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Home My WebLink About2001/09/24 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular " CITY OF ..1' ST LOUIS OFFICIAL PARK SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA September 24, 2001 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m The following Councilmembers were present at the meeting: Ron Latz, Chris Nelson, Susan Sanger, Sue Santa, Robert Young and Mayor Jeff Jacobs Also present at the meeting were the Deputy City Manager(Mr. Pires); City Attorney (Mr. Scott); Director of Community Development (Mr. Harmening); Planner (Mr. Smith); Parks ani Recreation Director (Ms. Walsh), Nature Center Manager(Mr. Oestreich), Community Outreach Coordinator(Ms McDonell), and City Clerk (Ms. Reichert) 2. Presentations 2a. Presentation of the City of St. Louis Park Year 2001 Evergreen Award. Ms. McDonell and the Mayor made presentations to Loffhagen State Farm Insurance, 4801 Excelsior Blvd, the Fairchild Household, 3200 Dakota Ave S; the Maldonados, 3243 Dakota Ave S. and the Lindblads, 3025 Aquila Ave S 3. Approval of Minutes a City Council Minutes of September 4, 2001 — Approved as presented b. Study Session Minutes of August 27, 2001 — Approved with a correction to indicate t-kat Councilmember Nelson was present at the meeting c Study Session Minutes of September 10, 2001 —Approved with the following eon ection: Page 19, Item 2 should be changed to read, "Councilmember Nelson felt that the funding source should be identified immediately. He added that he was not in support of having the developer dedicate pact of their money to public art when the subject development is funded in part with City assistance, saying that the percentage which would be directed toward public art would only increase the project's dependence on city financing " d. Special Meeting Minutes of September 10, 2001 —Approved as presented. 4. Approval of Agenda and Consent Items a. Approval of Agenda It was motioned by Councilnieniber Nelson, seconded by Councdmetnber Latz, to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously. Special Meeting Minutes -2- September 24, 2001 b. Consent Item (s) It was motioned by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Latz, to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed unanimously. The consent items approved are as follows: 1 Approve second reading of Ordinance No. 2207-01 for the Jewish Community Center to change the zoning classification at 4330 South Cedar Lake Road from R-4 Multi-Family Residential to R-1 Single Family Residential, approve summary ordinance, and authorize publication. 2. Bid Tabulation: designate Ron Kassa Construction, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $61,979.75 for City-wide random sidewalk repair—City Project No. 01-02 3. Bid Tabulation: designate Standard Sidewalk, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of$187,026.30 for the 2001 Sidew,alk Improvement Project-Phase A—City Project No. 99-07 4. Bid Tabulation: designate Ron Kassa Construction, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $80,693.00 for the Louisiana Avenue Bus Bay Improvement Project—City Project No. 01-17 5. Adopt Resolution No. 01-104 accepting work and approving payment for Flood Grant projects at 6708 W. 26th Street and 6712. W. 26th Street. 6. Approve Resolution No. 01-105 allowing Newport on 7 to issue up to $12,924,832 in Private Activity Revenue Bonds and approve all documents in connection with the bond issue. 7. Approve second reading of Ordinance No. 2208-01 modifying Mayor and City Councilmembers compensation, approve the ordinance summary and authorize publication. 8. Accept the following reports for filing: a. Planning Commission Minutes of August 15, 2001 b. Housing Authority Minutes of August 8, 2001 c. Charter Commission Minutes of July 11, 2001 d. Vendor Claims 5. Public Hearings 5a. Public Hearing and First Reading of an ordinance to rename a portion of 38th and 39`h Street west of Monterey Drive to its terminus at the Park Nicollet Clinic. Case No. 01-01-ST Mr. Harmening gave a brief piescntation to Council stating that this item had received a great deal of attention in previous discussions and that the ordinance before Council would be the next step in approval of the new street name for 38/39th Streets. He also informed Council that the effective date was still a subject of discussion. The Mayor opened the public nearing. Special Meeting Minutes -3- September 24, 2001 Jean Jones, 4530 West 38th Street, addressed the Council stating that she did not understand why the street was being renamed: She felt the change would be inconvenient for residents. Mr Harmening responded with the rationale Council had used in making this decision and discussed how the process had taken place, involvement by the neighborhood and steps the city is proposing to take to mitigate the inconvenience to the affected property owners and neighbors. Harnet Sundet, 4530 West 38th Street said that the effective date should be after the holiday season so that residents could include a notice to their friends and relatives of the change. Mr Harmening again responded saying that the developer is open to whatever date is most convenient for the affected parties He suggested a date sometime after January 1, 2002. Fran Rutherford, 4820 West 39th Street#318 inquired as to whether the name would be subject to further change by the council. She felt that the effective date was not of great concern, but the name should be decided so that notification could be made to the proper parties. Mr Harmening assured her that the name would be final and that staff would discuss an appropriate effective date and present that name and effective date together with the 2" reading of the ordinance. Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing. A motion to approve First Reading of an ordinance renaming a portion of 38th and 39th Street to Park Commons Drive and to set Second Reading for October 3, 2001 was made by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilrnember Lutz. Motion approved 6-0. 5b. Public Hearing to Consider the Conveyance of City Owned Property Along the Northern Boundary of the Proposed Park Commons East Plat. Mr. Harmening stated that Council was being asked to adopt the first reading of an ordinance that would authorize the transfer of certain City-owned property in the "Westmoreland Park" plat that may overlap the proposed Park Commons East plat. This action was intended to clean up certain title issues With no one wishing to speak, the Mayor closed the public hearing. A motion to adopt first reading of an ordinance authorizing conveyance of City-owned land along the south boundary of the "Westmoreland Park"plat to the St. Louis Park EDA atui to set the .second reading of the ordinance for October 3, 2001 was made by Councilniernb°r Nelson and seconded by Councilmember Sanger-. Motion passed 6-0. Special Meeting Minutes -4- September 24, 2001 Sc. Public hearing on proposed ordinance to vacate an old utility easement in Park Commons East. Case No 01-08-VAC Mr Harmening stated that this casement I is located in the Park Commons development area and was not needed by the City or any other utility. Staff was recommending the vacation With no one wishing to speak the Mayor closed the public hearing. A motion to approve First Reading of an ordinance to vacate a utility easement in Park Commons East and to set Second reading for October 3, 2001 was made by Councilmember Nelson and seconded by Councilmember Sanger. Motion passed 6-0. 3d. Public hearing to consider resolution authorizing application for Outdoor Recreation Grant Program. Resolution No. 01-106 Ms. Walsh addressed the Council stating that they were being asked to adopt the attached resolution that would authorize City staff to submit a grant application to the Department of Natural Resources to secure funding for accessibility improvements to two boardwalks on the Marsh Trail at Westwood Hills Nature Center. The funding was authorized by the legislature earlier this year and now the City is required to apply for that funding in the foi m of a grant application Ms. Walsh was unsure as to whether the city would be asked to provide a match to the grant and, if so, if that match would need to come in the form of monetary or in-kind contributions. There being no one wishing to speak to the issue, the mayor closed the public hearing. Councilmember Nelson asked about the trail's construction, if it would be out of service during repairs, and if the problem of goose droppings on the boardwalk would be addressed. Mr. Oestreich responded by sharing with Council a plan showing placement of the boardwalks. He indicated that the trails would not be closed as the new boardwalks would be in place prior to removal of the old boardwalks. Work was expected to begin very soon with completion expected sometime in 2002 He also said that the goose problem was benlg addressed through design of the boardwalk which restricted their direct access from the water Councilmember Sanger asked about funding resources should a monetary grant match be required. Ms. Walsh said that the CIP did contain an item for boardwalk replacement and that the city would have funds available should it be a requirement. A motion to adopt Resolution No. 01-106 authorizing City staff to submit a grant application to the Department of Natural Resources to secure funding for accessibility improvements to two boardwalks on the Marsh Trail at Westwood Hills Nature Center was made by Councilmember Sanger and seconded by Councilmember Latz. Motion passed 6-0 Special Meeting Minutes -5- September 24, 2001 6. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public - None 7. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions 7a. Miscellaneous Zoning Ordinance amendments to Sections 14:7-3(A)(1) and 14:8-4.1(C)(7) to extend the rights of non-conforming uses from 6 months to 1 year and change the adoption requirements for zoning code and map amendments in accordance with State Law. Case No. 01-42-ZA Patrick Smith, City Planner stated that the proposed changes to the zoning ordinance were in response to changes made in the most recent Legislative session. Councilmember Sanger asked if cities had a choice as to whether or not they wanted to comply or if it was optional. Mr. Scott said that he and other attorneys at his firm had interpreted the legislation to be a mandate and that cities had no choice but to comply. A motion to approve first reading of rezoning ordinance and set second reading for October 3, 2001 was made by Councilmember Latz and was seconded by Councilmember Santa. Motion passed 6-0 7b. School District#283 request for funding from Cable TV franchise fees Mayor Jacobs stated that this was a payment made each year to the School District and asked there was anything unusual about the request for this year. Mr Pires responded that sales of the cable provider's Internet access service had actually increased revenues over past years. A motion to approve payment to the School District of an operating grant of $35,000 and a special equipment grant of$15,000 for 2001 was made by Councilmember Latz and seconded by Councilmember Young. Motion passed 6-0 Mayor Jacobs asked staff to look into resident complaints about the Internet service he had received from some residents. 8. Boards and Committees - None 9. Communications - None 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. 7 - e /if( CI Clerk Mayor