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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000/08/21 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular OFFICIAL MINUTES CTITY LOUISOF CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA AUGUST 21, 2000 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 2. Presentations a. Palm's Bakery Proclamation Mayor Jacobs congratulated Palm's Bakery on their 50 years of business in St. Louis Park. 3. Roll Call The following Councilmembers were present at roll call: Jim Bnmeyer, Sue Santa, Robert Young, and Mayor Jeff Jacobs. Councilmember Ron Latz and Councilmember Sue Sanger arnved at 7.34 p.m. Councilmember Chris Nelson arrived at 7.40 p.m. Also present were the City Manager(Mr Meyer), City Clerk(Ms. Reichert); City Attorney(Mr. Scott); City Assessor(Mr. Stepnick); Superintendent of Engineering (Mr. Moore); Environmental Health Official (Mr. Camilon); and Recording Secretary(Ms. Olson). 4. Approval of Minutes a. City Council Minutes of August 7, 2000 The Council approved the minutes as presented. 5. Approval of Agendas a. Consent Agenda. It was moved by Councilmember Brimeyer, seconded by Councilmember Young, to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 4-0. Mayor Jacobs noted that Item 8c on the consent agenda required five votes, so he called on the consent agenda again since Councilmember Latz and Councilmember Sanger had arnved. It was moved by Councilmember Young, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 6-0 b. Agenda Mr. Meyer, City Manager requested that Item 6b and Item 6c be done in reverse order to be more technically correct. It was moved by Councilmember Latz, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to approve the agenda. The motion passed 6-0. c. Resolutions and Ordinances Council Meeting Minutes -2- August 21,2000 By consent, Council waived reading of resolutions and ordinances. 6. Public Hearings 6a. Public Hearing to Consider Application for Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License—Holy Family Festival, September 16 & 17, 2000, 5900 West Lake Street, St. Louis Park Mayor Jacobs opened the public heanng. With no one wishing to speak, Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing. It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, Councilmember Latz, to approve the temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor license for September 16 & 17, 2000. The motion passed 6- 0. 6b. Public Hearing: Alley Paving—3200 Block between Georgia Avneue and Hampshire Avenue—Project No. 00-20 Resolution No. 00-104 Mayor Jacobs opened the public heanng. With no one wishing to speak, Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing. Councilmember Latz asked staff to clanfy what percentage of the benefit property owners actually signed the petition. Mr. Stepnick, City Assessor stated that it was required that the number of people to sign exceeds 50% of the benefit property. John Demans, 3229 Hampshire Avenue, stated that he completed the petitioning and stated that he stopped petitioning after he received the required percentage. Councilmember Sanger asked if houses that did not have access to an alley were assessed for improvements to the alley way. Mr. Stepnick explained the assessment policy as it related to direct and indirect benefit. It was moved by Councilmember Latz, Councilmember Santa, to adopt Resolution No. 00-104 ordenng Project No. 00-20, the construction of a concrete alley in the 3200 block between Georgia Avenue and Hampshire Avenue, approving plans and specification and authonzing receipt of bids. The motion passed 7-0. Mayor Jacobs recommended that the City Council address the remaining alleys that were not paved concrete. Mr. Meyer, City Manager explained that there were differences in the petitioning and assessing process and suggested that Council take a look at this. 6c. Public Hearing: Alley Paving—3200 Block between Georgia Avenue and Hampshire Avenue- Project No. 00-20. Resolution No. 00-105 Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing. With no one wishing to speak, Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing. It was moved by Councilmember Latz, Councilmember Santa, to adopt resolution No. 00-105 ordering Project No 00-20, construction of a concrete alley in the 3200 Block between Georgia Avenue and Hampshire Avenue, approving plans and specifications and authorizing receipt of bids. Council Meeting Minutes -3- August 21,2000 7. Petitions, Requests, Communications - None 8. Resolutions and Ordinances 8a. Resolution Adopting Vision, Mission and Values for the City of St. Louis Organization. Resolution No. 00-106 Mr. Meyer, City Manager explained the background of the mission and value statements containing guiding principles to be applied by City of St. Louis Park employees and Council. He stated that he was confident that what was before the Council was fairly reflective of what the City of St. Louis Park. He stated that he was pleased that the Council was supportive in the process and commended staff and Lynn Schwartz, Communication Coordinator who has played and will continue to play a role in getting the word out. It was moved by Councilmember Bnmeyer, seconded by Councilmember Nelson, to approve Resolution No. 00-106 adopting the vision, mission and values statement for the City of St Louis Park. The motion passed 7-0. 8b. Second Reading of an Ordinance Relating to Nuisances: Declaring Undafe,Infested and Improperly Stored Exterior Firewood a Public Nuisance; Amending City Code Section 11-102. Ordinance No. 2174-00 Mr. Camilon, Jr., Environmental Health Official presented a staff report and recommended approval. Ardythe McCaleb, 1801 Idaho Avenue, stated that she and her husband agree that residents should be able to store firewood in their backyards, but the problem is with the unused amount that they store and keep from year to year. She was in favor of limiting the size of the wood piles. She believed the large wood piles were a nuisance attracting rodents and insects and posed safety issues. She provided photographs to the Council for review. Corey Grunge, 1800 Hampshire Avenue South, stated that he has found dead rodents on his property Matt Drazan, 1813 Idaho Avenue, stated that he has not experienced any rodent problems on his property. Conn LeGeros, 4351 Browndale South, stated that he has burned wood for 45 years and has never seen any rodents. He was in favor of the proposed ordinance, but recommended polyurethane as a base of the wood piles. Joseph B. Heck, 1805 Idaho Avenue South, stated that he believed that this proposed ordinance was a response to a few complaints and proposed a hardship for residents who heat with wood He explained all the work he completed to come into compliance (provided photo to Council for review),but didn't believe the ordinance addressed all the issues and confining the one percent to the ways of the majonty was contrary to the image of St. Louis Park as an intelligent, diverse and progressive community. Council Meeting Minutes -4- August 21,2000 Gary Berscheid, 1604 Blackstone Avenue, was concerned that the issue of firewood storage regulations was a result of a neighborhood dispute and questioned how these can be resolved. Mayor Jacobs congratulated the staff for their efforts and was in favor of approval. Councilmember Young stated that Council was responsible to care for the health and safety of the residents of St. Louis Park and believed that the proposed ordinance addressed the issues related to excessive exterior firewood storage appropriately. Councilmember Nelson was in support of the ordinance, but didn't believe that it was as far as the Council could have easily gone. Councilmember Latz stated that while it was important to legislate certain specific steps that needed to be taken to protect the health safety and welfare, he didn't believed that it was necessary to legislate firewood storage and didn't believe the proposed ordinance was necessary. Councilmmeber Sanger was in favor of the proposed ordinance and was interested to see if it solved the health and safety issues. Councilmember Santa was in favor of the proposed ordinance and addressed the issues appropriately. It was moved by Councilmember Young, seconded by Councilmember Bnmeyer, to approve Ordinance No. 2174-00 declaring unsafe and excessive exterior firewood storage as a nuisance. The motion passed 6-1. Councilmember Latz was opposed. 8c. Approve Benilde-St. Margaret's School Private Activity Revenue Bonds. Resolution No. 00-107 By consent, Council approved Resolution No. 00-107 relating to variable rate demand Revenue Bonds (Catholic finance Corporation/Benilde-St. Margaret's School Project), Series 2000. Of the City; authorizing the issuance thereof and approving and authorizing the execution of documents in connection with the bond issue. 8d. Second reading of an ordinance amending the Municipal Code regarding conduct of City Council meetings and Resolution adopting St. Louis Park City Council Rules of Procedure. Ordinance No. 2175-00 and Resolution No. 00-108 By consent, Council adopted Ordinance No. 2175-00, regarding conduct of City Council meetings and approve Resolution No. 00-108 adopting the St. Louis Park City Council Rules of Procedure. 8e. Request by Novartis Nutrition Corp. for an extension to record final plat of Novartis AdditionCase No. 00-24-S, 5320 W. 23rd Street. Resolution No. 00-109 By consent, Council adopted Resolution No. 00-109 amending the final plat resolution and extending the plat filing deadline to October 20, 2000. Council Meeting Minutes -5- August 21,2000 8f. Corrections to City-wide Sidewalk and Trail Systems Resolution No. 00-110 By consent, Council adopted Resolution No 00-110 revising City Wide Sidewalk and trail Systems. 9. Reports from Officers, Boards, Committees a. Housing Authority Minutes of July 12, 2000 b. Financial Report c. Planning Commission Minutes of June 21, 2000 d. Vendor Claims Report By consent, Council accepted all reports for filing. 10. Unfinished Business - None 11. New Business - None 12. Miscellaneous - None 13. Claims, Appropriation, Contract Payments—None 14. Communications From the Deputy City Manager-None From the Mayor—None 15. Adjournment It was moved by Councilmember Brimeyer, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 p.m. The motion passed 7-0. y Ci Clerk Mayor , l