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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009/08/17 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular f/ St.NLouis Park OFFICIAL MINUTES MINESOTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA AUGUST 17, 2009 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:37 p.m. Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, John Basill, C. Paul Carver, Phil Finkelstein, Paul Omodt, Loran Paprocki and Susan Sanger. Councilmembers absent: None. Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Finance Director (Mr. DeJong), Planning/Zoning Supervisor (Ms. McMonigal), Westwood Hills Nature Center Activity Specialist (Mr. Pope), and Recording Secretary (Ms. Hughes). Others present: Greg, Ingaham (ASIA,AICP, Vice President) and Jeff Miller (Planner), Hoisington, Koegler Group, Inc. 2. Presentations 2a. St. Louis Park High School Day One Event Mayor Jacobs introduced Ms. Gina Poretti and Ms. Nina Johnson, current Co-Advisors of Day One. He stated the Day One initiative is intended as a community-building exercise to welcome new students to the high school and to build camaraderie and school spirit. Ms.Johnson introduced the youth representatives from the Day One student committee. Ms. Ferguson, current student president of Day One, stated that this year's theme is Comm(Unity) and their goal is to create a bridge between the students and their community. She stated on the first day of school there will be events that promote the high school's connection with the community, including volunteer opportunities. Ms. Johnson expressed Day One's thanks to Citizens Independent Bank, Target and the St. Louis Park Rotary Foundation for their generous donations. She also thanked the community for their numerous donations received in support of Day One. Ms. Ferguson invited everyone to attend the Day One events on the first day of school on Tuesday, September 1, at approximately 7:30 a.m. Mayor Jacobs expressed the City Council's sincere thanks and appreciation to Ms. Poretti, Ms.Johnson and the Day One student committee for their dedication to the program. City Council Meeting -2- August 17, 2009 2b. Junior Naturalist Recognition Mr. Pope stated that there were 56 youth volunteers involved in the Junior Naturalist program this summer who volunteered over 1,400 hours in a number of areas, including animal care, program aide, wildflowers, water quality testing, ponds and dragonflies, and animal skull cleaning. Mayor Jacobs expressed the City Council's thanks to the Junior Naturalists for their volunteer service this summer. Mayor Jacobs and Mr. Pope presented each of the youth volunteers with a certificate of appreciation. 2c. Comprehensive Plan Neighborhood Planning Input Process Presentation Ms. McMonigal presented the staff report and stated as a first phase of updating the Plan by Neighborhood section of the City's Comprehensive Plan, a series of neighborhood input meetings were held in March, April and May this year. She indicated approximately 130 people attended and participated in the process; neighbors attending the meetings were highly engaged and enjoyed the opportunity to provide input regarding their neighborhoods. Mr. Greg Ingraham, Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. (HKG1) presented a summary of the neighborhood input meetings and stated the process consisted of seven neighborhood meetings as well as a meeting with the St. Louis Park Business Council. He added the purpose of each neighborhood meeting was to share information regarding the direction of the updated Comprehensive Plan and to gain input regarding individual neighborhood planning areas as well as City-wide issues. He stated the meetings included an interactive small group exercise that utilized a game board as well as a survey questionnaire. Mr. Jeff Miller, HGKi, presented a summary of the results obtained from each of the seven neighborhood planning areas. He then presented a summary of the key findings based on the neighborhood input; those findings included increasing walkability by expanding the network of sidewalks and trails, improving safety and convenience of pedestrian street crossings, improving street traffic calming, reducing nuisance issues, enhancing public natural areas and open spaces, expanding bike routes, adding more local small businesses, improving compatibility between industrial and residential areas, and improving access to Cedar Lake Trail. He pointed out that the full draft of the report is available on the City's website. He stated that Phase II of the project will include developing the Plan by Neighborhood chapter of the Comprehensive Plan and this will be done by fall 2009; Phase III of the project will be done in the winter/spring 2010 and will include neighborhood review and finalizing the Plan by Neighborhood chapter. City Council Meeting -3- August 17, 2009 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. City Council Minutes August 3, 2009 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 Resolution No. 09-107 Designating Polling Places and Appointing Election Judges for the Primary and General Elections of 2009. 4b. Approve an Encroachment Agreement at 1600 West End Boulevard for Temporary Private Use of Public Land for truck court gates and directional signs. 4c. Adopt Resolution No. 09-108 Authorizing the Special Assessment for the Repair of the Water Service Line at 2633 Natchez Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN. 4d. 1. Motion to designate Thomas and Sons Construction, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $614,316.30 for the W. 36th Street Streetscape Project—Project No. 2008-2600. 2. Motion to authorize entering into a contract with SRF Consulting Group, Inc. to provide professional services during construction of the project. 4e. Adopt Resolution No. 09-109 Authorizing Installation of 2-Way Stop Signs on 351/2 Street West at Xenwood Avenue South, Traffic Study No. 613. 4f. Adopt Resolution No. 09-110 Authorizing Installation of "Bus Parking Only 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday" Restrictions on the north side of Hamilton Street from Wooddale Avenue to Dakota/Georgia Avenue South in the proximity of 3424 Wooddale Avenue, Traffic Study No. 614. 4g. Approve Change Order No. 3 to Contract No. 60-07, Flood Improvement Project - Area#26 (Dakota Park) - Project 2003-1300. 4h. Adopt Resolution No. 09-111 Authorizing Final Payment in the Amount of $74,831.18 for the Dakota Park Area Flood Improvement Project, Project No. 2003-1300, City Contract No. 60-07. 4i. Adopt Resolution No. 09-112 Accepting the Project Report, Establishing Improvement Project No. 2008-1101 Approving Plans and Specifications, and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids for Improvement Project No. 2008-1101. 4j. Adopt Resolution No. 09-113 Accepting the Project Report, Approving Plans and Specifications, and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids for Replacement Cable TV Van. 4k. Designate Midwest Asphalt Corporation as the lowest responsible bidder of the reconstruction to the trail system, parking lots and basketball courts in Aquila Park and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of$178,350.00 for Project Nos. 2009-0040 and 2009-0210. 41. Approve for Filing Vendor Claims. City Council Meeting -4- August 17, 2009 4m. Approve for Filing Board of Zoning Appeals Minutes June 25, 2009. It was moved by Councilmember Carver, seconded by Councilmember Paprocki, to approve the Agenda as presented and items listed on the Consent Calendar; and to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances. The motion passed 7-0. 5. Boards and Commissions 5a. Appointment of Citizen Representatives to Boards and Commissions It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Omodt, to appoint citizen representatives to fill vacancies in the following Boards and Commissions with terms as follows: Name Commission Term Expiration Alison Knoche Prosser Human Rights Commission 12/31/2011 Sam Flumerfelt Parks & Recreation Advisory 8/31/2010 (youth commissioner) Commission The motion passed 7-0. Mayor Jacobs expressed the City Council's thanks to all residents who serve on the various Boards and Commissions and stated their service is enormously valuable to the community and to the City Council. 6. Public Hearings 6a. Public Hearing — Modification to the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project No. 1 and the Proposed Modification of the Elmwood Village Tax Increment Financing District; and, Approval of Special Legislation to Extend Elmwood Tax Increment Financing District Resolution No. 09-114 Mr. DeJong presented the staff report and explained that earlier this year special legislation was approved allowing the EDA to extend the Elmwood Village TIF District by seven years He stated that the City, County, and School District must first approve this extension before it will take effect, and the first step in this process is to approve the state statute. He added once all approvals are obtained, the Redevelopment Plan and Elmwood TIF District will be modified at the continued public hearing of the Council. Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing. City Council Meeting -5- August 17, 2009 It was moved by Councilmember Basill, seconded by Councilmember Finkelstein, to continue the public hearing to October 19, 2009. The motion passed 7-0. It was moved by Councilmember Basill, seconded by Councilmember Finkelstein, to adopt Resolution No. 09-114 approving 2009 Minnesota Laws, Chapter 88, Article 5, Section 19, Relating to a Tax Increment Financing District in the City of Sr. Louis Park. The motion passed 7-0. 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public — None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions and Discussion Items — None 9. Communications Mayor Jacobs thanked Pat Mascia and staff at Duke Realty Corporation for the West End tour that evening. He stated that Rainbow Foods will be opening tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. Mayor Jacobs reiterated his thanks to all City staff for their efforts during the recent National Night Out. He also thanked the hundreds of neighborhood volunteers and block captains who made the event so successful. Councilmember Omodt congratulated the AAU U15 baseball team for winning the state tournament. He also congratulated the VFW U16 baseball team for taking fourth place nationally. Mr. Harmening reminded residents of the Southwest light rail project open house scheduled for tomorrow evening from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at City Hall; the open house will include a presentation by the County at 7:00 p.m. Residents can visit the website to learn more (www.so uthwes ttransi tway.o rg). 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m. --lia/P 17_ ViltA261:,.. Nancy Stroth, City Clerk JeffJaco,is M yor