01-15-1973 SpecialCITY OF RICHFIELD
SPEC?AL MEETING
January 15, 1973
The Council of the City of Richfield met in special session in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall, 6700 Portland Avenue, January 15, 1973, at 7:00 p.m.
to act upon a comprehensive municipal plan for the City.
Present: Councilmen Anderson, Jacobsen, Kenealey, and Luettinger, and
Mayor Law.
Absent: None.
Mayor Law called the meeting to order and stated that he would not commit
his vote either for or against the comprehensive development plan for the city
because of the lack of communication with the community on the date of this hearing.
Wayne Burggraaff, City Manager, stated that-the City had complied with require-
ments for giving public notice for this meeting and reviewed the history concerning
the development of the comprehensive plan.
Robert A. Worthington, Planning Director, reviewed the comprehensive devel-
opment plan for the city as proposed by the Planning Commission. He also went on
to review the changes made in this plan by the City Council, and that major items
of~concern expressed at neighborhood meetings sponsored by the city council have
been reflected in amendments to the plan.
Councilman Kenealey stated that in his opinion the council should request the
Planning Co~nission to provide a final review of the plan and that more publicity
should be sought through the local newspaper.
Curtis Spencer, 7615 - 14th Avenue, presented a petition to the-=city council
to rezone the two or three homes north of 77th Street (from approximately Emerson
Avenue to Bloomington Avenue) from multiple residence to single family residence
prior to adoption of the proposed comprehensive plan for Richfield.
Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Kenealey, that the city council initiate the
rezoning request in the petition and refer it to the Planning Commission for con-
sideration.
A11 ayes - Carried.
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Wesley Borgeson, 6401 - 5th Avenue, questioned this rezoning procedure.
Ralph Ortez, 6812 Garfield Avenue, questioned traffic through the Central
Business District.
Lawrence Wozniczka, 6744 Wentworth Avenue, spoke in opposition to the Central
Business District as it was delineated in the proposed plan,
Ellsworth Casperson, 6633 Lake Shore Drive, opposed through traffic on North
Lake Shore Drive.
Lawrence Wozniczka, 6744 Wentworth Avenue, presented several recommendations
to the city council for amending the comprehensive development plan proposal.
't'hese recommendations were developed in the form of resolutions which he presented
to the council and which are summarized belowt
1. Eliminate "ring-route" on 68th Street to First Avenue and adopt a policy
of eliminating major traffic arterials through residential zones.
2. Revising boundaries of the Central Business District area limiting
this area to those currently-zoned general commercial or enclosed
by general commercial zones.
3. Establish goals and objectives for developing a downtown design plan
in the central business district study,
4. Procedure and schedule for final refinement to and adoption of a
comprehensive development plan,
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5. Eliminate ambiguities that exist between current zoning classifications
and the proposed land uses in the comprehensive development plan.
• Motion by Kenealey, seconded by Law, that the proposals put forth in Resolution
No, 1 be received and be incorporated into the final comprehensive development plan
resolution.
Poll of votese Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Kenealey, Luettinger and Law. Hayes -
None. Absent - None. Carried.
France Anderson, 7545 Park Avenue, a Planning Commission member, urged the
council not to bind future actions by the Planning Commission.
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Motion by Kenealey, that Resolutions Nos, 2 and 3 be received;. Motion lost
for lack of a second.
Motion by Kenealey, seconded by Jacobsen, that Resolution Non 2 be received,
Jacobsen withdrew his second&
Motion by Luettinger, seconded by Jacobsene that Resolution Noa 2 be received
by the council and that it be studied and brought back to the council at a later
date„
A11 ayes - Carriedo
Motion by Kenealey, seconded by Law, that the proposal put forth. in Resolution
Noo 3 be received and be incorporated into the final comprehensive development plan
resolution.
Po11 of votest Ayes - Kenealey and Law. Nayes - Anderson, Jacobsen and Luettinger.
Absent -;None. Motion lo$t,~
Motion by Kene`a1ey, seconded by Law, to receive~Resolution No. 4, study it
and set up sub-committee of planning commission, to study problem areas in Comprehen-
sive Plan.
All ayes - Carried,
Motion by Anderson,;seconded by Jacobsen, that the city council consider Reso-
lution No, 5 at a later council meeting,
A11 ayes - Carried.
Motion by Jacobsen to close the hearing.o..amotion withdrawn.
R. W. Mayer, 7105 - 18th Avenue, requested e~eplanation for the area on Cedar
Avenue.
A. Opitz, 6908 Harriet Avenue, questioned extension of Lyndale Field,
J. C. Cud~igan, 7125 1st Avenue, asked questions about off-street panting near
1st Avenue by Wooddale Baptist Church.
C. J. Loos, 6809 Lyndale Avenue, questioned federal funding of the plan at this
time, the distribution of plan map, and the concept of single family density.
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Don Holding, 7145 13th Avenue, questioned condemnation by Housing or Re-
development Authority,
Joan Hoeppner, 6915 Wentworth Avenue, questioned legended title of neighbor-
hood to convenience shopping area and questioned the amendment procedure for the
Comprehensive Plan„
Frances Gray, 101 Ev 68t1~ Street, commented that she knew the date of this
hearing long agoo
Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, that this hearing be closed,
Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen,. and Luettingero Nayes - Kenealey and
Lawo Absent - Nonea Carried.
Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Luettinger, that the following resolution be
adopted; that it be spread in the Resolution Book and that it be made a part of
these minutes:
RESOLUTION No® 4903
RESOLUTION BY THE RICHFIELD CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, and Luettingero Nayes - Kenea.ley and
Law® Absent - None, Carried, This resolution appears as Resolution No, 4903
in Resolution Book No„ 32®
Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the meeting be adjourned.
A11 ayes - Carrieda
Time: 11:26 PaM,