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Home My WebLink About2000/03/20 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular CITY OF OFFICIAL MINUTES ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA March 20, 2000 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7 30 p m 2. Presentations Mayor Jacobs read a Proclamation that designated April as National Rental Month Rachel Fitzgerald, Owner of Reddy Rents was present to receive the proclamation and thanked the City of St Louis Park for their support 3. Roll Call The following Councilmembers were present at roll call Jim Brimeyer, Ron Latz, Chris Nelson, Sue Sanger, Robert Young, and Mayor Jeff Jacobs Also present were the City Manager (Mr Meyer), City Attorney (Mr Scott), Economic Development Coordinator (Mr Kleve), Director of Public Works (Mr Rardin), Housing Programs Coordinator(Ms Larsen), Finance Director(Ms McGann), and Recording Secretary (Ms Olson) 4. Approval of Minutes a. City Council Minutes of March 6, 2000 Page 5, Item la, Change "Karen Doer" to "Karen Dewar" Page 5, Item 2b, Change "Coral Ho" to "Coral Houle" Page 6, Item 6a, Last Paragraph, Change "1986-1987" to "1994-1995" Page 8, Item 6c, Change"It was moved by Councilmember Nelson" to "It was moved by Councilmember Latz" Page 10, Item 15, Change "It was moved by Councilmember Nelson" to "It was moved by Councilmember Latz" b. Study Session Minutes of February 14, 2000 Page 11, Item 1, 1st Paragraph, Change "option for obtaining an equity partner" to "option for obtaining a commercial/retail expertise" and Change "He felt if Avalon Bay" to "Councilmember Nelson felt if Avalon Bay" Page 11, Item 1, 3rd Paragraph, Change "would prefer to do it in house" to "would prefer to retain ownership" Council Meeting Minutes -2- March 20, 2000 c. Study Session Minutes of February 28, 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 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 Hearings 6a. Mill City Tax Increment Finance District Tom Kleve, Economic Development Coordinator presented a staff report and noted a technical change to the plan which added Met Council Mr Kleve asked that a letter from Hennepin County stating that the proposed Mill City Redevelopment TIF District appears to satisfy the preference of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners to use Tax Increment Financing Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing With no one wishing to speak, Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing with the right to reopen it at a future date It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Nelson, to adopt the resolution establishing the Mill City Tax Increment Financing District within Redevelopment Project No 1 and adopting the Tax Increment Plan therefor The motion passed 6-0 6b. Public Hearing to consider allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds - Year XXVI Kathy Larsen , Housing Programs Coordinator presented a staff report Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing Bill O'Meara, Representative of Community Action for Suburban Hennepin County was present and thanked St Louis Park for their continuous support Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing with the right to reopen it at a future date Council Meeting Minutes -3- March 20, 2000 Councilmember Latz stated that he was pleased to see a substantial portion of the funds going toward the multi-family rehabilitation efforts Mayor Jacobs commended the staff for their efforts to implement this plan It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to adopt the Resolution approving projected use of funds for 2000 Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant funds, reprogramming $15,000 of 1998 Rehab Counseling/Home Maintenance Public Service Fund to 1998 Emergency Repair Program Fund and authorizing signature of Subrecipient Agreement with Hennepin County and any related Third Party Agreements The motion passed 6-0 6c. Public Hearing - Hammer Residences, Inc. Joint Powers Agreement/Revenue Bong Jean McGann, Finance Director presented a staff report Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing There being no one wishing to speak, Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing with the right to reopen it at a future date Councilmember Latz asked what Hammer Residences was Jim Lant, Finance Director of Hammer Residences stated that their organization provided facilities and services for the developmentally disabled Mayor Jacobs asked about the size of the facility located in St Louis Park Mr Lant stated that the facility in St Louis Park was a four person home Councilmember Latz asked for clarification as to why the City was considering issuing revenue bonds to assist Hammer Residences Cynthia Chamberlain, NW Investment Services, explained that by approving this resolution the City was agreeing to allow the City of Wayzata to issue this debt on their behalf in order for them to save on the interest rate on that debt Councilmember Latz asked if there was any precedence set for doing this for a comparable organization Mr Meyer indicated that back in 1994-95 Park Nicollet executed a similar transaction It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Nelson, to approve the attached resolution and enter into a Joint Powers agreement The motion passed 6-0 7. Petitions, Requests, Communications - None Council Meeting Minutes -4- March 20, 2000 8. Resolutions and Ordinances 8a. Change Order No. 4 to Contract No. 4066 with Howard R. Green Company for Professional Engineering Services By consent, Council adopted the attached resolution authorizing execution of Change Order No 4 in the amount of$53,774 00 to Contract No 4066 for Professional Engineering Services increasing the total contract amount from $543,708 00 to $597,482 00 8b. CASE NO. 00-11-OMB - Second Reading of Text Amendment to Official Map By consent, Council approved Second Reading of Ordinance to amend sections 14-405, 14-406, 14-408, 14-409, 14-409 1 of the Municipal Code related to the Official Map, approved summary ordinance and authorize summary publication 8c. CASE NO. 00-06-Z- Zoning Ordinance Map Amendments By consent, Council approved second reading of Zoning Ordinance Map amendments to bring the Zoning Map into conformance the Comprehensive Plan, adopt Ordinances, approve summary Ordinances and authonze summary publication 8d. CASE NO. 00-07-ZA -Zoning Ordinance Amendments By consent, Council approved second reading of Zoning Ordinance amendment modifying Section 14 7-2C, adopt Ordinance, and authorize summary publication 8e. Resolution Authorizing Amendment of the Southwest Fire Mutual Aid Agreement By consent, Council adopted a resolution approving the addition of the City of Minneapolis to the Southwest Fire Mutual Aid Association 9. Reports from Officers, Boards, Committees a. Financial Report b. Vendor Claims c. Fire Civil Service Commission Minutes of February 7, 2000 By consent, Council accepted all reports for filing 10. Unfinished Business - None 11. New Business l la. Authorizing Extending An Agreement Between the City of St. Louis Park and Sedgewick, James of Minnesota, Inc. for Workers Compensation Services Council Meeting Minutes -5- March 20, 2000 By consent, Council extended the contract for services for one year beginning January 1, 2000 and ending December 31, 2000 11b. Approval of"Right-of Way Permit and Facility Use Agreement" with Metricom, Inc. By consent, Council approved the attached resolution authorizing execution of this agreement 12. Miscellaneous - None 13. Claims, Appropriation, Contract Payments - None 14. Communications >From the City Manager -Mr Meyer informed Council of upcoming meeting on April 24th where the Council will vote of the bonds for Louisiana Court >From the Mayor - Mayor Jacobs commented briefly on the National League of Cities Conference he recently attended in Washington, D C 15. Adjournment It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Brimeyer, to adjourn the meeting at 8 00 p m The motion passed 6-0 / ) / r Ci Clerk ayor. (