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Home My WebLink About2000/09/05 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular CITY OF OFFICIAL MINUTES ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA September 5, 2000 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7 29 p m. 2. Presentations a. Junior Naturalists The Westwood Nature Center staff presented a video highlighting the contributions of the Junior Naturalists. Mayor Jacobs presented certificates of appreciation to junior naturalists who participated in the program. b. Evergreen Award Martha McDonnell, Community Outreach Coordinator presented a slideshow showing the residences that were chosen for Evergreen Award. Mayor Jacobs presented Evergreen Awards to the following recipients for the 2000 award. Park Condominiums, 3000 Louisiana; Mary Woodford, 3156 Dakota; Tom &Jill Sicora, 2840 Ottawa; Don &Jan Thurnblom, 4708 W. 29th; Linda Wyner, 4067 Yosemite; and Nancy Wolf, 4256 Ottawa. 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); Finance Director (Ms McGann); Community Outreach Coordinator(Ms. McDonnell); Commumty Development Director(Mr. Harmemng); Planning Associate (Ms. Peterson); and Recording Secretary(Ms. Olson) 4. Approval of Minutes b. City Council Minutes of August 21, 2000 The minutes were approved as presented with a minor change. 5. Approval of Agendas a. Consent Agenda. It was moved by Councilmember Santa, seconded by Councilmember Nelson, to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 7-0. b. Agenda Council Meeting Minutes -2- September 5, 2000 It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve the agenda with the recommendation by the City Manager to delete Item 6a and Item 8a. The motion passed 7-0. c. Resolutions and Ordinances By consent, Council waived reading of resolutions and ordinances. 6. Public Hearings 6a. Case No. 00-26-CP Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment for property located at 5925 Highway 7 The applicant withdrew, therefor no Council action was taken regarding a continued public heanng on request of MJS-9229 LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, (Soomekh Onental Rugs, 5925 State Highway 7, to amend comprehensive plan land use designation from Industrial to Commercial. 7. Petitions,Requests, Communications - None 8. Resolutions and Ordinances 8a. Case No. 00-27-Z Zoning Map Amendment for property located at 5925 Highway 7 The applicant withdrew, therefor no Council action was taken regarding continuation of request of MJS-9229 LLC, Soomekh Onental Rugs, 5925 State Highway 7, to amend the Zoning Map from IG-General Industrial to C2-General Commercial 8b. Resolution Approving the Preliminary Property Tax Levy, Budget for the 2001 Fiscal Year, Revisions to the 2000 Adopted Budget and Establishing the Dates and Times for the Public Hearing. Resolution No. 00-113 Jean McGann, Director of Finance, presented a staff report and recommended approval. Councilmember Nelson noted that the significant portion of the increase was for the park and recreation operations and improvements. Mr. Meyer, City Manager, stated that taxes generated from 1% of the increase would be set aside into a permanent improvement fund for parks and recreation purposes to help to sufficiently fund the park improvement fund Councilmember Brimeyer didn't believe this was going to be adequate over the long term and may require some sort of debt structure or capital bond down the road. It was moved by Councilmember Bnmeyer, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve Resolution No. 00-113 which establishes the preliminary tax levy and budget for 2001, approves revisions to the 2000 adopted budget and sets the Truth in Taxation heanng dates and times. The motion passed 7-0. Council Meeting Minutes -3- September 5, 2000 8c. Request by Hornig Companies for a Final Planned Unit Development for a 39-unit townhouse development Case No. 00-32-PUD South of 36th Street and east of Phillips Parkway. Resolution No. 00-114 Sacha Peterson, Planning Associate presented a staff report and recommended approval of the final PUD, subject to the conditions in the resolution. Rod Brannon,property owner at 8951 W. 36th Street, was concerned about construction equipment dnving on his property to access the property. Ms. Peterson noted that construction of the proposed development had not begun and the equipment present was related to the trail development and she would notify Public Works. Councilmember Latz noted that there was a retaining wall proposed behind property located at 8951 W. 36th Street and the same consideration should be noted. Councilmember Santa asked for clarification of the requirement and location of the tot lot. Ms. Peterson stated that a tot lot was required because the development was not designated as senior only and clarified location. Councilmember Sanger stated that she was opposed to the project because the new housing only allowed for a one car garage and she would have rather seen fewer units with larger quality units with at least a double garage. Councilmember Young stated that he was opposed to the project because it was too small of a piece of land to be so overused. Councilmember Latz stated that the Sholom community supported the project because of the senior orientation of the marketing and amenities being made for nearby retail area. He stated that he was not concerned about parking because the area was very transit friendly location and was in favor of the project. Mayor Jacobs stated that this project seemed like the best and most reasonable use of the property although the amount of parking was not optimal. It was moved by Councilmember Santa, seconded by Councilmember Brimeyer, to adopt Resolution No. 00-114 approving Final Planned Unit Development for a 39-unit townhouse development, subject to conditions in the resolution. The motion passed 5-2. Councilmember Sanger and Councilmember Young opposed 8d. Holy Family Fall Festival Temporary Parking Restrictions—Lake Street between Zarthan and Alabama Avenues September 17, 2000. Resolution No. 00-115 By consent, Council approved Resolution No. 00-115 approving a temporary parking restriction. 8e. Traffic Study No. 553: Permit Parking at 4212 Wooddale Avenue South Resolution No. 00-116 Council Meeting Minutes -4- September 5, 2000 By consent, Council adopted Resolution No. 00-116 authorizing installation of permit parking in front of 4212 Wooddale Avenue South. 9. Reports from Officers, Boards, Committees a. Human Rights Commission Minutes of July 19, 2000 b. Housing Authority Minutes of July 12, 2000 c. Vendor Claim Report By consent, Council accepted all reports for filing. 10. Unfinished Business 10a. Board and Commission Appointment(s) It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Brimeyer, to appoint Tom Worthington to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. The motion passed 7-0. 11. New Business lla. Bid Tabulation: Louisiana Avenue Traffic Improvements—Signal interconnect and lane configuration—City Project No. 00-13. By consent, Council designated Electrical Installation and Maintenance Company the lowest responsible bidder and authorized execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $60,724.60. 11b. Bid Tabulation: City-Wide Random Sidewalk Repair City Project No. 00-09 By consent, Council designated Ti-Zack Concrete, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorized execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of$94,679.70. 12. Miscellaneous - None 13. Claims, Appropriations, Contract Payments Final payment: Ti-Zack Concrete, Inc. $27,449.07 City wide random curb & gutter repair work Contract NO. 48-00 14. Communications From the City Manager—Mr. Meyer informed the Council of a serious structural problem that occurred at the Recreation Center and stated that he would keep the Council updated on the status of the problem and the need for any Council action Council Meeting Minutes -5- September 5, 2000 From the Mayor- None 15. Adjournment It was moved by Councilmember Bnmeyer, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to adjourn the meeting at 8.25 p.m. The motion passed 7-0. I //// ,(t) izt_S1 C y Clerk Mayo