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Home My WebLink About2015/08/03 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular Jr1/ St. Louis Park OFFICIAL MINUTES MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA AUGUST 3,2015 1. Call to Order Mayor Pro Tern Brausen called the meeting to order at 7.31 p.m. Councilmembers present: Mayor Pro Tern Tim Brausen, Gregg Lindberg, Anne Mavity, Susan Sanger, and Jake Spano. Councilmembers absent. Mayor Jeff Jacobs and Councilmember Steve Hallfin. Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), City Attorney (Mr. Mattick), Planning & Zoning Supervisor (Mr. Walther), Housing Supervisor/Deputy Community Development Director (Ms. Schnitker), Housing Programs Coordinator (Ms. Olson), Westwood Hills Nature Center Naturalist (Ms. McConnell), and Westwood Hills Nature Center Activity Specialist (Ms. Glennon), and Recording Secretary (Ms. Hughes). la. Pledge of Allegiance lb. Roll Call 2. Presentations 2a. Westwood Hills Nature Center Junior Naturalists Recognition Ms. Glennon stated that the Junior Naturalist program began 25 summers ago and has grown into 65 dedicated and engaged volunteers and as of today, the Junior Naturalists donated over 1,800 hours this summer and over the entire Junior Naturalist careers, this group has donated over 5,400 hours. Mayor Pro Tern Brausen expressed the City Council's thanks to the Junior Naturalists for their service and presented certificates of appreciation to each of the Junior Naturalists. 2b. Wayside House Recognition Mayor Pro Tern Brausen presented a Certificate of Recognition to Wayside House for over sixty years of dedicated service in St Louis Park and throughout the metro area and introduced Ms Karma Forrest-Perkins, Ms. Sara Larson, Ms Sonata King, and Ms. Cheryl Davidson from Wayside House. Ms. Forrest-Perkins thanked the City Council and the City for all it has done for Wayside House and the families served by Wayside House. She stated that Wayside House has served over 28,000 women and the City of St. Louis Park has been a significant partner in making that happen. Councilmember Sanger stated she was proud to be associated with Wayside House, having served on the Board for 20 years, and was pleased that Wayside House continues to achieve great success in helping women and their families overcome addiction and mental health issues. City Council Meeting -2- August 3, 2015 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. Study Session Meeting Minutes July 13, 2015 Councilmember Sanger requested that the fifth sentence of the second paragraph on page 5 be revised to read "She disagreed with the statement in the SDEIS that indicates the southern interconnect would have a positive impact due to the removal of the wye and would have a potentially negative impact by permitting more and longer trains traveling south to Savage but the SDEIS did not address the mitigation needs such as addressing trafficconcerns . . - . - •• - .• -•- - • . •. •• - • - The minutes were approved as amended. 3b. Special Study Session Meeting Minutes July 20, 2015 The minutes were approved as presented 3c. City Council Meeting Minutes July 20, 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. Accept for filing City Disbursement Claims for the period of June 27, 2015 through July 24, 2015. 4b. Approve Amendment No. 3 to City Agreement No. 4069, between the City and T- Mobile Central LLC for communication antennas on the City's water tower at 5100 Park Glen Road. 4c. Approve Amendment No 2 to City Agreement No 4077, between the City and T- Mobile Central LLC for communication antennas on the City's water tower at 8301 West 34th Street. 4d. Approve a Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for Church of the Holy Family at 5900 West Lake Street for their event to be held September 12, 2015 4e. Adopt Resolution No. 15-103 authorizing the special assessment for the repair of the sewer service line at 3012 Alabama Avenue South, St Louis Park, MN P.I.D. 16-117- 21-22-0069. 4f. Adopt Resolution No. 15-104 authorizing the special assessment for the repair of the sewer service line at 3232 Brunswick Avenue South, St Louis Park, MN. P.I.D 16- 117-21-23-0077. City Council Meeting -3- August 3, 2015 4g. Adopt Resolution No. 15-105 authorizing the special assessment for the repair of the water service line at 8500 28th Street West, St. Louis Park, MN P.I.D. 07-117-21-43- 0058. 4h. Adopt Amended Resolution No. 15-106 authorizing the special assessment for the repair of the water service line at 3154 Hillsboro Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN - P.I.D 18-117-21-22-0003. 4i. Adopt Resolution No. 15-107 establishing a special assessment for the installation of a Fire Suppression Sprinkler System at 7420 West Lake Street, St. Louis Park. 4j. Adopt Resolution No. 15-108 accepting the project report, establishing and approving plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for the replacement of The Rec Center arena refrigeration systems. 4k. Approve for filing Fire Civil Service Commission Meeting Minutes January 22, 2015 41. Approve for filing Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes January 21, 2015. 4m. Approve for filing Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes March 18, 2015. 4n. Approve for filing Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 3, 2015. It was moved by Councilmember Spano, 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 5-0 (Mayor Jacobs and Councilmember Hallfin absent) 5. Boards and Commissions 5a. Appointment of Bob Tift to Fire Civil Service Commission It was moved by Councilmember Mavity, seconded by Councilmember Lindberg, to appoint Bob Taft to the Fire Civil Service Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2016 The motion passed 5-0 (Mayor Jacobs and Councilmember Hallfin absent) 6. Public Hearings - None 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public—None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions and Discussion Items 8a. Cityscape Apartments — Special (Conditional) Use Permit Major Amendment & Variances at 5707 Hwy 7. Resolution No. 15-109 and Resolution No. 15-110. Mr. Walther presented the staff report and stated that Cityscape Apartments has been in compliance with its original approvals and conditions since 1989 He advised there was a City Council Meeting -4- August 3, 2015 recent taking of 1,048 square feet of the property by MN DOT as part of the Highway 100 reconstruction and the light rail bridge project He explained that the lot area was 4.36 acres and the resulting lot area is 4.34 acres, the density was 35 8 units per acre and the resulting density is now 36 units per acre, the floor area ratio originally approved was 1.0 and the resulting floor area ratio is 1 01, and the ground floor area ratio was 0.2512 and the increased ground floor area ratio is insignificant. He stated the applicant is also requesting variances from the current standards to allow an increase in density from 30 units per acre to 36 units per acre and an increase in the floor area ratio from 0.7 to 1.0 He reviewed the variance criteria and stated that the variances do not impact the health, safety or welfare of the community, the existing use is consistent with current zoning, the variances are insignificant compared to the original approvals, the variances are primarily due to the taking of private land for public purposes and there are practical difficulties arising out of this taking. He advised that the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommends approval of the Special (Conditional) Use Permit Major Amendment and variances. It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Mavity, to adopt Resolution No. 15-109 Amending and Restating Resolution No 89-109 Adopted on July 31, 1989, and Granting an Amendment to an Existing Special (Conditional) Use Permit to Allow a 156-Unit Multiple Family Dwelling at 5707 Highway 7 The motion passed 5-0 (Mayor Jacobs and Councilmember Hallfin absent) It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Mavity, to adopt Resolution No. 15-110 Granting Variances to Allow an Increase in Residential Density from 30 0 to 36 0 Units Per Acre and an Increase in Floor Area Ratio from 0 7 to 1 0 Floor Area Ratio for Properly Located at 5707 Highway 7 The motion passed 5-0 (Mayor Jacobs and Councilmember Hallfin absent) 8b. Shared Services Agreement with City of Golden Valley for Central Park West Mr. Walther presented the staff report and stated that the Central Park West development includes two apartment buildings, a hotel, and two office towers to be constructed in five phases. He presented the site plan and explained that the 199-unit apartment building and the future office parking ramp will straddle the boundary between Golden Valley and St. Louis Park and the scope of the proposed Shared Services Agreement will include permits, plan review, inspections and licensing with St Louis Park taking the lead on these items for the Residential Building with a small portion of revenue being shared with Golden Valley He stated that in the case of the future parking ramp, Golden Valley will take the lead on those items covered in the Shared Services Agreement and will share a portion of revenue with St. Louis Park He advised that the Golden Valley City Council will consider this item at their meeting on Wednesday, August 5th and added that both the hotel and future office development projects require a major amendment process and will be presented to the Planning Commission and City Council for review Mayor Pro Tern Brausen asked if the residential units would share a common address. City Council Meeting -5- August 3, 2015 Mr. Walther replied in the affirmative and stated there will be one address for the entire residential building. He stated that both cities have a crime free ordinance and the property owner will have to satisfy both ordinances He also stated that the residential units would follow school district boundaries. Councilmember Mavity requested that staff work closely with the property owner to make sure residents know where to vote Mr. Walther stated that staff would work with the property manager to help them convey this information to tenants. He stated the Shared Services Agreement can be amended in the future to include additional items such as property maintenance and staff will continue to update Council as the development progresses It was moved by Councilmember Mavity, seconded by Councilmember Spano, to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute a Shared Services Agreement with the City of Golden Valley relating to the Central Park West Redevelopment The motion passed 5-0 (Mayor Jacobs and Councilmember Hallfin absent) 9. Communications Mr Harmening encouraged residents to vote in the Primary Election on Tuesday, August 11th He reminded residents about the community meeting on Climate Resiliency being held on Tuesday, August 11`h, at 7:00 p.m at the Rec Center. Mayor Pro Tern Brausen reminded residents about National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4th 10. Adjournment Mayor Pro Tern Brausen .djourned the meeting at 8.11 p.m Meliss. Kennedy, ity Clerk ' Tim Brausen, ayor Pro Tern