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Home My WebLink About2006/09/18 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 7CTY OFFICIAL MINUTES ST!Lou'DIFs RK CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA September 18, 2006 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:33 pm. Council members present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, John Basill, C. Paul Carver, Phil Finkelstein, Paul Omodt, Loran Paprocki and Susan Sanger Staff present: Associate Planner (Mr. Fulton), City Clerk (Ms. Stroth), City Manager (Mr. Harmemng), City Attorney (Mr. Scott), City Engineer (Mr. Brink), Community Development Director (Mr Locke), Environmental Coordinator (Mr. Vaughan), Housing Program Coordinator (Ms. Larsen), Housing Supervisor (Ms. Schnitker) and Recording Secretary (Ms. Stegora- Peterson). 2. Presentations Mayor Jacobs discussed Bookmark in the Park. 2a. Evergreen Awards Mr. Vaughan presented Evergreen Awards to Greg and Lauren Biehl, 5917 Minnetonka Blvd, and David Engelbert, 3844 Kipling Ave S. 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. City Council Minutes of September 5, 2006 The minutes were approved as presented. 3b. Study Session Minutes of August 28, 2006 Councilmember Finkelstein requested the following be inserted on page one, after the first paragraph of item #1: "Councilmember Finkelstein noted the Planning Commission was coming up with a more passive use of open space. This was an issue that the City Council had been talking about doing since they realized the parks and open space needed more protection. In addition to make it work, he noted the draft ordinance needed to cover not just sales of park land, but also transfers, leases and joint ventures. The Council asked that be added to the draft ordinance." Councilmember Sanger indicated on page two, last paragraph, to add "staff had not provided the Council with_the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting, so it was not clear why the Planning Commission had made the recommendation to have both passive space and park space districts. Therefore, she thought it was premature to make the decision until they had the benefit of the Planning Commissions analysis of the subject." City Council Minutes -2- September 18, 2006 On Page three, paragraph six, after the first sentence insert, "She again pointed out that permitting construction on this site could threaten the adjacent wetland and contnbute to flooding problems in the area and it would require the removal of two large oak trees." Councilmember Basill indicated on page three, paragraph five, he was unsure if he authored that and requested the tape be reviewed for accuracy. The minutes were approved as amended. 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. Approve a contract with Three Rivers Park Distnct to clear and remove snow from the LRT and Cedar Lake Extension Trails through the City of St. Louis Park for 2006-2007 winter season. 4b. Approve Proposed Antenna Termination with Venzon Wireless LLC (Venzon) - City Contract No. 4143. 4c. Resolution No. 06-148 adopting revised procedures for City Boards & Commissions 4d. Resolution No. 06-149 establishing a special assessment for the installation of a fire suppression spnnkler system at 4611 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park, MN 55416. 4e. Bid Tabulation. Designate Concrete Idea, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authonze execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $71,880.50 for the Sidewalk Maintenance and Improvement Project — City Project No. 2006- 0005. 4f. Bid Tabulation. Designate Bituminous Roadways, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $62,068.00 for the Edgebrook Park Trail Connection — City Project No. 2004- 0301 4g. Resolution No. 06-150 Final Payment of EnCom Midwest — Water Treatment Plant#10 2004-1300 4h. Approve Out-of-State Travel for Mayor Jeff Jacobs September 27-28, 2006 4i. Police Advisory Commission Minutes of July 12, 2006 4j. Park and Recreation Commission Minutes of Apnl 19, 2006 Mr. Harmening requested consent item 4f be removed from the consent agenda and brought back to Council at the October 3`d meeting. It was moved by Councilmember Paprocki, seconded by Councilmember Omodt, to approve the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar as amended The motion passed 7-0 5. Boards and Commissions 6. Public Hearings City Council Minutes -3- September 18, 2006 6a. Public Hearing to consider granting an On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License with Sunday sales for Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd., dba Granite City Food & Brewery located at 5500 Excelsior Blvd. in St. Louis Park. Ms. Stroth presented the staff report. Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing. No speakers present. The public hearing was closed. It was moved by Councilmember Basill, seconded by Councilmember Paprocki to approve on-sale intoxicating liquor license with Sunday sales to Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd, dba Granite City Food&Brewery. Councilmember Omodt noted the City Council recently took measures to double the fines for liquor violations for selling to kids. Selling liquor to kids had no part in the community and this was a friendly reminder The motion passed 7-0 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public—None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions 8a. City Engineer's Report- CSAH 25 Ped Bridge, Project No. 2005-2100 Mr. Bnnk presented the staff report. Councilmember Sanger believed it had been a long time coming to get a safe way for people to cross Highway 25. She looked forward to a large parade to inaugurate it. Councilmember Basill indicated this was moved as close to the intersection as it possibly could with the land available. It was shifted down so people from Ottawa could use it. It would serve the trail and residents well and was overdue. It was moved by Councilmember Basill, seconded by Councilmember Omodt, to adopt Resolution No.06-151 ordering Improvement Project No. 2005-2100, approving plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids. Mayor Jacobs recalled in 1991 a boy named Dominick Perede was killed there trying to cross this road. He was happy they finally had a safer way for everyone to cross and thanked everyone involved with the process Councilmember Finkelstein complimented the people involved. The motion passed 7-0 8b. Minikanda Mobile — Minor Amendment to a Special Permit, Location: 3901 Excelsior Boulevard Mr. Fulton presented the staff report. City Council Minutes -4- September 18, 2006 Councilmember Omodt asked about the hours of operation for noise reasons and traffic flow? Mr. Fulton replied in the resolution there is a requirement that follows the same standards found in the City noise ordinance, which would be no operation between the hours of 10 PM and 7 AM on weekdays and 10 PM and 9 AM on weekends. It was moved by Councilmember Basill, seconded by Councilmember Omodt, to adopt Resolution No. 06-152 approving a Minor Amendment to a Special Permit for converting the motor vehicle service area to a car wash The motion passed 7-0 Councilmember Basill commented he was pleased to see the other things staff worked in with the owner and the architect. It would be nice to see new landscaping and improvements at the site. 8c. PRESENTATION - Move Up in the Park Program Update Ms. Schmtker and Ms. Larsen presented the report. Mayor Jacobs believed this program provided good value and was a remarkably successful program, which put a good investment put back into the community and is doing a lot of positive things in the community. Councilmember Basill thanked staff for their work. There are eight components to this program and staff had worked hard and done a wonderful job. This is a complete program. Every house that can keep a family makes a difference for the community. Councilmember Finkelstein noted that not all of the programs have income limitations. For some of the subsidized housing there are family income limits, but the architectural services and remodeling advisor does not have an income limit. 9. Communications Mayor Jacobs thanked volunteers who helped with the Fall Music Festival. There will be a book reading and other events at the Rec. Center on October 7th for Bookmark in the Park. The author of Bndge to America, Linda Glaser, will be in attendance. 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8.33 p.m. ----)t) \thet7Pt7 Cit Clem ?-- Ma oi0A1/\ Y