. , It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to adopt a resolution with changes as discussed, that sets forth findings of fact regarding the zoning appeal for 4312 Coolidge Avenue, affirms the Board of Zoning Appeals on two interpretations and reversed on the issue of height of the garage. The motion passed 6-0. 8b. Community Notification Grant - Resolution # 99-77 ` By consent, Council adopted the resolution approving the grant agreement between the Community Notification Grant Program and the City of St. Louis Park and authorizing the City Manager and Chief of Police to execute this agreement. 8c. Community-Oriented Policing(COPS) Grant - Resolution # 99-78 By consent, Council adopted the attached resolution approving a grant between the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and the City of St. Louis Park and authorize the city Manager and Chief of Police to execute this agreement. *8d. Amendment to the Bassett Creek Watershed Joint Powers Agreement Peso 1ution # 99-79 By consent, council adopted the resolution authorizing and directing amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement for the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission. 9. Reports from Officers, Boards, Committees 'i a. Housing Authority Minutes of May 12, 1999 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. b. Planning Commission Minutes of May 19, 1999 Council Meeting Minutes -5- June 21 , 1999 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. c. Planning Commission Minutes of June 2, 1999 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. d. Vendor Claims By consent, Council accepted report for filing. 10. Unfinished Business -None 11. New Business -None 12. Miscellaneous-None 13. Claims,Appropriations, Contract Payments -None 14. Communications Mayor Jacobs commented on the success of the St. Louis Park Parktacular celebration and thanked the Parktacular Board and other volunteers involved for their efforts. 15. Adjournment Mayor Jacobs adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m. /L/iLik C./ Clerk Mayor