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Home My WebLink About2007/08/20 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular ffCTY OFFICIAL MINUTES riLougLITY COUNCIL MEETING 110111 RK ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA AUGUST 20, 2007 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:32 p m. Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, John Basill, Phil Finkelstein, Loran Paprocki, and Susan Sanger. Councilmembers absent: C. Paul Carver and Paul Omodt. Staff present: Deputy City Manager (Ms. Gohman), City Attorney (Mr. Scott), Associate Planner (Mr. Fulton), Planning and Zoning Supervisor (Ms. McMonigal), Parks and Recreation Supervisor(Mr. Rosa) and Recording Secretary(Ms. Schmidt). 2. Presentations—None 2a. Junior Leader Recognition Mayor Jacobs and Parks and Recreation Supervisor Nate Rosa presented 16 youth volunteers with certificates for volunteering over 600 hours for the Summer Playground Program. 2b. Day One Co-Chairs Nina Johnson and Gina Proetti, along with students, descnbed the Day One Event to welcome students to 9`h grade and invited Council to join them in the event scheduled for September 4, 2007. 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. City Council Minutes of August 6, 2007 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 appropnate'section of the regular agenda for discussion. 4a. Motion to approve Second Reading of Ordinance amending City Code 6-66, approve Ordinance No. 2335-07, amending St. Louis Park Ordinance Code Chapter 6: Buildings and Building Regulations, and approve summary and authorize publication. 4b. Motion to Accept Donations. City Council Meeting -2- August 20, 2007 4c. Bid Tabulation: Motion to designate DMJ Corporation the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $237,960.15 for the Minnetonka Blvd Trail Improvement Project. — Project No. 2004-0302. 4d. Motion to approve Resolution No. 07-085 accepting work on water treatment plant#4 Filter Rehabilitation, City Project No. 2004-1301, Contract No. 13-05. 4e. Bid Tabulation: Motion to designate Hydro Metering Technology the lowest responsible bidder and authonze execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $252,892.06 for the Commercial Water Meter Upgrade/Replacement Project - Project No. 2007-1200. 4f. Traffic Study No. 603: Motion to adopt Resolution No. 07-086, authonzing installation of "One-Way" signage and "Do Not Enter" signage on the south portion of Utica Avenue between Minnetonka Boulevard and the dnveway of 3273 Webster Avenue South to provide for travel in the southbound direction only. 4g. Motion to Authorize Execution of Maintenance Agreement Between the City of St. Louis Park and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) for Sanitary Grit Collection Facility Improvements (City Project 2006-1500). 4h. Motion to accept for filing Housing Authority Minutes June 13, 2007. 4i. Motion to accept for filing Telecommunications Commission Minutes of May 3, 2007. 4j. Motion to accept for filing Vendor Claims. It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Finkelstein, to approve the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed 5-0. 5. Boards and Commissions -None 6. Public Hearings- None 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public—None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions and Discussion Items 8a. Homewood Suites—Preliminary and Final Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Plat. Resolution No. 07-087 and 07-088 Mr. Fulton presented the staff report. John Hafner, Cities Edge Architecture, reassured Council that this being a Hilton Hotel, it would have high standards to meet. Tom Torgerson, Torgerson Properties, stated they have taken a lot of pride in the project. He also stated that since there are no upscale hotels in the I-394 corridor, this would fill that void. City Council Meeting -3- August 20, 2007 Councilmember Sanger asked if there would be adequate parking. Mr. Fulton stated the Walker Parking Study stated there would be an appropriate amount of parking. He also stated the proposal meets the City requirements for bicycle parking, stating no reductions were needed. Councilmember Sanger suggested the City do an independent parking study. Mr. Torgerson stated in reality, the difference in reduction wouldn't be close for the demand for that particular hotel. Mayor Jacob asked why that would be. Mr. Torgerson stated that it is common that two or more guests would share a car. Councilmember Sanger suggested a back-up plan. Councilmember Finkelstein asked if the extra traffic demand would be put on the office space. Mr. Fulton stated most likely. Dennis Zylla, representing 5353 Wayzata Boulevard, stated the Planning Commission supported the project, stating they have been cooperating with Duke on the project. He also asked for modification on the resolution, stating they would like the easement deemed a private easement, whereas it now states a public easement. Mr. Scott asked staff for clarification. Ms. McMonigal stated staff suggested an additional alternate driveway to Park Place Boulevard. Mr. Scott suggested adding language under 2b and 4g "as approved by City Attorney" would allow it to remain in pnvate ownership, but allow public access. It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Paprocki, to adopt Resolution No.07-087, approving the Preliminary and Final Planned Unit Development and Resolution No. 07-088, approving the Preliminary and Final Plat for 5353 Wayzata Boulevard with amendments by the City Attorney The motion passed 5-0. 9. Communications Mayor Jacobs thanked City staff, block captains and all the people involved with National Night Out. 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m. 41) Nancy Stroth, City Clerk Jeff Jac.bs, ayor