HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/07/08 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular IIISt. Louis Park OFFICIAL MINUTES
MINNESOTA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
JULY 8, 2013
1. Call to Order
Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 8:32 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, Steve Hallfin, Anne Mavity, Julia Ross, Susan
Sanger, Sue Santa, and Jake Spano.
Councilmembers absent: None.
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Director of Community Development (Mr.
Locke), Planning/Zoning Supervisor(Ms. McMonigal), and Recording Secretary(Ms. Hughes).
la. Pledge of Allegiance
lb. Roll Call
2. Resolutions, Ordinances,Motions and Discussion Items
2a. SWLRT Letter and Comments to the SWLRT Project Office
Mr. Locke presented the staff report and stated the SWLRT project is an important
project for St. Louis Park and the metro region and resolving the freight rail issue is one
of the key obstacles for figunng out how to make the SWLRT project work, adding the
City's letter and comments are intended to be constructive toward moving the SWLRT
project forward.
Mayor Jacobs expressed the City Council's thanks to staff for all their work on the letter
and comments.
It was moved by Councilmember Mavity, seconded by Councilmember Spano, to adopt
the letter and comments regarding the freight rail route options, as amended to strike
paragraph 7 on page 3 of the comments regarding colocation alternatives, to revise
paragraph 1(d) on page 4 of the comments related to safety impacts to state that a 50'
buffer is needed between the tracks and private property boundaries, and to make no
changes to the second paragraph of the letter regarding municipal consent, and to direct
staff to distribute the letter and comments to the SWLRT Project Office and others
Councilmember Hallfin stated the letter and comments will be posted on the City's
website and indicated Council is available to talk to residents if they have any questions.
Councilmember Spano indicated residents have asked a lot of questions about the process
and timeline of the SWLRT project and encouraged residents to copy Mr. Locke and/or
Mr. Harmening on emails because City staff is better equipped to answer questions
related to the process and timeline.
Mayor Jacobs requested information regarding release of the cost estimates.
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Mr. Locke advised that the SWLRT Project Office will be working through the
committee process and intends to present the cost estimates on July 25th at the Citizens
Advisory Committee meeting.
Councilmember Sanger stated that the SWLRT Project Office will present information
regarding cost estimates to Council at a special study session tentatively scheduled for
July 29t.
The motion passed 7-0.
3. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m.
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