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ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
PARK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
June 19, 2000
1. Call to Order
Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
2. Presentations - None
3. Roll Call
The following Councilmembers were present at roll call: Jim Bnmeyer, Ron Latz, Sue Sanger,
Sue Santa, Robert Young, and Mayor Jeff Jacobs.
Also present were the City Manager(Mr. Meyer); City Attorney (Mr. Scott); Director of Public
Works (Mr. Rardin); Police Chief(Mr. Luse); and Recording Secretary (Ms. Olson).
4. Approval of Minutes
a. City Council Minutes of June 5, 2000
The minutes were approved as presented.
b. Study Session Minutes of May 22, 2000
The minutes were approved as presented with the following corrections:
Page 9, Paragraph 2, change to "Councilmember Latz arrived at 8:45 p m "
Page 10, Item 3, Paragraph 2, change to "Councilmember Young felt that any trees or mature
plantings should not be destroyed as a result of construction".
Page 11, Item 4, Paragraph 1, add "It was the consensus of the Council that they were not
prepared to adopt the staff's recommendation, but desired to explore other options including a
suggestion for a turn stall".
5. Approval of Agendas
a. Consent Agenda
It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Young, to approve the
consent agenda. The motion passed 6-0.
b. Agenda
It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to approve the
agenda. The motion passed 6-0.
c. Resolutions and Ordinances
By consent, Council waived reading of resolutions and ordinances.
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6. Public Hearings
6a. Proposed Citywide Sidewalk and Trail System
Mayor Jacobs stated that Council would not take any formal action on this item, but would take
public input and defer action on this proposal to July 5, 2000 in order to consider resident input
received June 15 and June 19.
Mr. Meyer, City Manager explained the background of the proposed plan which was an attempt
to link together all of St. Louis Park so there was a City wide system of connecting people that
addressed issues of safety related to pedestrians and bicyclists. He stated that all public
comments and input has been recorded and passed on to Council for consideration.
Mike Rardin, Director of Public Works presented a staff report. He reviewed the handouts
provided to the public explaining the revised proposal which was a scaled down version of Phase
I and Phase II combined.
Carol McPherson, 1333 Pennsylvania Avenue South, was concerned about what the actual
impact would be on her property.
Mayor Jacobs recommended that residents who had specific concerns about how the plan would
actually impact their property complete a yellow information sheet and forward to City staff.
Sara Kind, 1341 Pennsylvania Avenue south, was concerned about what the actual impact would
be on her property.
Mike Hiebel, 5726 W. Lake Street, was concerned about the proposed sidewalk on the North
side of Lake Street and the impact of the Rollergarden customers would have on the security of
the neighborhood He believed the sidewalk plan was unnecessary, he had questions of
aesthetics and was concerned about the security of personal property.
Mr. Luse, Police Chief stated that he was aware of some of the historic incidents with the
Rollergarden and indicated that from a recent survey that trail and sidewalk expansion had no
measurable effect on public safety, but was happy to work with the neighborhood.
James M. Robertson, 5100 W. 40th Street, was concerned about the City's level of commitment
to maintaining the proposed sidewalk and trails when existing sidewalks were already in need of
repair. He was concerned about some of the sidewalk design issues and the level of traffic
enforcement
Mr. Rardin explained the existing policy and budget for sidewalk maintenance.
Ron Berry, 4100 Salem Avenue South, was opposed to the sidewalk on 41st between Wooddale
and Highway 100 and concerned about the actual impact on the neighborhood.
Robert Gendreau, 3057 Ottawa Avenue South, was concerned about the cost of the plan related
to the amount of current City debt. He recommended that the Council consider a pay as you go
approach to financing the plan.
Mr. Meyer, City Manager stated that a pay as you go approach could be considered rather than
using bonds.
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Esther Katz, 2700 Yosemite Avenue, was concerned about what the actual impact would be on
her property.
Councilmember Sanger stated that Council discussed that it would be preferable to go back to
the 28th Street route and not go on 27th Street which was currently on the plan.
Scott Dvorak, 6636 W. 16th Street, was concerned about what the actual impact would be on his
property.
Martin Noll, 3300 Rhode Island Avenue South, was in favor of the plan and the recommendation
for share-the-road on 33rd Street connecting Aquila Park to Oak Hill Park.
Dan Smaida, 3246 Rhode Island Avenue South, was in favor of the plan and the
recommendation for share-the-road on 33rd Street connecting Aquila Park to Oak Hill Park.
Michael N. Hindin, 7708 W. 13 1/2 Street, stated that he was in favor of the plan and
recommended that this was an opportunity to design a community education training program to
teach the public about how to use share-the-road.
Lyle Eakins, 2048 Flag Avenue, believed that a sidewalk was necessary for safety reasons, but
was concerned about what the actual impact would be on his property and the responsibility of
snow removal and financing.
Duane Krohnke, 2505 Princeton Court, representative of the Princeton Court Association, stated
that he was in favor of the plan.
Rabbi Barry Wolfe, 2640 Quentin Avenue, was concerned about pedestrian safety and
recommended the installation of additional street lights.
Councilmember Sanger noted that other residents have inquired about the possibility of
proposing additional sidewalks that were not currently on the plan.
Mr. Rardin indicated that desired sidewalks that are not listed would be neighborhood sidewalks
and neighborhoods could petition to the City for them.
Ann Betz, 2524 Joppa Avenue, was in favor of the sidewalk plan, but questioned if there was any
plan about pedestrian cross walk at France Avenue.
Nathan Bush, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, was concerned about traffic enforcement at 16th and
Pennsylvania related to pedestrian safety. He was concerned about the proposed path on east
side of Lamplighter Pond and what the actual impact would be on his property. He desired to
meet with City Staff and his Council representative to resolve the issue before the plan is
completed.
Mr. Meyer, City Manager explained the proposed improvements to Lamplighter Pond and the
proposal was not to be to cross on Mr. Bush's property, but rather to locate trail off behind his
property.
Joan Borwik, 3400 Aquila Lane, was concerned that the plan was too extensive and wouldn't be
able address all areas of concern at the same time. She believed that the safety and recreational
goals for the City needed to be separated and evaluated.
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Roger Paulis, 2929 Dakota Avenue, was concerned about the dedicated bike lanes and the
parking restrictions on Dakota.
Mr. Johnson, 1319 Texas Avenue, was opposed to the sidewalk proposed on east side of Texas
and what the actual impact would be on his property and the existing trees and safety of the
presence of a retaining wall.
Ken Dubbe, 2550 Webster Avenue, was concerned that this issue was controversial and believed
the correct way to handle this issue was to put on referendum ballot.
Paul Ziegel, 4201 Toledo Avenue, commended the City on the plan which will make the City
more accessible.
Debbie Johnson, 3181 Hillsborough Avenue South, questioned if any of the City owned park
land adjacent to the Minnehaha Creek trail proposed between West 34th Street, Aquila Lane and
Hillsborough Avenue been cited for possible future canoe amenities by Hennepin Parks.
Mr. Meyer, City Manager explained that park system improvements were being proposed for the
inner ring suburbs by Hennepin County, but details about canoe accessibility were not available
at this time.
Doris Korsh, 4920 W. 28th Street, was concerned about the proposed bike trail on 28th Street.
Opal Young, 2044 Flag Avenue South, was concerned about what the actual impact would be on
her property.
Joyce Scully, 2500 Flag Avenue South, was concerned about what the actual impact would be on
her property.
Vicki Sector, 2006 Hampshire Avenue, was concerned about what the actual impact would be on
her property.
Mr. Rardin, Director of Public Works noted that many details have yet to be evaluated and
finalized as the plan was implemented.
Council deferred action on this proposal to July 5, 2000.
7. Petitions, Requests, Communications - None
8. Resolutions and Ordinances
8a. Case NO. 00-22-Z - Zoning Ordinance Map Amendments for Comprehensive
Plan Consistency
By consent, Council approved second reading of Zoning Ordinance Map Amendments for
consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, adopted Ordinance, approved summary, and
authorized summary publication.
8b. Request by CSM Corporation and Rottlund Companies for final plat and
PUD approval for Point West Commons One and Two to develop a 127-unit
and 106 unit hotel, 84 townhouse units and a one acre park
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By consent, Council adopted a resolution approving final plat and final PUD for Pointe West
Commons One and Two, subject to conditions in the resolution.
8c. CASE NO. 00-17-ZA - Zoning Ordinance Amendments proposed by Joshua
E. Aaron of Park Land Company and staff
By consent, Council approved first reading of Zoning Ordinance test amendment to Section
14:5-66.2 E 1, and set second reading for July 5, 2000.
8d. Request by Novartis Nutrition Corporation for street vacation of a portion of
Stephens Drive (second reading) 5320 W. 23rd Street Case No. 00-26-VAC
By consent, Council approved second reading of an ordinance vacating a portion of Stephens
Drive, subject to conditions in the ordinance.
8e. Resolution Recognizing Ronald Iverson for his years of service to the ST.
Louis Park Police Department
By consent, Council adopted the resolution.
9. Reports from Officers,Boards, Committees
a. Financial Report- May 2000
b. Housing Authority Minutes of May 10, 2000
c. Housing Authority Minutes of May 30, 2000
d. Planning Commission Minutes of May 17, 2000
e. Charter Commission Minutes of May 10, 2000
f. Vendor Claims
By consent, Council accepted all reports for filing.
10. Unfinished Business
10a. Board and Commission Appointments - None
11. New Business
lla. Bid Tabulation: Pumper Fire Apparatus for Rescue/Fire Suppression
By consent, Council designated Central States Fire Apparatus, LLC as the lowest responsible
bidder for one (1)Pumper(1250 gpm) Fire Apparatus for Rescue/Fire Suppression and to
authonze execution of a purchase agreement with Central States Fire Apparatus, LLC in the
amount of$190,359.00
12. Miscellaneous - None
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13. Claims, Appropriation, Contract Payments - None
14. Communications - None
15. Adjournment
It was moved by Councilmember Bnmeyer, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to adjourn the
meeting at 9:50 p.m. The motion passed 6-0.
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