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Home My WebLink About2006/05/01 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular A OFOFFICIAL MINUTES SOUIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING PARK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA May 1, 2006 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm. Council members present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, John Basil!, C. Paul Carver, Phil Finkelstein, Paul Omodt, Loran Paprocki and Susan Sanger Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), City Attorney (Mr Scott), City Engineer (Mr. Brink), Community Development Director (Mr. Locke), Engineering Project Manager (Mr. Olson), Housing Supervisor (Ms. Schnitker), Senior Planner (Mr. Walther) and Recording Secretary(Ms. Stegora-Peterson). 2. Presentations - None 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. Study Session Minutes of April 3, 2006 The minutes were approved as presented. 3b. Study Session Minutes of April 17, 2006 The minutes were approved as presented. 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 appropriate section of the regular agenda for discussion 4a. Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 2314-06 approving the Vacation of a portion of Natchez Avenue South, approve summary and authorize publication. 4b. Approve second reading of Ordinance No. 2315-06 approving the vacation of a utility easement at 3300 Decatur Lane, adopt Ordinance, approve summary, and authorize publication. Case No.: 06-26-VAC 4c. Bid Tabulation: Designate Hardrives, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $1,568,575.00 for the 2006 Lake Street Reconstruction Project—City Project No. 2006-0100 4d. Adopt Resolution No. 06-079 Authorizing Special Assessment of Dutch Elm Diseased Tree Removal For Property at 1820 Flag Ave. South 4e. Approve a contract with TKDA for providing Professional Services for Design and Construction Administration of the CSAH 25 Pedestrian Bridge, Improvement Project No. 2005-2100. 4f. Approve Amendment No 1 to contract 98-04 providing additional Professional Services related to Excelsior Boulevard Street Improvement Project, Project No. 2004-0400. Council Meeting Minutes -2- May 1, 2006 4g. Approve Resolution No. 06-080 establishing a special assessment for the installation of a fire suppression sprinkler system at 6327 Cambndge Street. 4h. Approve Change Order No. 1 for Improvement Project No. 2006-1300, Westdale Park Detention Pond. 4i. Accept Housing Authority Minutes of March 8, 2006 for filing. 4j. Accept Planning Commission Minutes of April 5, 2006 for filing. 4k. Accept Vendor Claims for filing. (supplement) It was moved by Councilmember Carver, seconded by Councilmember Finkelstein, to approve the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed 7-0. 5. Boards and Commissions 6. Public Hearings 6a. 3600 Block Of Hampshire Avenue South—Request for Vacation Mr. Walther presented the staff report. Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing. No speakers present. The public hearing was closed. It was moved by Councilmember Paprocki, seconded by Councilmember Basill to adopt first reading of an Ordinance approving the Vacation of a portion of Hampshire Avenue South and set second reading for May 15, 2006. The motion passed 7-0 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public—None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions 8a. Request of Real Estate Recycling for a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment from Commercial to Industrial; and a Zoning Map Amendment from General Commercial (C2) to Industrial Park (IP), Location: 7003 Lake Street W,Case No.: 06-20-CP and 06-21-Z Resolution No. 06-075 Mr. Walther presented the staff report It was moved by Councilmember Paprocki, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to adopt Resolution No. 06-075 approving the Comprehensive Plan amendment to change the land use designation from General Commercial to Industrial Park, approve summary and authorize publication. The motion passed 7-0 Council Meeting Minutes -3- May 1, 2006 It was moved by Councilmember Paprocki, seconded by Councilmember Basill, approving ' the first reading of an ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map from C2 — General Commercial to IP—Industrial Park and setting a second reading for May 15, 2006. The motion passed 7-0 8b. PPL Louisiana Court Project Deferred Loan Resolution No.s 06-076 and 06-077 Ms. Schnitker presented the staff report. Councilmember Omodt asked for an update on the vacancies. Ms. Schnitker replied they were making progress. They were down to 16 vacancies and it had been at 41. Ten Vail Place tenants were placed in the project, which was going well and the support from their staff was exceptional. It was moved by Councilmember Carver, seconded by Councilmember Finkelstein, to adopt Resolution No. 06-076 approving loan agreements between the City of St Louis Park and PPL Louisiana Court Limited Partnership and Related Documents; and, Resolution No. 06-077 approving internal loan for advance of qualified housing costs in connection with Park Center tax increment financing district Councilmember Omodt indicated he would be opposing this, as he had consistently It continued to trouble him. PPL had made some improvements, but he also noticed a police officer at Louisiana Court almost every day. He hoped PPL understood this was a loan and not more free money. Councilmember Basill stated he had some reservations, but supported this because the City was putting in $400,000 to leverage another $4 million and the City would be the first lien holder, which helped protect their investment. PPL needed to be very proactive and make this successful. He wouldn't entertain future requests from PPL for funding. Councilmember Finkelstein stated this was something they had all been concerned about. The previous Council put this into place because the area of town was at risk. The City got involved and the capital contribution was $100,000. The project was thinly capitalized. If they didn't put in the $400,000, the City might have lost their entire investment, and it was the prudent thing to do. He was pleased to see they were making progress. They had made additional changes to ensure the work that needed to be done would get done by a new general contractor, that they ended up with a Meadowbrook Community model where they would maintain community space and have on-site programming. The bigger nsk was not to do it. Mayor Jacobs noted that, as part of the Council that made the decision to do this, they were aware it was thinly capitalized. PPL needed to pay careful attention to the comments of the Council and remain proactive in keeping out some of the "bad actors". Louisiana Court residents did not cause much of what goes on there and he was glad PPL was being proactive to make sure this remains a safe neighborhood. This is a way for the City to protect their investment and to leverage considerable more money than the City had put into this. It will be an enhancement, but they need to make sure PPL management knew that the Council remains very concerned about that area of town and wants to keep this going in the right direction. Council Meeting Minutes -4- May 1, 2006 Councilmember Sanger agreed with the comments expressed in terms of why they were doing this despite the obvious potential financial risk, but there was another reason. This is part of their effort to create affordable housing in the community, that it is also well maintained, which in turn benefits the whole community. The motion passed 6-1 with Councilmember Omodt opposed 8c. Project Report: Quentin Avenue, Municipal State Aid Street Rehabilitation Project—Project No. 2005-1100 Resolution No. 06-078 Mr. Olsen presented the staff report. Councilmember Paprocki asked if they had considered putting fiber down while the road was torn up7 Mr. Olsen replied the fiber was installed last spring from the school to Edina. Councilmember Basill complimented staff for their work with MnDOT, getting the vanance and still making it a State Aid route, which was a benefit to the community. It was moved by Councilmember Basil, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to adopt Resolution No. 06-078 accepting this report, establishing and ordering Improvement Project No 2005-1100, approving plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids. The motion passed 7-0. 9. Communications Mayor Jacobs reported: • The Children's First Ice Cream Social would be held May 21st at Wolfe Park. • Bookmark In the Park has decided to focus on immigration and chosen the next book, The Middle of Everywhere. They will also be considering books for younger level readers. • The Highway 100 interim project construction is scheduled to being mid to late May • The grand opening of Trader Joe's is planned for May 15`h 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:54 p m. rn t CityClerL k Ma,or