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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/04/15 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular if/ St Louis Park OFFICIAL MINUTES MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK,MINNESOTA APRIL 15,2013 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, Steve Hallfin, Anne Mavity, Susan Sanger, Sue Santa, and Jake Spano. Councilmembers absent: Julia Ross. Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), City Attorney (Mr. Knetsch), City Engineer(Mr. Brink), Director of Inspections (Mr. Hoffinan), Planning/Zoning Supervisor (Ms. McMonigal), Inspection Services Manager (Ms. Boettcher), Engineering Project Manager (Mr. Sullivan), Associate Planner(Mr. Kelley), and Recording Secretary(Ms. Hughes). la. Pledge of Allegiance lb. Roll Call 2. Presentations -None 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. Special Study Session Minutes April 1, 2013 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 Nos. 13-055 and 13-056 to recognize Robert Baumgartner (24 years) and Thomas Wasmund (30 years) for their service to the City of St. Louis Park. 4b. Approve a soccer/football field lighting project at Louisiana Oaks Park. 4c. Adopt Resolution No. 13-057 authorizing entering into Cooperative Agreement No. 03162 with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for the Highway 7 /Louisiana Avenue Interchange Project—Project No. 2012-0100. 4d. Approve a Contract with Short Elliot Hendrickson, (SEH) Inc. which provides for engineering consulting services related to the construction of the Highway 7 / Louisiana Avenue Interchange Project—Project No. 2012-0100. 4e. Approve a Cooperative Agreement with the MCES for the Highway 7 / Louisiana Avenue Interchange Project — Project No. 2012-0100 and authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the Agreement. City Council Meeting -2- April 15, 2013 4f. Designate Allied Blacktop Company the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $289,609.91 for Street Maintenance Project (Sealcoat Streets - Area 5 —Project No. 2013-0001). 4g. Designate Thomas & Sons Construction, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of$126,109.75 for the 2013 Random Concrete Repair Project — Project No. 2013-0003, 0004, and 0006. 4h. Designate ASTECH Corporation the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of$1,357,961.60 for the 2013 Local Street Rehabilitation Project (Area 1) - Project Nos. 2012-1000 & 2013- 1400. 4i. Adopt Resolution No. 13-058 authorizing the elimination of the permit parking restriction in front of 3128 Idaho Avenue South. 4j. Approve for filing Parks &Rec Advisory Commission Minutes October 24, 2012. 4k. Approve for filing Parks & Rec Advisory Commission Minutes December 5, 2012. 41. Approve for filing Vendor Claims. Mr. Harmening advised that Consent Calendar item 4e related to the Cooperative Agreement with Met Council contains the City's agreement to oversee construction of a sanitary sewer main that Met Council wants installed as part of this project. He explained that the City is charging Met Council $153,000 for its cost to administer this project and noted the formula for calculating the City's cost is in the process of being refined but the amount the City will receive from Met Council will not change. It was moved by Councilmember Mavity, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to approve the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar; and to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances. The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Ross absent). 5. Boards and Commissions It was moved by Councilmember Santa, seconded by Councilmember Mavity, to appoint Jeff Huebner to the Police Advisory Commission for a term expiring on 12/31/15. The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Ross absent) 6. Public Hearings -None 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public—None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances,Motions and Discussion Items 8a. Amendment of City Code Chapter 8, Subdivisions IV, V & VII, and Chapter 12,Article 1 Mr. Hoffman presented the staff report and stated this is a housekeeping item to reflect the City's delegation agreements with Hennepin County and the Minnesota Department City Council Meeting -3- Apnl 15, 2013 of Agriculture related to food, lodging, and public facilities. He noted that the City would be maintaining responsibility for licensing and inspection of tanning facilities. It was moved by Councilmember Mavity, seconded by Councilmember Spano, to approve First Reading of Ordinance Amending Chapter 8, Subdivisions IV—Food and Beverage, V — Public Sanitary Facilities, and VII — Lodging, and Chapter 12, Article 1 — Environmental and Public Health and to set Second Reading for May 6, 2013. The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Ross absent). 8b. Conditional Use Permit — Luther Fiat (1820 Quentin Avenue South). Resolution No. 13-059 Ms. McMonigal introduced Associate Planner Ryan Kelley. Mr. Kelley presented the staff report and explained that Luther Fiat has applied for a Conditional Use Permit for an automotive dealership at 1820 Quentin Avenue South. He stated the property is zoned C-2 Commercial and was previously a Volkswagen dealership and then a Suzuki dealership that closed in 2008. He indicated the previous use provided auto body repair and painting in a portion of the building that will not be provided as part of the Fiat dealership and that portion of the building will be demolished. He stated that 74 parking stalls are required and the applicant has provided 61 surface stalls and 13 service bays. He stated the remaining building exceeds all setback requirements including parking setback requirements. He stated a new freestanding sign would be located on the southeast portion of the property and noted that because the site is adjacent to Highway 100, special provisions must be met and the applicant has submitted an exhibit showing all requirements will be met, adding the new sign is the same height as the existing sign. He advised the landscape plan provides over 200 shrubs and 30 trees including a hedge perimeter and trees planted in the landscape islands in the parking lot. He presented a drawing of the proposed building that exceeds all building materials requirements except for the west façade, which is exempt from the requirements as it is not visible from offsite. He added the applicant will be screening the rooftop unit to bring it into conformance. Councilmember Sanger pointed out condition (g) that states no test driving shall be permitted on local residential streets and stated the City had a lot of issues with this during the past dealerships where persons were test driving at high speeds which was not well received by the residents. She encouraged the managers of the Fiat dealership to adhere to this condition and require their patrons to test drive vehicles elsewhere. It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Hallfin, to adopt Resolution No. 13-059 Granting a Conditional Use Permit to Permit Motor Vehicle Sales for Property Located at 1820 Quentin Avenue South. Councilmember Mavity requested further information regarding potential impacts to the site as a result of the pedestrian bridge connection over the railroad tracks on either side of Highway 100. City Council Meeting -4- April 15, 2013 Mr. Kelley advised there has been no design work completed and it is not known what the impacts would be or whether it would impact the Luther site, adding that Public Works staff requested this item be included in the report as a potential issue. The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Ross absent). 8c. Project Report: Street Project—France Avenue Improvements—Project No. 2010-0005. Resolution Nos. 13-060 and 13-061 Mr. Sullivan presented the staff report and explained that a portion of France Avenue was turned back to the City in 2006 and Hennepin County compensated the City as part of the turn back in the amount of $320,000. He stated at that time, Council requested that engineering staff look at how to modify the roadway, including installation of a sidewalk on the west side of the road from 22"d Street to 26th Street, modifications to the intersection at 26th Street, street narrowing, and/or traffic calming. He explained the City held public information meetings with residents to discuss three design options with Design Option #1 providing installation of a 6' concrete boulevard sidewalk on the west side of France Avenue. He stated this option results in a high level of impacts to several properties as a result of installation of a sidewalk 12' behind the curb line where several residents have landscaped within the right-of-way and residents felt the City could do more to alleviate those impacts. He explained that Design Option #2 provides improvements to the west side of France Avenue only and includes a 6' concrete boulevard sidewalk that would narrow the shoulder to provide an 11' travel lane and a striped shoulder for bicycles. He stated this option would pull the impacts away from the residential properties; however, the estimated cost of this option is $352,300 and ignores the northbound side of the roadway. He explained that Design Option #3 provides new concrete curb and gutter, a dedicated shoulder for a bike lane, and lane narrowing for traffic calming. He stated the estimated cost for Design Option #3 is $499,000. He presented a drawing of the roadway design widths stating that Design Option #3 reduces the hard surface, narrows traffic lanes to provide traffic calming, and achieves a boulevard style sidewalk that creates separation of pedestrians from vehicles. He noted the City would be responsible for snow removal and long-term maintenance of the proposed sidewalk. He stated Design Option #3 achieves the Complete Street principles, achieves the goals set by Council by providing a sidewalk on the west side, provides street narrowing and traffic calming, and also includes buy-in from residents as the least impactful option. He advised that construction will begin in early June and the road will remain open during construction with access to all properties, adding there will be parking restrictions during shoulder work on both sides of the roadway. He indicated the project would be funded by the Hennepin County turn back funds, as well as sidewalk, trail, and bikeway funds, utility maintenance funds, and Capital Replacement funds. He added that the City will work with the Information Resources Department to extend the City's fiber network during this project. Councilmember Sanger expressed thanks to City staff for their work on this project and for working with the neighborhood to address their concerns. She indicated there have been complaints about drivers perceived to be exceeding the speed limit and was hopeful that the lane narrowing would lead to traffic calming and reduced speeds. It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Spano, to adopt Resolution No. 13-060 Accepting the Project Report, Establishing Improvement Project City Council Meeting -5- Apnl 15, 2013 No. 2010-0005, Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids for Improvement Project No. 2010-0005 and to adopt Resolution No. 13-061 Authorizing Installation of "No Parking" Signs on Both Sides of France Avenue from 22nd Street W to 26th Street W. The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Ross absent). 9. Communications Mayor Jacobs reminded residents of the Caring Youth Day event on Tuesday, April 23rd, at 6:45 p.m. Mr. Harmening reminded residents the City will be flushing water mains through the end of this week. He also reminded residents of the Arbor Day events on Saturday, April 20th, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Nature Center. He stated that a Minnehaha Creek cleanup event with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission will be held on Saturday, April 27th, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Knollwood canoe landing by Target. Councilmember Spano stated the City is thinking about the people in Boston after today's tragic events. 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. --r-k,---,-, ' l('\ Nancy Strot , City Clerk Jeff Jacobs, yor c,