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Home My WebLink About2001/03/19 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular CITY OF OFFICIAL MINUTES ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA MARCH 19, 2001 1. Call to Order and Roll Call Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m The following Councilmembers were present at roll call: Jim Bnmeyer, Ron Latz, Chris Nelson, Susan Sanger, Sue Santa, Robert Young, and Mayor Jeff Jacobs Also present were the City Manager(Mr. Meyer); City Attorney (Mr. Scott), Planning Manager (Ms. Jeremiah); Director of Community Development (Mr. Harmening); Superintendent of Engineering (Mr. Moore); Grounds and Natural Resources Manager(Mr. Vaughn), Housing Supervisor(Ms. Schnitker); Housing (Ms. Anderson); and Recording Secretary (Ms. Olson). 2. Presentations a. Presentation to Recording Secretary Shirley Olson Mayor Jacobs presented a Certificate of Appreciation for dedicated service to Shirley Olson for her outstanding work as recording secretary for the Council, EDA, Planning Commission, and Board of Zoning Appeals for the past 3 '/z years. 3. Approval of Minutes a. Special Council Meeting Minutes of March 5, 2001 The minutes were approved as presented. b. City Council Minutes of March 5, 2001 The minutes were approved as presented with the following changes. Item 6d, Paragraph 12, change motion to read "The motion passed 5-2 Councilmembers Jacobs and Sanger opposed." c. Study Session Minutes of February 26, 2001 The minutes were approved as presented with the following change. Item 4, Add "Councilmember Sanger suggested modifying the tree replacement ordinance to permit land owners to place additional trees on adjacent properties as a buffer between them" Council Meeting Minutes -2- March 19,2001 4. Approval of Agenda and Consent Items NOTE: Consent items are those items of business, which are considered to be routine and/or which need no discussion. Consent items are acted upon by one motion. If discussion is desired by either a Councilmember or a member of the audience, that item may be moved to an appropriate section of the regular agenda for discussion. a. Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Santa, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve the agenda. The motion passed 7-0 b. Approval of Consent Items It was moved by Councilmember Santa, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve the following Consent Items. The motion passed 7-0. 1. Designate Rainbow Tree Care, Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder and to authorize execution of a contract for the 2001 Arbotect 20-S Elm injection program at a cost of $8.80 per diameter inch. 2. Approve Second Reading of an Ordinance No. 2194-01 amending the Temporary Uses Section of the Zoning, adopt the ordinance, and authorize publication of the ordinance summary. Case No. 01-09-ZA 3. Adopt Resolution No. 01-021 establishing Project 01-15, ordering Project No. 01- 15, approving plans and specifications, and authorizing receipt of bids for the demolition or removal of certain structures in the Park Commons area. 4. Adopt Resolution No. 01-022 requesting support for and approval of Hennepin County for the installation of a traffic signal at Excelsior Boulevard and Natchez Avenue. 5. Accept the following reports for filing: a. Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Minutes of January 17, 2001 b. Planning Commission Minutes of February 21, 2001 c. Vendor Claims 6. Adopt Resolution No. 01-026 amending final plat resolution and extending plat filing deadline to April 3, 2001 for Kieffer's Addition. 5. Public Hearings 5a. Competitive Cable TV System Franchises Public Hearing City Manager Meyer presented a staff report and recommended to close the public hearing and grant no cable TV System Franchise. The two applicants, Everest Connections Corporation (ECC) and Wide Open West (WOW), have withdrawn their applications for additional cable TV franchises. Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing With no one wishing to speak, Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing. Council Meeting Minutes -3- March 19,2001 It was moved by Councilmember Bnmeyer, seconded by Councilmember Sanger to award no cable TV franchise at this time. The motion passed 7-0. 5b Public hearing to consider Sale of City Property Located at 3801 Princeton and 4545 38t'' Street to the St. Louis Park EDA related to the Park Commons East Redevelopment Project. Tom Kleeve, Economic Development Coordinator, presented a staff report and recommended approval. Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing. With no one wishing to speak, Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Latz, to adopt the first reading of an ordinance that would authorize the sale of certain City-owned property located at 3801 Princeton and 4545 38th Street to the St. Louis Park EDA and set Second Reading for April 2, 2001. The motion passed 7-0. 6. Requests and Communications from the Public - None 7. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions 7a. Resolution adopting Administrative Manual Outlining Rules and Procedures for Boards and Commissions of the City. Cindy Reichert, City Clerk, presented a staff report and recommended approval. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Bnmeyer, to approve Resolution No 01-023 adopting Rules and Procedures for Boards and Commissions with an amendment adding the following sentence under section A - Boards after the second sentence: "The City Council is the sole policy making body of the City" Councilmember Sanger was concerned about the Housing Authonty actions coming under the concept of policy making. The City Attorney agreed with Councilmember Nelson's statement to the extent they would have any independent policy making authority which comes from statute directly to the Housing Authority. The Housing Authority is however created by the City and therefore the City Council is the ultimate policy making authority. The motion passed 7-0. 7b. City Engineer's Report: Storm Water Flood Area No. 19—Improvements at Yosemite Avenue—Project No. 01-09. Resolution No. 01-024 Carlton Moore, Superintendent of Engineering, presented a staff report and recommended approval. Council Meeting Minutes -4- March 19,2001 Councilmember Nelson asked if the existing problem was flooding in yards. Mr. Moore responded that when the street floods, it goes across the yards and floods the properties. He stated this project will allow the water to stay in the street and not cross the yards. Mr. Moore indicated using high volume catch basins will provide capacity to store the 100-year storm event. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Santa, to adopt Resolution No. 01-024 establishing, ordering, approving plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for improvements in the 4000 block of Yosemite Avenue Storm Water Flood Area No. 19, Improvement Project No. 01-09. The motion passed 7-0. 7c. City Engineer's Report: Storm Water Flood Area No. 3—Improvements at 8911 Westmoreland Lane—Project No. 01-13. Resolution No. 01-025 Carlton Moore, Supetintendent of Engineering, presented a staff report and recommended approval. He stated the new pipe replacement will be installed by a directional bore construction method. Mr. Moore indicated as a separate project, the Minneapolis Golf Club will be constructing a berm and drainage structures to help store run-off at the driving range. It was moved by Councilmember Young, seconded by Santa, to adopt Resolution No. 01-025 establishing, ordering, approving plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for improvements at 8911 Westmoreland Lane to address public storm water in Flood Area No. 3, Improvement Project No. 01-13. The motion passed 7-0. 7d. 2001 Dutch Elm Disease Tree Removal Bids Jim Vaughan, Grounds and Natural Resources Manager, presented a staff report and recommended JAK Trees, Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder. He also recommended that the lowest bidder be deemed to be not responsible because of their lack of specialized experience. Mayor Jacobs indicated the difficulty of the work and the need for specialized experience in removal of dutch elm diseased trees. It was moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Santa to determine that Geray Dozing is not a responsible bidder and designate JAK Trees, Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder, and authorize execution of a contract for the 2001 Dutch Elm Disease Tree Removal Program in an amount not to exceed $130,016.95. The motion passed 7-0. 8. Boards and Committees - None 9. Communications Council Meeting Minutes -5- March 19,2001 From the Mayor—Mayor Jacobs stated Governor Jesse Ventura will be coming to SLP to talk about education funding on Wednesday, Apnl 4 at 7:30 a.m. at the St. Louis Park Sr. High School auditorium and televised live on KMSP Channel 9. Councilmember Nelson commented on consent Item #3 stating that the City will be letting a contract to demolish buildings within the Park Commons area, and the public will be seeing significant changes within the next three months. Councilmember Latz stated concern regarding the City taking action on legislative items and the need for the council to discuss some of the items From the City Manager—City Manager Meyer stated next week at the March 26 Study Session, Senator Steve Kelley and State Representative's Betty Folliard and Jim Rhodes will be present to discuss legislative issues. He stated most of the discussion would be centered around the items that would be sent in a mailing to council and to the legislators. 10. Adjournment Mayor Jacobs adjourned the meeting at 8:38 p.m. --7/7::://:,e4_, Cit Clerk Mayq 11