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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015/06/15 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular J/1 St. Louis Park OFFICIAL MINUTES MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA JUNE 15, 2015 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, Tim Brausen, Steve Hallfin, Gregg Lindberg, Susan Sanger, and Jake Spano. Councilmembers absent: Anne Mavity. Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Deputy City Manager/Director of Human Resources (Ms. Deno), City Attorney (Mr. Mattick), City Clerk (Ms. Kennedy), Fire Chief(Mr. Koering), Senior Planner (Mr. Walther), Economic Development Coordinator (Mr. Hunt), Controller (Mr. Swanson), Assistant Zoning Administrator (Mr. Morrison), Senior Engineering Project Manager (Mr. Elkin), Water Resource Manager (Mr. Francis), Firefighter (Mr. Nordstrom), Organizational Development Coordinator (Ms. Gothberg), and Recording Secretary (Ms. Hughes). Guest: David Mol, CPA(Redpath and Company). la. Pledge of Allegiance lb. Roll Call 2. Presentations 2a. Acceptance of CenterPoint Energy Grant Mayor Jacobs thanked CenterPoint Energy for its $2,500 grant for the purchase of MuItiRAE Lite Detection Monitors designed to detect VOCs and other toxic compounds. Ms Sue Spannaus, CenterPoint Energy, stated the program offered an opportunity for CenterPoint to partner with the communities they serve and, since 2003, CenterPoint Energy had provided over $1.3 million in grants. She presented CenterPoint Energy's $2,500 check to Chief Koering. Chief Koering thanked CenterPoint Energy for the $2,500 grant and also thanked Firefighter Nordstrom for writing the grant application for the equipment, adding that the monitors would be in service in the next 30 days. 2b. Recognition of Bridget Gothberg's Years of Service Mayor Jacobs expressed the City Council's thanks and appreciation to Ms. Gothberg for her years of service and presented her with a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of her excellent and dedicated service to the City. Ms. Gothberg thanked the City Council for recognizing her service and stated that this City Council is what made St. Louis Park such a good place to live because the Council was always looking out for the best interests of the community. She thanked the City City Council Meeting -2- June 15, 2015 Council for their kindness and support, for believing in the staff, and for constantly striving to make the community better. Ms Linda Trummer, Meadowbrook Collaborative, stated that Ms. Gothberg did amazing things for a lot of people and empowered people to be the best they could be. She stated that Ms. Gothberg was one of the founding members of the Meadowbrook Collaborative, and she was proud of her affiliation and friendship with Ms. Gothberg Ms. Deno stated the City was lucky to have Ms Gothberg on staff because she had done great things with learning styles, development of the organization, facilitation, and coaching the staff She expressed the City's gratitude for Ms. Gothberg's service. Mr Harmening stated it had been a pleasure working with Ms. Gothberg the last 14 years, and she would be greatly missed Councilmember Spano thanked Ms. Gothberg for her service He also requested that Council acknowledge Public Service Worker Dallas Bahe for his nearly 34 years of service, adding that Mr. Bahe was not able to attend the meeting to receive public recognition from Council. 2c. 2014 Financial Statements—Auditors Discussion & Review Mr. Swanson presented the staff report and introduced David Mol, CPA, from Redpath and Company. He stated the City is required to have an independent audit each year and the auditors work for the City Council, not for staff or the management team. He advised that the City received a clean or"unmodified" opinion on the 2014 financial statements. Mr. Mol explained that five reports were issued as part of the audit and the audit resulted in the issuance of a clean opinion on the 2014 financial statements. He stated the City has received the Government Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 31 consecutive years, which demonstrates the City's commitment to providing financial information that meets and exceeds accounting standards. He stated that the Report on Internal Controls noted one item regarding the year-end closing process related to adjustments on prepaid expenses. He advised that the State Auditor's Office has issued a compliance guide consisting of seven categories and there were no items of non-compliance noted for 2014. He stated the Report on Compliance with Federal Program requirements is required whenever a city expends more than $500,000 in Federal monies and in 2014 the City expended approximately $5.6 million, primarily related to the Highway 7/Louisiana Avenue project, and there were no items of non-compliance noted for 2014. He stated the Report on Communications indicates there were no changes in accounting policies in 2014 Estimates contained in the financial statements include the City's net OPEB obligation of $2 2 million and estimated value of land held for resale of $2.2 million, and there were no difficulties encountered in performing the audit and no disagreements with management. He explained that a new pension accounting standard for 2015 will require the City to report its share of PERA's net pension liability at the end of the year and the City's estimated net pension liability at December 31, 2014, is $19 million He stated the audit produced good results, there were no compliance issues noted in State or Federal compliance with only one item noted on internal controls, and the 2014 audit resulted in a clean or unmodified opinion City Council Meeting -3- June 15, 2015 Councilmember Brausen thanked the auditors for their work on the 2014 financial statements. He pointed out that Council had a sixty-minute discussion prior to the City Council meeting to thoroughly review the 2014 financial statements and audit. He thanked Mr. Swanson and his staff for their efforts and stated the financial statements are available on the City's website and the documents are easy to understand. He stated he is impressed by how well managed the City is and this is part of the reason the City has a AAA bond rating, adding that staff and Council are cognizant of their responsibility to manage taxpayer's money and he believes the City does a good job. 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. City Council Meeting Minutes May 18, 2015 Councilmember Spano requested that the third sentence of the sixth paragraph on page 9 be revised to state "He stated that ne not one project that had come before the Council had everything, and if the worst thing this project created was more affordable housing, he could live with that." The minutes were approved as amended 3b. Study Session Meeting Minutes May 26, 2015 The minutes were approved as presented. 3c. Special Study Session Meeting Minutes June 1,2015 The minutes were approved as presented. 3d. City Council Meeting Minutes June 1, 2015 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. 15-080 authorizing the special assessment for the repair of the water and sewer service lines at 1810 Flag Avenue South, St Louis Park, Minnesota, P.I.D. 06-117-21-33-0044. 4b. Adopt Resolution No. 15-081 authorizing the special assessment for the repair of the sewer service line at 3912 Joppa Avenue South, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, P.I.D. 07-028-24-12-0149. 4c. Adopt Resolution No. 15-082 to recognize Public Service Worker Dallas Bahe for his nearly 34 years of service to the City of St. Louis Park. City Council Meeting -4- June 15, 2015 4d. Adopt Resolution No. 15-083 calling for a public hearing relative to the proposed establishment of The Shoreham Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District within Redevelopment Project No. 1 (a redevelopment district). 4e. Moved to 8b. 4f. Moved to 8c. 4g. Adopt Resolution No. 15-084 to approve Boy Scout Troop 3282's request for placing temporary signs in the public right-of-way. 4h. Moved to 8d. 4i. Approve for filing Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Minutes July 24, 2014. 4j. Approve for filing Planning Commission Minutes May 20, 2015. 4k. Approve for filing Environment& Sustainability Commission Minutes May 6, 2015. Councilmember Brausen requested that Consent Calendar item #4e, #4f, and #4h be removed and placed on the Regular Agenda It was moved by Councilmember Hallfin, seconded by Councilmember Lindberg, to approve the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar as amended to move Consent Calendar item #4e, #4f and #4h to the Regular Agenda as item #8b, #8c, and #8d, and to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Mavity absent) 5. Boards and Commissions - None 6. Public Hearings 6a. Team DHW, LLC, dba Blaze Pizza — On-Sale Wine and 3.2% Malt Liquor License Ms. Kennedy presented the staff report and explained that Team DHW, LLC, dba Blaze Pizza, plans to open a new restaurant on the east end of Knollwood Mall consisting of approximately 2,430 square feet with indoor seating for 54 and outdoor patio seating for eight. She advised that the Police Department conducted a full background investigation and nothing was found that would warrant denial of the license. Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing. No speakers were present. Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing It was moved by Councilmember Lindberg, seconded by Councilmember Brausen, to approve application from Team DHW, LLC, dba Blaze Pizza, for an On-Sale Wine and 3 2% Malt Liquor License to be located at 8126 Highway 7, with the license term through March 1, 2016 The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Mavity absent) City Council Meeting -5- June 15, 2015 6b. Appeal of BOZA Decision — St. Louis Park Properties, Mr. Todd Jones, Chief Manager, 5305 Parkdale Drive. Resolution No. 15-085. Mr Morrison presented the staff report and stated that St. Louis Park Properties has proposed to add a second floor inside its existing building and this request requires an increase in the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) from 0.5 to 0.7. He explained that BOZA conducted a public hearing and a motion to deny the variance failed on 2-2 vote He stated that another motion to approve the variance also failed on a 2-2 vote, therefore, the application was denied since BOZA failed to pass a motion to approve the variance. He presented an aerial photo of the site as well as the site plan showing the build-out as a self-storage facility and explained that portions of the building have ceiling heights to accommodate the second floor as indicated on the drawing and a second building permit application was received to install a second floor and increase the FAR He recited the applicable Zoning Code regulations and reviewed the criteria for granting a variance, including whether the request is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the Zoning Ordinance. He stated that indoor storage is permitted in the Industrial Park District, however, the request to increase FAR to 0 7 is not consistent with the intent of the Zoning Ordinance. He stated all properties in the Industnal Park District are required to maintain a FAR less than 0 5 and this variance would result in a potential competitive advantage with other properties that comply with the Code He stated that a practical difficulty does not exist in complying with the Ordinance and the applicant has demonstrated he has reasonable use of the property and the variance would allow the applicant to fill "dead space" resulting from the high ceilings. He indicated the applicant is renovating the building and the variance would result in additional rentable floor area that exceeds the maximum allowed and it appears that economic considerations are the only result of the variance and there are no unique circumstances applying to this property that would require it to have more floor area than allowed by Code or allowed for other properties in this zoning district. He stated the property owner has had reasonable use of the property and the applicant is in the process of renovating it into a self-storage facility that meets the City's 0.5 FAR and a practical difficulty does not exist that would require a FAR greater than allowed by Code. He then introduced Mr. Todd Jones, Chief Manager, St. Louis Park Properties. Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing. Mr. Todd Jones, St. Louis Park Properties, stated the variance request would allow them to construct the additional floor area and complete the second level all within the existing building with no expansion of the exterior or footprint. He stated they are a local company and their business is a neighborhood business, their customers are primarily from a one to two mile radius, and 20-25% of their customers are small businesses from the area. He stated that all activities of their business are internal to the building and the use is low intensity and they do not make noise or cause pollution, they are a low consumer of city services and are low generators of traffic, adding their use generates lower traffic than any other industrial use. He stated the existing buildings have different floor elevations, roof elevations, varying ceiling heights, and exterior materials that have not been updated and indicated that in conjunction with the variance, a number of exterior improvements are planned to coincide with the interior floor area expansion, including removal of 12,000 square feet of existing hardcover from the southeast corner of the site and replacing it with a rain garden designed to control the rate of stormwater discharged from the site. He stated they also propose to add a drive-through loading and City Council Meeting -6- June 15, 2015 unloading area that would bring most activity internal to the building He stated they plan to install new curb and gutter on both street fronts, they are proposing to plant 36 trees and 231 shrubs, and they are proposing to enhance the north and south building elevations to an updated contemporary design compatible with the neighborhood He stated this is not all about economic gain and the rental rate on a 10'x10' storage space would be the same whether the variance is supported or not and this is about attempting to provide the best development possible for the City, for the property owner, for the neighbors and the community, adding the variance request is supported by the neighbors. Mr. Bill Griffith, Larkin Hoffman, representing St. Louis Park Properties, stated the rationale for FAR is to limit the bulk, height, and intensity of a use and the second floor expansion is located entirely within the building and will not result in a taller building and no other improvements are visible other than those proposed. He stated there would be no increase in height or bulk, and because of the low trip generating use, there is not an increased intensity of use in terms of infrastructure and there will be a reduction in hardscape, an increase in landscaping, and exterior improvements. He indicated there are a number of findings that are positive, i.e., no negative impacts to health, safety or welfare, additional traffic would be negligible, and if the variance were granted, it would not impair light and air to surrounding properties. He stated the current configuration is in three separate buildings with varying heights and they are not able to use the entire space without the proposed second floor addition, adding you cannot make the best reuse of this building without a variance to FAR and when you balance that against the impact to surrounding properties, it is negligible or zero, or an improvement based on the proposed improvements. He stated they believe the rationale for a variance is met because the use is reasonable and there is a benefit not just to the property owner but also to the City and surrounding properties He requested that the variance be approved. Councilmember Brausen asked if removal of the 12,000 square feet of asphalt for the rain garden would happen whether or not the variance is approved He asked about recycling and trash on site. He asked if there would be only one driveway access on Cedar Lake Road after reconfiguring the lot. He asked if outdoor storage would be allowed. Mr. Jones stated the rain garden coincides with the variance request and they would stipulate the rain garden as part of the variance approval. He stated the use does not generate a lot of trash and customers are asked to remove anything brought on site. He added they do have trash and recycling for their use. He stated they are removing one curb cut and there will be only one driveway entrance off Cedar Lake Road. He stated that a small amount of outdoor storage is located on the west side of the building. Councilmember Spano noted that the staff report indicated that if the applicant desires additional floor area he could have requested a rezoning to General Industrial which allows a FAR of 1.0 and asked if the applicant considered pursuing a rezoning. Mr. Griffith replied that City staff indicated they would not support a rezoning. He stated this application for 0.7 FAR is perhaps a middle ground between the allowable 0.5 FAR and the 1.0 FAR allowed in the General Industrial District and represents a full use of the building without rezoning. Mr. Morrison stated that the General Industrial zoning allows more outside storage that was not deemed a good use for the area City Council Meeting -7- June 15, 2015 Mr. Mattick discussed the Minnesota lawsuit and action taken by the legislature to give cities better standing and that adopted the standards used by the counties. He stated the statute lays out practical difficulties and the applicant must demonstrate the practical difficulty and must show that what they are proposing to use the property for is a reasonable use. Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing. It was moved by Councilmember Brausen, seconded by Councilmember Hallfin, to Adopt the variance request subject to the conditions that 12,000 square feet of asphalt be removed for construction of a rain garden, that façade improvements be made as presented to the Council, and to direct the City Attorney to prepare Resolution No. 15-085 Approving the variance request Councilmember Brausen stated he agrees with the applicant that the impact of the variance is minimal in that the space already exists at this location, that traffic would not be increased, and that the usage is not going to intensify significantly, adding he likes that they are repurposing the building He stated if Council had considered a rezoning that would allow expansion of FAR, the City would open itself up to all sorts of future uses at this location and felt this was a good opportunity for the applicant to maximize the utility and value of the space and he did not like that government created an impediment to doing that and the proposal seems reasonable and he supported the variance. Councilmember Sanger stated the applicant is already making good use of the property and did not think there were any obstacles preventing him from making good use of the property and that aspect of the legal requirement for granting a variance had not been met. She stated there has not been any claim that there is anything about the shape of the property, the gradient, wetlands, or anything about the property itself that prevents the applicant from making reasonable use of the property. She stated that other similarly situated businesses have to live with the 0.5 FAR and the applicant is asking for the ability to make a greater profit on the same amount of square footage, representing an unfair competitive advantage and this puts the City in an awkward place. She stated the rain garden and other exterior improvements can be done without a variance and have nothing to do with the variance request and this request is whether to allow more FAR to have a larger self-storage capacity and to make a greater profit. She opined economics are not a valid basis for the granting of a variance and she would not support the variance request. The motion passed 4-2 (Councilmembers Sanger and Spano opposed) 6c. 2014 Annual MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Meeting Mr. Francis presented the staff report and advised that each year the City of St. Louis Park is responsible to prepare an annual report, which discusses the status of compliance with NPDES MS4 Stormwater Permit Conditions. This annual report has taken the form of a worksheet submitted online to the MPCA. The information requested from the MPCA is meant to provide the basis for an assessment of the appropriateness of the BMPs and the progress that has been made toward achieving the identified goals for each of the minimum control measures. This assessment is based on results collected and analyzed, inspection findings, and public input received during the reporting penod. City Council Meeting -8-, June 15, 2015 In August of 2013, the MPCA approved a new permit for the MS4 SWPPP program With these changes, the City was required to revise some operating procedures and requirements in its stormwater requirements in order to be in compliance with the new stormwater permit requirements. These revisions were accomplished by updating of the City's stormwater management treatment to meet these new requirements. • Update Erosion Control Requirements • Update Construction Site Inspection Requirements • Update Enforcement Response Procedures • Revised Post Construction site requirements o Dewatering o Infiltration o Limits and Expectations o Mitigation The revised Rule M, of the City's Surface Water Management Plan, is posted on the City of St. Louis Park Website The work plan and the annual report will contain a list of storm water management activities that are planning to be undertaken in the next reporting cycle. The City continues to move forward with the Stormwater Capital Improvement Plan that was approved in 2012 by the City Council. The most visible of these projects is the Bass Lake Preserve Restoration Project. In 2015 we completed the first area of vegetation restoration, along with the Annual Arbor Day Celebration, where 80 new trees were planted, and look to continue this effort in the fall with area 2. In addition, we are working in partnership with Great River Greening on an overall upland vegetation management plan as well as the permitting required for excavation within the wetland this winter While we continue working to refine our record keeping and bookkeeping procedures, we do not anticipate any significant changes or modifications to the SWPPP in 2015. Mayor Jacobs opened the public hearing. Ms. Nancy Rose, 3402 Huntington Avenue, distributed a copy of her comments to Council and asked if the City was in compliance with the requirements of the 2013 permit and also asked what changes were made to the SWPPP to achieve compliance. Mr. Elkin stated the City updated its SWPPP and has complied with everything asked of it by the PCA. He noted the PCA will not give an indication whether a city is compliant or non-compliant, rather, the PCA will perform an audit and at that time, a city will be deemed either compliant or non-compliant. He added the City has not been audited by the PCA but staff believes the City is compliant with the permit requirements. Ms. Rose asked if the new permit application, including new requirements, was available to the public on the City's website or in any other form. Mr. Elkin replied the SWPPP and permit application are available on the City's website and the worksheet completed last year was not on the website but could be added City Council Meeting -9- June 15, 2015 Ms. Rose stated the EPA originally emphasized rapid downstream drainage to prevent local flooding, but now advocates upstream retention to alleviate pond and stream pollution. She stated another major change in 2006 was minimal funding for stormwater pollution reduction. She asked if those changes were reflected in the SWPPP. Mr. Elkin replied in the affirmative and stated the design guideline to retain 1" of rainfall on site reflects the City's response to that change. He stated the measures outlined in the SWPPP are preventing pollutants from leaving the City and all capital improvements are made on a priority basis and will increase the performance of the stormwater BMPs in the City and reduce pollutants to meet the goals of the SWPPP Ms. Rose asked about the implementation components and measurable goals of the public education program. Mr. Elkin stated the PCA requires a summary of activities in the annual report and staff maintains a list of all activities that could be posted on the City's website He stated the goals are measured by how many people attend a workshop or receive educational materials and the City's goal is to educate all citizens in the City to the extent that is possible. Ms. Rose asked if modifications were made to the SWPPP education program in 2015. She also asked how the SWPPP hearing was made known to citizens. Mr. Elkin replied no modifications were made to the 2015 SWPPP education program. He stated the hearing was noticed on the City's website calendar and in the official City newspaper; in addition, email notice was sent to Friends of Bass Lake, the meeting was announced to the Environment & Sustainability Commission, and staff reached out to anyone who might be interested in the SWPPP public meeting. Ms. Rose asked how the availability of the SWPPP, assessment information, annual report, and other documents were made known to citizens. Mr. Elkin replied this information is available on the City's website. He stated at the end of the 2014 public meeting, there were no changes planned and there was no assessment. Ms. Rose felt it would be useful to provide greater access to these materials and to have some indication of what is contained in the documents and how people can learn more about it. She stated the minimum control measures are indeed minimum measures and if St. Louis Park wants to be a leader in environmental stewardship, it needs to go beyond those minimum requirements and she hoped to have further conversation about developing more visibility about the program. Mr Scott Carpenter, 3924 Randall Avenue, stated he is a Board member of Friends of Bass Lake and the Board advocates restoring a large portion of Bass Lake to open water. He stated the SWPPP does not include Bass Lake or upstream retention or treatment that reduces pollutants entering Bass Lake and they believe this represents an opportunity to address restoration of Bass Lake He presented several questions on behalf of Friends of Bass Lake about the cleanup and restoration of Bass Lake. City Council Meeting -10- June 15, 2015 Mr. Elkin advised that staff has a copy of the questions submitted by Friends of Bass Lake and staff will work on providing answers to them by Friday with a copy to Council. He advised that staff is working with Barr Engineering on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet that includes evaluating the conditions of the lake and answering the questions posed by Friends of Bass Lake. He stated the goal is to have the EAW out for comment in late June or early July. Mayor Jacobs closed the public hearing. 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public—None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions and Discussion Items 8a. CUP Allowing Off-site Parking, Reducing Required Parking Amount, and Excavation at 7400 Excelsior Boulevard. Resolution No. 15-086. Mr Morrison presented the staff report and explained that Japs-Olson planned a 192,000 square foot expansion. The proposed expansion will displace all existing parking and Japs-Olson has purchased the former Appliance Smart building with the intent to remove the building and replace it with a parking lot He presented the site plan depicting 514 parking spaces, with 237 proof-of-parking spaces, and a total of 825 parking spaces He stated the total required by zoning is 1,120 with a requested reduction of 295 spaces or a 26% reduction He stated that a variance was granted in 1989 and reaffirmed in 1996 that allowed 815 parking spaces He explained that Japs-Olson operates 24 hours per day with three shifts and starting times are staggered so there is never more than 229 cars in the lot at one time, adding that since 1996 there have not been any parking problems at this location. He advised that Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is reviewing the stormwater plan and the City Engineer has reviewed the plan and found it meets City Code requirements. He stated the Conditional Use Permit covers three items with respect to off-site parking, a reduction in the amount of required parking, and excavation of more than 400 cubic yards of matenal and pointed out this is not a variance request. Mr. George Petros, 5637 Wood Lane, on behalf of the St. Louis Park Historical Society, stated the site is the probable site of the former Globe Mill, one of the first mills built in St. Louis Park in 1874, and they would like to have the City require that when the site is opened up that someone with professional training be allowed to see if any remainders of the mill exist on the site, adding they believe this represents a rare opportunity to unearth some of the history of St Louis Park and to document any findings. Mr. Mattick stated this site has never received any historical designation and the City Council is allowed to attach reasonable conditions to a Conditional Use Permit but they should be related to the project itself. He indicated it is difficult to require the expense of an archeologist, adding that the applicant could have someone from the Historical Society on site when excavation is occurring. He stated further consideration will need to be given as to what happens if a footing or other material is found, but given the age of the site and the apparent destruction of the mill, it is difficult to require an archeologist Councilmember Sanger asked if Japs-Olson would be amenable to briefly stopping excavation if they come across any old footings or other material associated with the mill City Council Meeting -11- June 15, 2015 and to contact the Historical Society and State Archeologist Office in order to give them time to document and inventory the finding Mr. Robert Murphy, Japs-Olson, stated they are under a tight time schedule but would not object to anyone who wants to be on site during excavation if they comply with all insurance and safety requirements. He added they do not want to have to stop excavation for any length of time Mr. Petros stated they do not want to stop construction for any length of time. He stated if footings or other materials are found, they would like to take photographs and obtain GPS locations so they have some data to work with. It was moved by Councilmember Hallfin, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to adopt Resolution No. 15-086 Rescinding Resolution No 8-96 and Granting Conditional Use Permit Under Section 36-361(h) of the St Louis Park Ordinance Code Relating to Zoning to Permit Off-Site Parking, Section 36-361(c)(1) to Allow a Reduction in the Amount of Required Parking Spaces, and Section 36-79(b) to Allow the Excavation of More than 400 Cubic Yards of Materials all at Property Zoned General Industrial (IG) located at 7400 Excelsior Boulevard The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Mavity absent) 8b. Approve a Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for the Minnesota Grape Growers Association for an event on West End Boulevard at the Shops at West End for July 11, 2015 Councilmember Brausen requested this item be removed from the Consent Calendar in order to acknowledge this local organization and to advise Council that he is a member of the Association and would recuse himself from voting. It was moved by Councilmember Hallfin, seconded by Councilmember Lindberg, to approve a temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor license for the Minnesota Grape Growers Association for an event on West End Boulevard at the Shops at West End for July 11, 2015 The motion passed 6-0-1 (Councilmember Brausen abstain, Councilmember Mavity absent) 8c. Approve a Temporary Extension of the Licensed Premises located at 5605 36t St. W. to include the West Parking Lot for American Legion's Celebrate the Park Event to be held June 20, 2015, in conjunction with Parktacular Councilmember Brausen wished to acknowledge the American Legion's "Celebrate the Park" event being held during Parktacular on June 20`h It was moved by Councilmember Brausen, seconded by Councilmember Lindberg, to approve a temporary extension of the licensed premises located at 5605 36`h St W to include the west parking lot for the American Legion's Celebrate the Park event to be held June 20, 2015, in conjunction with Parktacular City Council Meeting -12- June 15, 2015 The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Mavity absent) 8d. Approve the Amendment to the Equipment Replacement Capital Plan Mr. Koering stated the Fire Department proposes to accelerate replacement of certain large vehicles in order to reduce the footprint of the Fire Department's fleet and make the fleet more versatile and useful, adding the proposed amendment makes good sense and also provides considerable savings. Councilmember Brausen stated this is another example of the ways in which City staff are always striving to save the taxpayers money, reduce the City's vehicle footprint, and respond to the needs of the community. It was moved by Councilmember Brausen, seconded by Councilmember Hallfin, to approve the amendment to the Equipment Replacement Capital Plan The motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Mavity absent) 9. Communications Mayor Jacobs reminded residents about Parktacular on June 19-21. Councilmember Lindberg thanked the Fire Department for hosting a great Open House. Councilmember Spano referenced Consent Calendar item #4g and thanked Boy Scout Troop #282 for requesting permission to place signs in the public right-of-way and stated that very few people request permission to place signs in the public right-of-way. 10. Adjournment Mayor Jacobs adjo ed the meeting at 9.41 p. . ,(\,( 4,q_ IJt.JI�U- ,8 Melissa Kennedy, ity Clerk ( Jeff Ja M or