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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016/07/18 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - RegularIffR, Louis Park OFFICIAL MINUTES MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA JULY 18, 2016 1. Call to Order Mayor Spano called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Councilmembers present: Mayor Jake Spano, Tim Brausen, Steve Hallfin, Gregg Lindberg, Anne Mavity, Thom Miller, and Susan Sanger. Councilmembers absent: None. Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Hannening), City Attorney (Mr. Mattick), Engineering Director (Ms. Heiser), Assistant Zoning Administrator (Mr. Morrison), Recreation Superintendent (Mr. West), Planner (Ms. Monson), and Recording Secretary (Ms. Pappas). Guests: Students of Junior Leader in the Park Program and Ms. Cocharan, Perspectives. Ia. Pledge of Allegiance lb. Roll Call 2. Presentations 2a. Playground Junior Leader Recognition Jason West, Matt Terry, and Katie Lee recognized the Junior Leaders of the St. Louis Park playground program, and thanked the Mayor and City Council for their support. They noted the Junior Leaders had donated over 1300 hours of service to the community as playground leaders and stated that they are emerging leaders and role models for their peers. Mayor Spano thanked each Junior Leader and presented each with a certificate of recognition. Mayor Spano shared that his own children have been in this program in the past. He praised the program and noted he had even received a phone call about the program from a friend who had heard about it. He added this program helps to keep kids active, and the Junior Leaders set a great example for their peers. Councilmember Hallfin stated his son was also a part of this program, adding this is a spring board for community service. He thanked all of the Junior Leaders for their work. 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. City Council Special Study Session Minutes June 6, 2016 Councilmember Sanger requested a change on page four, three paragraphs down, to instead read: Councilmember Sanger questioned whether the new revised project works even if all the recommended traffic steps are done. Also, the portion related to Mr. Sullivan's comments should read: Mr. Sullivan stated there would be improvements to the 30 Street turn in. City Council Meeting -2- July 18, 2016 It was moved by Councilmember Brausen and seconded by Councilmember Lindberg to approve the June 6, 2016 Special Study Session Meeting Minutes with the above changes. The motion passed 7-0. 3b. City Council Minutes June 6, 2016 It was moved by Councilmember Miller and seconded by Councilmember Hallfin to approve the June 6, 2016 Meeting Minutes as presented The motion passed 7-0. 3c. Study Session Meeting Minutes June 13, 2016 It was moved by Councilmember Miller and seconded by Councilmember Brausen to approve the June 13, 2016 Study Session Meeting Minutes as presented. The motion passed 7-0. 3d. Special Study Session Meeting Minutes June 20, 2016 It was moved by Councilmember Brausen and seconded by Councilmember Miller to approve the June 20, 2016 Special Study Session Meeting Minutes as presented. The motion passed 7-0. 3e. City Council Meeting Minutes June 20, 2016 Councilmember Brausen noted a change in the communications section related to a comment he made congratulating the members of Parktacular on their success, and added: he thanked all committee workers, volunteers and community members, whose hard work made it a great event. Councilmember Sanger noted a change on the bottom of page 6 and the top of page 7, related to a statement made by Councilmember Mavity about: "affordable housing" and "those people". Councilmember Sanger stated that she did not make these comments, which are derogatory and she asked for these comments to be stricken from the minutes. She asked Councilmember Mavity to apologize for the comments. Mayor Spano asked Councilmember Mavity to clarify her comments, and if they were not made, that they be stricken from the minutes. Councilmember Mavity stated the record should reflect what happened at the meeting. She stated Councilmember Sanger is correct, she did not say the words "those people" at the meeting. Councilmember Mavity went on to say that when she was speaking, she was responding to the tenor of the remarks made, and that phrasing should not be construed to be what Councilmember Sanger said. She added Councilmember Sanger is correct, the words "those people" were not uttered, and she stands by the tenor of the statements. City Council Meeting -3- July 18, 2016 Councilmember Sanger added that she and Councilmember Mavity are entitled to disagree on the policy matters, adding that the comments she made were not about the people who live there. The comments were about the issue of maintenance of the buildings that have dense populations of lower income people, which is a reflection on the management of the complex and not on the particular individuals who live there. Councilmember Sanger requested the last sentence on page 6 and the first sentence on page 7 be stricken from the minutes. Councilmember Mavity stated for the record, she has no opinion on this. She added if Councilmember Sanger wished and the council agreed, she would say after the comma of developer, but that the previous part of the statement stands, and delete "as some are calling "affordable housing" and "those people" ... Councilmember Sanger agreed, and suggested in the next sentence to say: Councilmember Mavity stated that these residents are those who cared for her kids.... It was moved by Councilmember Miller and seconded by Councilmember Brausen to approve the June 20, 2016 City Council Meeting Minutes with the proposed changes as indicated above. The motion passed 7-0. 3f. Special City Council Meeting Minutes June 27, 2016 It was moved by Councilmember Miller and seconded by Councilmember Brausen to approve the June 20, 2016 Special Study Session Meeting Minutes as presented The motion passed 7-0. 4. Approval of Agenda and Items on Consent Calendar 4a. Accept for filing City Disbursement Claims for the period of May 28 through July 8, 2016. 4b. Adopt Resolution No. 16-082 authorizing the elimination of permit parking restrictions in front of 3026 Salem Avenue South, 3212 Dakota Avenue South, and 4212 Wooddale Avenue. 4e. Adopt Resolution No. 16-083 authorizing the special assessment for the repair of the sewer service line at 3032 Maryland Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN. P.I.D. 17- 117-21-21-0046. 4d. Adopt Resolution No. 16-084 authorizing the special assessment for the repair of the water service line at 3220 Edgewood Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN. P.I.D. 17- 117-21-14-0034. 4e. Adopt Resolution No. 16-085 authorizing the special assessment for the repair of the sewer service line at 1401 Kentucky Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN. P.I.D. 05- 117-21-42-0096. 4f. Adopt Resolution No. 16-086 accepting work and authorizing final payment in the amount of $10,460.46 for the Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Project with Minger Construction, Inc. - Project No. 4014-3000, City Contract No. 82-14. City Council Meeting 4- July 18, 2016 4g. Approve a temporary extension of the licensed premises for a one -day event at Steel Toe Brewing, LLC, located at 4848 35th Street West. 4h. Moved to 8c. 4i. Adopt Resolution No. 16-087 accepting work and authorizing final payment in the amount of $32,909.95 for the Traffic Signal Project - W. 36th Street at Wooddale and Xenwood Avenue with Thomas & Sons Construction, Inc., Project No. 4014-1300, Contract No. 35-15. 4j. Adopt Resolution No. 16-088 reauthorizing membership in the 4M Fund in order to allow the investment of the 2016 Bond proceeds. 4k. Adopt Resolution No. 16-089 appointing IT Manager, Jason Huber, as an Alternate to the LOGIS Board of Directors. 41. Approve for filing Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Minutes of March 24, 2016 4m. Approve for filing Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of May 18, 2016 Councilmember Brausen requested that Consent Calendar item 4h be removed and placed on the Regular Agenda to 8c. It was moved by Councilmember Brausen, seconded by Councilmember Miller, to approve the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar as amended, and to move Consent Calendar item 4H to the Regular Agenda as item 8C; and to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances. The motion passed 7-0. 5. Boards and Commissions - None 6. Public Hearings - None 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public — None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions and Discussion Items 8a. Conditional Use Permit — Parking Lot for Perspectives, Inc. Mr. Morrison presented the staff report. He noted the applicant is in the process of planning an expansion of their facility located at 3381 Gorham Avenue. The expansion will require additional parking, which cannot be constructed on their site as the property is too small to accommodate both the addition and the required parking. The applicant has purchased the property at 7008 Walker Street, and constructed a new parking lot, with the intent of providing a minimum number of parking spaces required for the expansion. The new lot is a permitted use and does not require council action for its construction; however, a CUP is required to allow there to locate 39 required parking spaces off-site. If approved, the CUP will require an irrevocable off-site parking agreement that encumbers the new parking lot located at 7008 Walker Street for use. Future owners of the parking lot and facility will be bound by the CUP and parking agreements. Approval of the CUP will enable the applicant to proceed with fundraising City Council Meeting -5- July 18, 2016 and planning for the facility expansion. The planning commission recommended approval, and no comments were received at the public hearing on June 15, 2016. Councilmember Lindberg asked why this much parking is required. He commented that he will support this; however, he has concerns when hearing this is an irrevocable agreement. Mr. Morrison stated that Perspectives is in need of the additional parking and is currently fundraising for this project. Councilmember Brausen asked if there was a way to create a CUP that is reviewable in the future, as he also is uncomfortable giving irrevocable property right on the parking lot. Mr. Morrison stated the council can add a condition to review the CUP if they would prefer, and added that all of the parking spaces will be used. It was moved by Councilmember Lindberg, seconded by Councilmember Mavity, to approve the Conditional Use Permit to locate 39 parking spaces required for Perspectives Inc. to a parking lot located at 7008 Walker Street with conditions as recommended by staff The motion passed 7-0. 8b. First Reading of a Zoning Ordinance Amendment — Floodplain Districts Ms. Monson presented the staff report. She noted St Louis Park requires compensatory flood storage for all projects within the floodplain district overlay, where development occurs in the floodplain in order to avoid any increase in flood storage. Historically, the city has required compensatory flood storage be constructed outside the existing floodway, which is unique. Federal, state, and watershed districts do not require this provision in managing the floodplain. The proposed amendment would allow required compensatory storage to be constructed within the existing floodplain, following the natural water patterns in the area. Ms. Monson added the city recently approved a variance allowing compensatory storage to be located within the existing floodplain at Methodist Hospital. There are additional projects this rule would impact, including Meadowbrook Golf Course restoration and city bridge replacement projects, such as the West 37`x' Street bridge and the Louisiana Avenue bridge. The rule would also impact all future bridge replacements across Minnehaha Creek. In order to avoid future variance requests of a similar nature, city staff advises updating the city's zoning ordinance to allow compensatory storage both inside and outside the existing floodplain. Councilmember Hallfrn stated that obviously a previous city council thought this language was needed and asked about the logic in having this extra level of protection in the floodplain. He also asked when it was put into the ordinance. Ms. Monson stated she could not find a specific reason why the language had previously been included, but added they are currently pursuing the FEMA model in order to get points for percentage discounts. Mr. Elkin stated the language had been in the ordinance since 1976. City Council Meeting -6- July 18, 2016 Councilmember Hallfin stated he is fine approving this but would like some history, especially since the council is looking to reverse something a previous council did. He would like this to be taken into account. Councilmember Sanger stated the proposal seems to make sense but asked if a future developer comes in and wants to put storage within the floodplain, what steps should be taken to ensure that this will not exacerbate the current flooding occurring in the floodplain. Ms. Heiser noted that studies would be done to make sure the flood spread is matched. This will need to be maintained and the original proposal will need to be met. Councilmember Sanger asked if by digging additional compensatory storage, the city can at least make sure flooding won't get any worse. Ms. Heiser stated yes, and if a certain amount is filled in, they must dig out the same amount. Councilmember Miller asked about compensatory storage outside of the floodplain. If it allows for an incident even greater than a 100 -year flood, would it then not contribute to flooding in the floodplain? Ms. Heiser stated that as the ordinance stands, the city would have to build compensatory storage outside of the floodplain and would have to go outside of the actual floodplain location in order to compensate for this. She added this land might not be contiguous but would be in the same watershed. This is a way for the city to create equity. It is a way for the city to monitor it and not cause a staging increase. Councilmember Brausen stated he is in favor of this ordinance and noted the public hearing was June 15, 2016, at the Planning Commission; however, the first reading should be stated as having been July 18, 2016, so he would like to amend the ordinance to reflect this. It was moved by Councilmember Brausen, seconded by Councilmember Lindberg, to approve First Reading of an Ordinance amending Division 10. Floodplain Districts Section 36-29269 of the City Code to allow compensatory food storage be provided using accepted engineering practices to achieve the goal of eliminating any increase in food stage as a result of a project, and to set the second reading far August 1, 2016 The motion passed 7-0. 8c. Approve a Temporary On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for the Minnesota Grape Growers Association at 1621 West End Blvd. for August 6, 2016. Councilmember Brausen noted he is a member of the MN Grape Growers Association, and would abstain from the motion and vote. It was moved by Councilmember Lindberg, seconded by Councilmember Mavity, to approve a temporary on -sale intoxicating liquor license for the Minnesota Grape Growers Association at 1621 West End Blvd for August 6, 2016 The motion passed 6-0-1 (Brausen abstained). City Council Meeting -7- July 18, 2016 Councilmember Brausen invited all the residents to come to the West End on August 6, 2016, to sample Minnesota wines at this good event. 9. Communications Mr. Harmening stated the Minnehaha Creels clean up event is this weekend on July 24, and to RSVP at the Minnehaha Creek Website. On July 27, there is a community education session at the MSC at 6 p.m. regarding the Riley Superfund site. August 2 is National Night Out, and he encouraged citizens to sponsor a neighborhood party and invite people to attend. He added that folks can contact the Police Department for details or to sign up. Councilmember Brausen noted that Texas Avenue, between Wayzata Boulevard and Cedar Lake Road, has been reconfigured. He asked everyone to be patient during these changes in the new routes with bicycle lanes, pedestrian and car traffic. He noted with the Hwy. 100 construction scheduled to be completed in 94 days, traffic will flow easier and more safely. He thanked staff for work done on Texas Avenue, including all of the landscaping and sidewalks. He also thanked all residents along Texas Avenue for their patience during this process and for their support either by using the new sidewalks, bike lanes, and/or by watering of trees. He noted that this is what makes St. Louis Park a great community - working, recreating and living together. Councilmember Miller noted the Birchwood Neighborhood has a summer picnic on July 20 with a live band, refreshments and food. Councilmember Lindberg added on July 20 at 5:30 p.m. there will be an open house on the Texas Avenue reconstruction project, which he and several staff members will attend. He is looking forward to comments on bike lanes during this open house. Also, on August 3 in Ward 3, he will be hosting an informal conversation at 6 p.m. at Oak Hill Park. Councilmember Brausen noted on July 19, there will be a Cedar Lake Road bikeway study meeting at St. Louis Park Middle School. Mayor Spano thanked city staff for their email updates on all road construction projects and asked folks to please forward any email updates from the city to their neighbors. 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Melis a Kennedy, City Clerk