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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999/09/21 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular j7' CITYOF OFFICIAL MINUTES ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK,MINNESOTA September 21, 1999 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 2. Presentations VFW Day Proclamation - Mayor Jeff Jacobs read a proclamation proclaiming Tuesday, September 29, 1999 as VFW Day in St. Louis Park. 1999 Evergreen Award- Mayor Jeff Jacobs presented the 1999 Evergreen Award to Gerald and Christine Formo of 8724 W. 35th Street in the Aquila Neighborhood. Martha McDonnell presented a series of slides demonstrating the beautiful gardening and landscaping on the property. 3. Roll Call The following Councilmembers were present at roll call: Jim Bnmeyer, 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); Economic Development Coordinator(Mr Kleve); Community Outreach Coordinator(Ms. McDonnell); City Planner(Ms. Enckson), and Recording Secretary (Ms. Olson). 4. Approval of Minutes 4a. City Council Meeting of September 7, 1999 The minutes were approved as presented. 5. Approval of Agendas a. Consent Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Santa, seconded by Councilmember Young, to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 7-0. b. Agenda Minutes of September 21, 1999 2 It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to approve the agenda with the change to reorder the agenda by moving Item 8D prior to Item 7a. The motion passed 7-0. c. Resolutions and Ordinances By consent, Council waived reading of resolutions and ordinances. 6. Public Hearings 6a. Parkwood Shores Assisted Living Project-- Phase II Resolution #99-110 Mr. Kleve, Economic Development Coordinator presented a brief staff report and asked that a letter be entered into the public record to Mark Ruff, Ehlers and Associates, Inc. from Hennepin County Financial Analysis and Support Division stating that the proposed modification to the Park Center Boulevard Housing TIF District satisfies the preference of the Hennepin Board of Commissioners for use of tax increment financing. Mayor Jacobs 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 Sanger, to approve a resolution adopting the modification to the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project No. 1 and adopting the modification to the Tax Increment Financing Plan for the Park Center Boulevard Housing Tax Increment Financing District. The motion passed 7-0. 7. Petitions,Requests, Communications 7a. Browndale Neighborhood Association 1998/1999 grant proposal for a wood chip walking path around the pond in Browndale Park Pat Swiderski, 4237 Salem Avenue, President of the Browndale Neighborhood Association, stated that there were neighborhood concerns about the proposed walking trails and a meeting with the concerned neighbors was held in June. She indicated that she had spoken with the most concerned neighbor and he had said he wasn't as concerned as he had been and didn't think the path would be a problem. She presented some photos of the existing trail at Browndale Park. William H. Hennemuth, 4356 Dart Avenue South, stated that he has been a resident for 25 years and was concerned about additional noise and disturbance from foot traffic around the pond and it's affect on the existing wildlife (wood ducks and mallards). He was also concerned about safety since it was not an area that was not easily observed by neighbors or the police. David Erickson, 4044 Utica Avenue South, stated that he has been involved in the neighborhood association with this issue and believed that the existing trail was usable only about half the summer and then it was overgrown and not passable and at currently the area on the west end of Minutes of September 21, 1999 3 the pond looks like it was private property and if you wanted to walk around the pond you would be trespassing when the area was actually public property. Doug Langenfelds, Director of Parks and Recreation, explained that the proposed trail and additional foot traffic would have a minimal affect on the area wildlife and recommended that the neighborhood police the area themselves to keep dog walkers who may let their dogs loose and go in the water. Councilmember Nelson recommended that some of the duck houses be placed in the water and that the vegetation between the path and the lake was not that desirable and perhaps that the actual location of the trail and landscaping could be considered further to satisfy the neighborhood. Ms. McDonnell stated that a neighborhood meeting was recently held where Jim Vaughan from Public Works presented some of the plans for the area between the baseball field and the pond which included some weed control to control geese,but indicated that this was put on hold until the neighborhood was consulted. Councilmember Nelson believed that most of the neighborhood concerns had been addressed and hoped some of the landscaping issues could be addressed. He would like to see Jim Vaughan move ahead with something that the neighbors can live with. He indicated that the City needs to keep on eye on the neighborhood's concerns and asked residents to contact him with any problems. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Brimeyer, to release grant funds so that the implementation of the revised project could begin. The motion passed 7- 0. 8. Resolutions and Ordinances 8a. School District#283 request for funds from Cable TV franchise equipment grant It was moved by Councilmember Brimeyer, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve the recommendation of the Citizens Cable TV Advisory Commission to allot one-third of the franchise equipment grant to School District#283 to purchase production equipment for local cable channel 32. The motion passed 7-0. 8b. Rename Cable TV Commission to Telecommunications Commission Councilmember Sanger recommended that the Commission look at securing improved interne assess for St. Louis Park. It was moved by Councilmember Santa, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to rename Citizens Cable Television Advisory Commission to Citizens Telecommunications Advisory Commission. The motion passed 7-0. Minutes of September 21, 1999 4 8c. Second Reading- Sale of 2712 Vernon Avenue South Ordinance#2144-99 It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to waive the second reading, adopt ordinance, approve summary ordinance and authorize publication. The motion passed 7-0. 8d. Miscellaneous Zoning Ordinance Amendments CASE NO. 99-12-ZA- John Miller, 4500 Park Glen Road was present. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Latz, to defer second reading to the City Council Meeting on October 4, 1999. The motion passed 7-0. Councilmember Nelson directed staff to reconsider the languge of the ordinance amendments. 8e. Compensation of the Mayor and City Councilmembers and the Economic Development Authority President and Commissioners Ordinance# 2145-99 Resolution #99-111 It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Young, to waive the second reading, adopt the ordinance, and authorize publication. The motion passed 7-0. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to adopt a resolution setting the annual salaries for the EDA President and Commissioners. The motion passed 7-0. 9. Reports from Officers, Boards, Committees a. Planning Commission Minutes of September 1, 1999 By consent, Council accepted report for filing. b. Vendor Claim Report By consent, Council accepted report for filing. 10. Unfinished Business a. Board and Commission Appointment(s) It was moved by Councilmember Young, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to appoint Kimberly Fisher to the Human Rights Commission and James Nordgaard to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The motion passed 6-0-1. Councilmember Nelson abstained. Minutes of September 21, 1999 5 11. New Business lla. Authorize use of funding for Rec Center Mr. Meyer, City Manager presented a brief staff report. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to authorize City Manager to transfer$1,820,268 from the Public Improvement Revolving Fund to the Project Construction Fund for the Rec Center Renaissance project; to budget for an annual transfer in the amount of$160,000 from the Parks and Recreation Fund for the debt service for the Rec Center bonds; and to establish an appropriate reserve in the Matured Special Assessment Fund to fund the balance of debt service for the Rec Center bonds. The motion passed 7-0. 12. Miscellaneous - None 13. Claims, Appropriation, Contract Payments - None 14. Communications >From the City Manager Mr. Meyer indicated the Joint meeting with the School Board has not yet been scheduled. Councilmember Nelson indicated that a Park Commons Open House was held tonight and was very successful and many resident comments were received. He suggested that another open house be held to gather additional feedback from the community. 15. Adjournment It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconde . Co • i ,/ b Santa, to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m. The motion passed 7-0. AlL City lerk Von r