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03-10-1975CITY OF RICHFIELD REGULAR MEETING March 10, 1975, The Council of the City of Richfield met in regular session in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on Monday, March 10, 1975 at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Burggraaff lead the council in the Lord's Prayer. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Law. Present; Anderson, Jacobsen, Ludeman, Luettinger, Law. Absent; None 1. Minutes. Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Luettinger, that the following minutes be amended as listed below; February 19, 1975 The Community Development Plan was _ Special Meeting reviewed by the city manager. Page 1, Para. 3 - February 20, 1975 Delete the duplicate sentence at the Special Meeting bottom of page 1 and the top of page Page 1, Page 2 2. February 24, 1975 It was recommended by the council that Regular Meeting Paragraph 2 of the resolution be amended Page 6, Fara. 2 to state that the city manager may grant Under item i2 a second salary increase during the year provided it is brought to the attention of the council for approval at least three weeks prior to~the time the ad- justment is proposed and before discussioxx with the employee. A11 ayes - Carried. 2. Request for Apartment Use Permit and Petition to Vary Zoning RequirementsA 221 West 76th Street, Richard Krier, city planner, reviewed the request to construct a twelve unit apartment building and the petition to grant a density variance. He also reviewed the staff recommendation against granting the variance and the planning commission's action approving the variance. Council Meeting Minutes -2- March 10, 1975 Mr. James Martinson, 3 Timberglade Drive, Bloomington and Mr. Jack Haverly, 4824 Townes Road, Edina, partners in the firm of Oakwood Builders, Inc., answered questions from the council on the project. '' Harvey Danielson, 6509 Longfellow, asked about reserving one unit for handicapped residents. Mrs. Geraldine Christensen, 6929 10th Avenue, spoke in favor of more than one unit for handicapped. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, that this hearing be closed. A11 ayes - Carried. Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Jacobsen, to approve the apartment use permit and variances, with the stipulation that the contractor include a central TV antenna, and that the approval be subject to the following stipulations enumerated in Council Letter No. 67: 1. The applicant purchase the west 30 feet of the adjoining property to the north or this land be rededicated to the city for street purposes. It is preferable for the appli- cant to purchase the land. '~ 2. Approval of landscape and lighting plan. All ayes - Carried. The owner indicated he would build two handicapped units. 2A. Off-Street Parking Contract. Motion by Luettinger, seconded by Jacobsen, to approve the off`'-street parking contract with stipulations as listed .in Council~Letter No. 77. 1. Evidence of a purchase of land to provide access from 76th Street into the property, to be filed with the city as part " of the off-street contract. 2. Final building plans to be approved by the department of public works. 3. Grading and drainage plan to be approved by city staff. Council Meeting Minutes -3- March 10, 1975 4. Landscaping and lighting plans to be approved by city staff. 5. Secure necessary permits. All ayes - Carried. 3. Authorization to Ca11 for Bids - Computer. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Luettinger, to authorize the city manager to call for bids for the purchase of a computer system. All ayes - Carried. 4. Purchases in Excess of $1,000. Administrative assistant, Gary Eide, reviewed the informal bids on the preventative maintenance contract with Advance Engineering for the heating and air conditioning equipment at city hall, community center, fire station II, Cedar and Lyndale liquor stores in the amount of $4,406.88 and the repair of the Worth- ington Chiller in the amount of $1,000. The temperature control maintenance contract for the pneumatic control devices in the city hall building with Advance Engineering is below $1,000 and does not require council action. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Luettinger, to approve the preventative maintenance contract with Advance Engineering. A11 ayes - Carried. 5. Tabulation of Bids and Award of Contract for 1975 Street Paving Projects. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Luettinger, that the minutes and bid tabulations for street paving and appurtenant work, City Project No. 667, Phase I be accepted as presented. All ayes - Carried. Motion by Anderson, 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: Council Meeting Minutes -4- March 10, 1975 RESOLUTION N0. 5326 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID AND AWARDING CONTRACT TO LUNDIN CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., - RIEGGER ROADWAYS, INC., 920 WEST 122 STREET, BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA, 1~OR PERMANENT STREET SURFACING, AREAS NOS. 7 AND 9 CITY PROJECT N0. 667 C1erk~s File No. C-9606 Poll of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Ludeman, Luettinger, Law. Nayes - None. Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 5326 in Resolution-Book No. 36. 6. Pedestrian Access to Roosevelt Park The city manager reviewed the public safety department's proposed alternatives on traffic safety to pedestrians accessing Roosevelt Park. One alternative was, limited access at Fourth Avenue and 76th~Street and a three-wag stop sign installed. The second alternative was three accesses with pedestrian crossing signs and marked walkways at the intersections of Clinton, Fourth and Fifth Avenues along 76th Street. Robert Boman , 7601 4th Avenue, and Vincent Bangasser, 7605 5th Avenue, both spoke in favor of three entrances on 76th Street. Mr. Lawrence Wozniczka, 6744 Wentworth, spoke about multiple entrances. Mrs. Gail Marx, 7544 Portland, spoke in favor of a trial period on three entrances. Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Anderson, to-approve alternate two, the multiple access approach, on a trial basis. All ayes - Carried. 7. Report on Community Gardens Project. A garden report prepared by the staff was reviewed, in which possible sites recommended were at Monroe Park (66th to 67th and Irving) and Washington Park (17th to 18th and 77th). 1 i ~~ L Council Meeting Minutes -5- March 10, 1975 John Dean, 6621 Knox, spoke in favor of community gardens, Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson,to approve development of com- munity gardens and to direct the staff to submit an implementation plan to the city council for review. A11 ayes - Carried, Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Luettinger, to request the park and recreation director to meet with the Little League Group, Girls Softball Organizations and Babe Ruth East and West to explore areas of assistance which could be provided by the city, All ayes - Carried. 8. Commission Appointments. Councilman Luettinger nominated Mr. Robert Christensen, 6929 10th Avenue, and Mayor Law nominated Mrs. Geraldine Christensen, 6929 10th Avenue, to the MASAC as an alternate delegate. The council took a secret ballot. Motion by Luettinger, seconded by Jacobsen, that Mr. Robert Christensen be appointed to a one year term as an alternate delegate to MASAC. All ayes - Carried. The appointment to the Advisory Youth Commission was deferred. 9. Approval of Architect for Construction of Third Liquor Store. The city manager reviewed the proposed construction of a third liquor store and recommended the council approve an architectural agreement to conduct site feasibility studies and prepare plans and specifications. He also stated the council has committed $70,300 of the profits from the new store to the school district to build an outdoor patio and wading pool at the West Junior High School, so scheduling must be done very carefully to make it possible for the store to be in operation before the end of the current year. Council Meeting Minutes- -6- March 10, 1975 Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, to approve an architectural agreement with Lindberg Pierce, Inc. Poll of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law. Nayes - Ludeman. Carried. Bill No. 1975-7, Transitory Ordinance No. 16.30, "An Ordinance Providing for the Expenditure of Money from the Special Revenue Fund for Land Acquisition and Construction of a Municipal Off-Sale Liquor Store", was read and reviewed, the same being on file in the office of the city clerk. (C-9607) Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, that this constitute the first reading of Bill No. 1975-7, that it be published in the official newspaper, and that the second reading of this ordinance amendment be scheduled for the council meeting of March 24, 1975. Poll of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law. Nayes - Ludeman. Carried. Councilman Ludeman stated he voted "no" because he had a concern about in- creasing the accessibility of liquor. 10. Request for Traffic Signal Replacements at 76th and Penn Avenue and 75th and Penn Avenue. Motion by Luettinger, seconded by Ludeman, to approve Hennepin County's request to replace the existing .traffic semaphores at 76th Street and Penn Avenue and 75th Street and Penn Avenue with modern semaphores that will meet the Minnesota Standards required under the Minnesota Manual on Traffic Control Devices. All ayes - Carried. 11. Load Limit Restrictions on City Streets. Motion by Luettinger, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following resolution. be adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: Council Meeting Minutes -7- March 10, 1975 RESOLUTION N0. 5327 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SEASONAL LOAD RESTRICTIONS ON CITY STREETS Poll of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Ludeman, Luettinger, Law. Nayes - None. Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 5327 in Resolution Book No. 36. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Ludeman, to request the city manager to con- tact Hennepin County for an explanation of the signing of Crosstown 62 Highway regarding the exit ramp on Lyndale. A11 ayes - Carried. 12. Discussion of .Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Legislative Program. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the city support the various legislative policy recommendations adopted by the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. All ayes - Carried. 13. Resolution Regarding Tax Forfeited Land. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, 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 N0. 5328 RESOLUTION APPROVING CLASSIFICATION OF TAX DELINQUENT LAND AS NON-CONSERVATION LAND Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Ludeman, Luettinger, Law. Nayes - None. Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 5328 in Resolution Book No. 36. 14. Payments and Estimates. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following payment be approved: Council Meeting-Minutes -8- March 10, 1975 Robert Westlund Construction Co., Est.. No .. 4, Contract No. 2176, 99% Complete, City Project No. 660, Augsburg Park Shelter Building. Amount Payable - $7,946,78. All ayes - Carried. 15. Licenses. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Luettinger, that the following fee waived licenses be approved: New West Richfield Little League, 75th and Pleasant Food, soft drink New West Richfield Girls Softball, 67th and Irving Food, soft drink Renewal Bethany Covenant Ghurch, 7121 Bloomington Food, vend. machine, soft drink A11 ayes - Carried Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Luettinger, that the following licenses be approved: Regular Renewal Mister Pizza, 6700 Penn Avenue. Music Box, food, soft drink, cigarette New Mp1s. Richfield Amer. Legion ~~435, 6501 Portland Vend. mach., cigaret New Horn of Plenty, 48 W. 65th Street Cigaret, music box Taxicab Drivers New Michael A. Loney, 8618 Chicago, Bloomington New Vincent 0. Hughes, 715 E. 78th Street New David S. Fursetzer, 2610 Vernon Avenue A11 ayes - Carried. 16. Claims and Payrolls. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following claims and payrolls be allowed; RICHFIELD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Checks 13636/18262 $401,715.83 SUMMIT STATE BANK Checks 54742/54787 General 338,727.93 3253/65776 Payroll 112,544.29 Council Meeting Minutes -9- March 10, 1975 A11 ayes - Carried. 17. Various Items Not on Agenda. The city council requested that any employee who attends conferences or schools should submit a report to the city manager within 30 days of his/hey return and the city manager in turn shall submit the report to the council. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Luettinger, that reports on seminars and conferences shall be submitted to the council within 30 days of attendance. All ayes - Carried. Motion by Luettinger, seconded by Ludeman, that the staff submit a list of seminars and trips attended by personnel during 1974 for information purposes. Poll of votes: Ayes - Jacobsen, Ludeman, Luettinger, Law. Nayes - Anderson. Carried. 18. Adjournment. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Luettinger, that the meeting be adjourned. All ayes - Carried. Time; 11:00 p.m. Thomas J. Mo rr .. ~ . °sr w S. Burggraaff City Clerk ty Maier