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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000/02/22 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular CITY OF - OFFICIAL MINUTES ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA February 22, 2000 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 2. Presentations - Former Employee Recognition Mayor Jacobs thanked and presented a plaque to Greg Hodgkin and Charlie Hoffer in recognition of their dedicated service to the City of St. Louis Park. 3. Roll Call The following Councilmembers were present at roll call: Jim 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 (Ms. Poehler); Planning Manager(Ms. Erickson); Director of Public Works (Mr. Rardin); Public Works (Mr. Merkley); and Recording Secretary (Ms. Olson). 4. Approval of Minutes a. City Council meeting minutes of February 7, 2000 The minutes were approved with the following corrections. Page 13, Item 8e, paragraph 5, change "members of the Public Works Department" to "members of the public". Page 15, Item 8g, paragraph 4. change "Bale" to "Baill". Page 15, Item 8g, paragraph 5, add to paragraph "Mr. Baill agreed to do so". b. Study Session minutes of January 10, 2000 The minutes were approved with the following correction. Page 23, Item 5, change to "and directed staff to research the proposal for the off leash dog park in an nearby area of Minneapolis and to determine whether St. Louis I'ark residents might be able to use those areas". c. Study Session minutes of January 24, 2000 The minutes were approved as presented. 5. Approval of Agendas a. Consent Agenda. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Young, to approve the consent agenda. The motion pF•sse;17-0 Council Meeting Minutes -2- February 22, 2000 b. Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve the agenda. The motion passed 7-0. c. Resolutions and Ordinances By consent, Council waived reading of resolutions and ordinances. 6. Public Hearings - None 7. Petitions, Requests, Communications - None 8. Resolutions and Ordinances 8a. Evaluation of Police and Fire Civil Service Commissions Mr. Meyer, City Manager explained that the recommendation was to refer this issue to the Charter Commission who would determine whether the continuance of the Police and Fire Civil Service Commission was appropriate. Councilmember Nelson stated that the Council recognized that the Statute had not been changed with respect to the Fire Civil Service Commissions, but the Council would like the Charter Commission to look at that anyway. Councilmember Sanger asked if there was an expectation of when the Charter Commission should provide a recommendation back to the Council. It was the consensus of the Council to recommend that the Charter Commission gather the information that they needed and bring it back to the Council within a reasonable time frame. It was moved by Councilmember Brimeyer, seconded by Councilmember Young, to adopt the resolution. The motion passed 7-0. 8b. Second Reading of the Ordinance Adopting a Stormwater Utility. Ordinance No. 2156-00, Resolution No. 00-023 Mr. Merkley, Public Works briefly commented on a few phone inquiries that he received the issue since the approval of the First Reading of the proposed ordinance on February 7, 2000 and recommended approval. Darrel McIntosh, 2557 Xenwood Avenue South, was concerned about what was being proposed for the Novartis location. Mr. Rardin stated that this was not one of the problem areas that the City had identified during the recent round of flooding, but that didn't mean that it couldn't be looked at in the future. Ken Dubbe, 2550 Webster Avenue South, stated that he was not in favor of creating holding ponds because they are a hazard for small children, breeding ground for mosquitoes, and habitat for geese. He wanted area neighbors to have a voice in their location. Council Meeting Minutes -3- February 22, 2000 Mr Rardin stated that the specific areas that are talked about in this proposal are not aimed at creating water quality ponds since there was limited application in the City to develop them, but rather short term holding areas that would be dry afterwards Mr Meyer stated that if the City was proposing any kind of storm water retention area, the City would involve the neighborhoods Doug Larson, 2837 Kentucky Avenue South, VP of Bronx Park Neighborhood Association, stated that that the neighborhood had expressed concerns about how the City would use the fund after the initial repairs of the sites were completed Mr Rardin indicated that half of the remaining amount would go to pay off the bond and the other half would be to manage the storm system and look at future water quality issues Mr Larson asked how the public would be notified on what the money would be used for after the initial plan was completed Councilmember Nelson stated that the long term goal was to have what we collect for the stormwater utility equal to maintenance costs Mr Meyer stated that this proposal came out of the stormwater management plan that took into account all the issues that the City was aware of at the current time and noted that it was legal for a City to take money out a utility fund and use it for general fund purposes Mr Larson asked what the program was to determine whether or not a resident could receive a grant from the grant program Mr Merkley stated that the grant program was set up for public water and it would not pay for private water that came exclusively from the homeowners property and that grants would be recommended by the Public Works Director and approved by the City Council Mr Larson noted some neighborhood examples with problem areas and questioned whether or not this was going to be the process if a homeowner hasn't done his own maintenance on his property Councilmember Latz noted that the stormwater utility would provide for more accountability and equity than in the past Councilmember Nelson believed that the utility was being established to charge appropriately the cost to the people who are using the program and the City was not looking for a new source of money Councilmember Sanger believed that the Council was voting for the creation of the utility and not yet at the stage at saying that any one particular property was or was not to be included in the grant program She stated that at that point the Council would be relying on the staff for those recommendations It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to adopt Ordinance No 2156-00 establishing a Stormwater Utility, approve the summary, and authorize publication of the summary The motion passed 7-0 Council Meeting Minutes -4- February 22, 2000 It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to adopt Resolution , No 00-023 establishing the single-two family residential lot shall be $6/quarter with charges for other land uses to be determined through the use of a"Residential Equivalent Factor" The motion passed 7-0 8c. Second Reading of the Ordinance Amending Sanitary Sewer Utility Rates resulting from the Ordinance Adoption of the Stormwater Utility. Ordinance No. 2157-00 It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to adopt Ordinance No 2157-00 amending sanitary sewer utility rates, approve the summary, and authorize publication of the summary The motion passed 7-0 8d. CASE NO. 00-02-Z Second Reading Zoning Ordinance Map Amendments Ordinance No. 2158-00 It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve second reading of Zoning Ordinance Map for properties located at the NW quadrant of France Avenue and Excelsior Boulevard, adopt Ordinance No 2158-00, approve the summary, and authorize publication of the summary The motion passed 7-0 8e. Traffic Study No. 550: Permit Parking at 3125 Idaho Avenue South Resolution No. 00-024 By consent, Council adopted Resolution No 00-024 authorizing installation of permit parking in front of 3125 Idaho Avenue South • 8f. Former Employees Recognition. Resolution No.'s 00-025, 00-026, 00-027, 00-028 By consent, Council approved the resolutions 9. Reports from Officers, Boards, Committees a. Housing Authority Minutes of January 11, 2000 b. Housing Authority Special Meeting Minutes of January 26, 2000 c. Planning Commission Minutes of January 19, 2000 By consent, Council accepted all reports for filing 10. Unfinished Business a. Board and Commission Appointment(s) - None 11. New Business Ila. Contract with West Suburban Mediation Center Council Meeting Minutes ;5 ; February 22, 2000 By consent, Council authorized the Mayor and City Manager to execute a one-year contract with 11, West Suburban Mediation Center for mediation, conciliation, information and referral, and public education services . � r34,'i'�t, '! 12. Miscellaneous - None 13. Claims, Appropriation, Contract Payments - None 14. Communications >From the City Manager - None >From the Mayor -None 15. Adjournment It was moved by Councilmember Brimeyer, seconded by ouncilmember Santa, to adjourn the meeting at 8 15 p m The motion passed 7-0 ity Clerk : .r J