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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006/02/21 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular CITY OF , OFFICIAL MINUTES ST. LOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA February 21, 2006 1. Call to Order Mayor Pro-tem Sanger called the meeting to order at 7:46 pm. Council members present: John Basill, Phil Finkelstein, Paul Omodt, Loran Paprocki and Susan Sanger Mayor Jeff Jacobs and Councilmember C. Paul Carver were absent. Staff present: City Manager(Mr. Harmening), City Attorney(Mr. Scott), Community Development Director(Mr. Locke), Housing Program Coordinator(Ms. Larsen), Human Resources Director(Ms. Gohman), Planning/Zoning Supervisor(Ms. McMonigal), and Recording Secretary (Ms Stegora-Peterson). 2. Presentations -None 3. Approval of Minutes - None 4. Approval of Agenda and Items on Consent Calendar NOTE The Consent Calendar lists 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 appropnate section of the regular agenda for discussion 4a. Designate B.J. Haines Tree Service as the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract for the 2006 Boulevard Tree and Stump Removal Program in an amount not to exceed $118,286.00. 4b. Designate B.J. Haines Tree Service as the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract for the 2006 pnvate diseased tree removal program in an amount not to exceed $166,635.50. 4c. Approve transfer of$280,000 from the Permanent Improvement Revolving(PIR) Fund to the Wireless Enterprise Fund. 4d. Approve Resolution No's. 06-039 and 06-040 authorizing Gambling Premises Permit for Community Charities of Minnesota operating at: Park Tavern Lanes & Lounge, 3401 Louisiana Ave. and TexaTonka Lanes, 8200 Minnetonka Boulevard. 4e. Approve Resolution No. 06-047 for a variance to allow an addition for the property located at 2537 Inglewood Ave. S., John White applicant Case No. 05- 68-VAR. 4f. Authorize the execution of the REBA (Retirement Enhancement and Benefit Alternatives Program) Joint Powers Agreement. 4g. Accept Resolution No. 06-048 for Final Payment to Ron Kassa Construction, Inc. for Random Curb and Gutter. City Project No. 2005-0004 Contract No. 121-05. 4h. Accept Resolution No. 06-049 for Final Payment to Valley Paving, Inc for 2005 MSA Street Rehabilitation Project. City Project No. 2004-1100 Contract No. 77-05. City Council Minutes -2- February 21, 2006 4i. Adopt Resolution No. 06-050 requesting the Minnesota Department of Transportation to grant a vanance from Municipal State Aid Standards - Quentin Avenue from Excelsior Boulevard to Wooddale Avenue. Project 2006-1100. 4j. Approve Resolution No. 06-051 supporting the Nurturing Our Retired Citizens (NORC) grant application to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. 4k. Accept Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Minutes of November 16, 2005 for filing. 41. Accept Fire Civil Service Commission Minutes of August 3, 2005 for filing. 4m. Accept Housing Authority Minutes of January 11, 2006 for filing. 4n. Accept Planning Commission Minutes of January 18, 2006 for filing. 4o. Accept Telecommunication Minutes of December 8, 2005 for filing. 4p. Accept vendor claims for filing. (supplement). It was moved by Councilmember Finkelstein, seconded by Councilmember Basill, to approve the Agenda. The motion passed 5-0. Mr. Harmening noted a point of clarification on Consent Calendar Item 4j to amend the resolution to state that the city's contribution of$1,000 to NORC be used for the program's newsletter. It was moved by Councilmember Basill, seconded by Councilmember Finkelstein, to approve the items listed on the Consent Calendar with the friendly amendment to Item 4j amending the resolution to include that the city's contribution of$1,000 to NORC be used for the program's newsletter The motion passed 5-0. 5. Boards and Commissions 5a. Appointment of Citizen Representatives to Boards and Commissions It was moved by Councilmember Finkelstein, seconded by Councilmember Omodt, to defer discussion to the next study session. The motion passed 5-0 6. Public Hearings 6a. Public Hearing to Consider Allocation of 2006 Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) and Proposed Reallocation of$57,500 of 2004 CDBG Funds. Resolution No. 06-052 City Council Minutes -3- February 21, 2006 Mr. Harmening stated staff had a different recommendation than was in the Council's agenda packet. Questions had been raised about some of the reallocation proposals. Staff suggested the public hearing be opened on both items, that they continue the public hearing relating solely to the 2004 CDBG fund reallocation on March 6th , and discuss this at the February 27th Study Session. Staff recommended Council approve the resolution approving the proposed use of the 2006 CDBG funds as outlined in the staff report. Ms. Larsen presented the staff report. Mayor Pro-tern Sanger opened the public hearing. Bill O'Mare, Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin, indicated they administer the emergency repair program and thanked the Council for giving them that opportunity and appreciated the support. Mayor Pro-tern Sanger closed the public heanng. Councilmember Omodt asked staff to review the 2006 funding and if the $80,000 set aside for multi-family rehab is going to Louisiana Courts? Ms. Larsen replied yes. On December 19th, the Council passed a resolution directing staff to prepare documents to provide up to $400,000 for a deferred loan to the Louisiana Court Partnership. In order to come up with the $400,000, $80,000 could come from the 2006 allocation. Councilmember Omodt asked if the same type of requirements they put on PPL to report back to Council applied to this as well? Ms. Larsen replied yes. It would be a loan, not a grant to PPL. Councilmember Omodt asked if they could use CDBG funds as a loan? Ms. Larsen relied yes. They could use it as a grant or a deferred loan. It was moved by Councilmember Finkelstein, seconded by Councilmember Paprocki, to adopt Resolution No.06-052 approving proposed use of funds for 2006 Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant funds Councilmember Omodt commented he was opposing this not for the outline, but because of his continued wariness of PPL's performance ability, as he had expressed before, and it was consistent with his past votes. He wanted PPL to know that they were watching them. Councilmember Basill stated he had concerns as well and thought PPL could remember when they were here. They were using some of the money from this Block Grant to put into the project. Councilmember Omodt's statement is well taken and they need to make sure that PPL continues to hear the expectations of how they will run the facility and how they are accountable for the money they are getting. Councilmember Paprocki agreed. He hoped they used good stewardship with the money they were being granted. City Council Minutes -4- February 21, 2006 Councilmember Finkelstein indicated at the meeting of December 19th, he made a number of additional conditions on the use of those monies, including that the city must agree with the selection of the contractor and which PPL agreed to. Will PPL be following the same criteria and conditions for the use of these monies also? Ms. Larsen replied yes. The motion passed 4-1, with Councilmember Omodt opposed. Mayor Pro-tern Mayor Sanger opened the public hearing on the 2004 reallocation. No speakers were present. Councilmember Omodt stated this drew a red flag for him because Wayside seemed to be a late entry into the funding and they had talked about this going into the neighborhoods. When he looked at Wayside's intent to spend this money, it wasn't something he believed would benefit the community. He questioned the use of$18,000 for carpet replacement and for parking lot repair for $7,500. It seemed like they could find a better use of this money. It was not to say anything against Wayside House, but in terms of what STEP does and multi-family rehabs for the community, they were looking at a service agency located in the city and what they could do with $25,000, and that wasn't what they had talked about. He wanted further discussion for that reason. Wayside House has indicated they might not be in their present location long term and they were looking for other sites. He begged the question why they would spend a lot of money on a building that might be abandoned and/or torn down, especially because the carpeting was cosmetic. It seemed to warrant additional discussion. It was moved by Councilmember Omodt, seconded by Councilmember Basall to continue the public hearing on reallocation of 2004 funds, and authorizing execution of Subrecipient Agreement with Hennepin County and any related Third Party Agreements, to the March 6, 2006 City Council meeting Mr. Harmening clarified this was a late entry to the reallocation conversation. It had been something they had been discussing with Wayside for a number of months. The information they needed from Wayside House was received very late and he apologized for a change to the recommendation. Wayside had been discussing the concept of finding a new location. Part of that comes from the city's long-term plans for that area, and potential redevelopment of the Wayside property. That property is guided civic mixed-use and Wayside is grandfathered in. Although Wayside may be moving in the next couple of years, they still have day-to-day operational needs including the fact that the State Department of Health had directed them to replace their carpet and the water heater is in very poor condition. They were comfortable talking with Council about this at the study session. The motion passed 5-0 City Council Minutes -5- February 21, 2006 6b. Public Hearing- Modification of the Elmwood Village Tax Increment Finance District Plan to include the Hoigaard Village Project. Resolution No. 06-041 Mr Hunt presented the staff report. Hennepin County submitted a letter reviewing the proposed project and the TIF distnct satisfied the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners' preference to use tax increment financing as identified in their resolution. A revised resolution with regard to the adoption of the proposed TIF plan was distributed. Mayor Pro-tem Sanger opened the public hearing No speakers were present The public hearing was closed. Councilmember Basil! asked to see the memo from Hennepin County. Mr. Hunt stated the memo indicated Hennepin County was taking note of the fact that they hadn't specifically indicated exactly what type of units would be included within this project in the TIF plan. They are all market rate. Councilmember Basill wanted to make sure it was consistent with what was delivered to the neighborhood at the neighborhood meetings. It was moved by Councilmember Basall, seconded by Councilmember Omodt to approve the Resolution No. 06-041 adopting the Modification to the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project No. 1 and a Modification to the Tax Increment Financing Plan for the Elmwood Village Tax Increment Financing District The motion passed 5-0 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public—None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions 8a. Granite City Food and Brewery, Major Amendment to a Planned Unit Development (Tower Place PUD) Case No. 05-75-PUD Resolution No. 06-042 Ms. McMonigal presented the staff report. Tim Kerry, Granite City Food and Brewery, stated they specialized in hand-made food and hand-crafted beer. They had been based out of St. Louis Park for nine years and they own and operate 13 restaurants. Councilmember Basill stated he had been at the restaurant in Eagan and believed this would be a welcome addition Are they tied to Timberlodge or had they bought it? Mr Kerry replied they were separate and they would be purchasing from Timberlodge Mayor Pro-tern Sanger indicated it looked like they weren't doing most of the brewing of the beer here and it would be done off-site. Why weren't they? Mr. Kerry replied they don't technically make the beer on-site, however they finish the product. They have a brewery in Iowa where they produce wort, which is shipped to their locations. This provides a consistent water source. City Council Minutes -6- February 21, 2006 It was moved by Councilmember Basill, seconded by Councilmember Omodt, to adopt Resolution No. 06-042 approving a major amendment for changes to the building footprint at 5500 Excelsior Blvd. (Timberlodge Steakhouse, now known as Granite City Food and Brewery), subject to conditions in the resolution. Councilmember Finkelstein asked with the expansion of the brewery on the east side, how much room would that leave for cars to get through to the movie theater? Ms. McMonigal replied there would not be any change to the drive aisles. There was room on the site to expand it. The motion passed 5-0 8b. Police Officer Union Contract: January 1, 2006- December 31, 2006 Resolution No. 06-043 Ms. Gohman presented the staff report. Councilmember Omodt asked why this was a one year contract and the other were two years? Ms. Gohman replied Sergeants are two years and police officers asked for a one year contracts It was moved by Councilmember Omodt, seconded by Councilmember Finkelstein, to adopt Resolution No. 06-043 approving a Labor Agreement between the City and Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS)Local#206, establishing terms and conditions of employment for one year,from 1/1/06- 12/31/06 The motion passed 5-0 8c. International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 49 Union Contract: January 1, 2006- December 31, 2007 Resolution No. 06-044 Ms. Gohman presented the staff report. Councilmember Omodt asked if the 49ers were recommending this for approval to their members? Ms. Gohman replied yes. Councilmember Basill commented tool insurance is very common and he was glad they were doing it. He knew of a situation where mechanics tools were stolen and mechanics spend a lot of money on their own tools, which are very expensive. They are easy to sell at pawnshops. He hoped there were security measure in place so that didn't happen, but this is very common in the industry and was important. Mayor Pro-tern Sanger complimented Ms. Gohman on what had been done with the pay classifications, which made it easier to administer the contract. It was moved by Councilmember Omodt, seconded by Councilmember Paprocki, to adopt Resolution No. 06-044 approving a Labor Agreement between the City and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)Local#49, establishing terms and conditions of employment for two years,from 1/1/06- 12/31/07 The motion passed 5-0 City Council Minutes -7- February 21, 2006 8d. Public Safety Dispatcher Union Contract: January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2007 Resolution No. 06-045 Ms. Gohman presented the staff report. Councilmember Paprocki understood they also serviced Golden Valley, would any of the cost be passed onto them? Ms. Gohman replied there is a contract that passes the costs, in the range of 30-35% Councilmember Basill assumed when they signed the contract with Golden Valley, what they do as this Council is binding on Golden Valley and that they do not have to approve this contract? Ms. Gohman replied correct, there is a separate document in place. It was moved by Councilmember Omodt, seconded by Councilmember Paprocki, to adopt Resolution No.06-045 approving a Labor Agreement between the City and Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS)Local#220,Public Safety Dispatchers, establishing terms and conditions of employment for two years,from 1/1/06- 12/31/07 The motion passed 5-0 Mr. Harmemng recognized Ms. Gohman for her work on the contract negotiations as well as the unions and employees. It was a positive working environment because of this. He hoped they would bring the fire contract forward soon. 9. Communications Mr. Harmening indicated the Home Remodeling Fair would be Sunday at the Eisenhower Community Center. Councilmember Finkelstein stated the Park Spanish Emersion had an Imagination Fair and there were many remarkable projects. With kids like this, St. Louis Park was in great shape. 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:31 p m. City Clerk (—I). yo