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12-19-1983 Special MINUTES OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 19, 1983 7:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hamilton at 7:10 p.m, Present: Council Members Bunce, Kirsch, Ludeman, Priebe and Mayor Hamilton. (Council Member Hassenstab was not present, as it was necessary for him to be out of town due to illness in the family) . Mayor Hamilton led the council.~and citizens in the Pledge of P,1legiance. 1. Approval of Minutes Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Bunce that the minutes of [1 the regularly scheduled meeting of December 12, 1983 be approved as presented. All ayes - Carried. Absent - Hassenstab 2. Opportunity for Citizens to Address the City Council Michael Denny, 7016 Penn Avenue (NW Corner), commented regard- ing the snow removal ordinance and said that he is in favor of the ordinance, but takes exception to the requirement for the removal - of all vehicles from city stre~e~s. He said he believes that this is not fair to those without off-street parking available to them, especially regarding the requirement far curb-to-curb cleaning to occur. Council Member Ludeman asked whether Mr. Denny owned or rented his residence, and Mr, Denny responded that he rents. Council Member Ludeman said that he believes it is the responsibility of the property owner to provide adequate space. He asked Mr. Denny if it was possible to create driveway or a~parki~ng spot, and Mr. Denny said that because of the size of the property he did not think this was possible. Council Minutes -2- December 19, '1983 Discussion by council members followed concerning the impact of the snow removal ordinance as it now stands. J. Fowler, 6916 Penn Avenue, said that he is also concerned about the ordinance, and asked who determines when a snow emergency exists. >3e said based on the snowfalls that occurred last week, he thinks cars were tagged illegally. City Manager Cartwright said that a snow emergency is set by the Community Services Director and that the city always tries to give notice in advance through WCCO, the Richfield snowplowing hotline, and cable TV. Donald Fondrick, Community Services Director, responded to questions from the City Council concerning snowplowing procedures and notice given to~residents. Council Member Bunce said that he wants to reconsider the snow removal ordinance, believing-that it is not fair to those without off-street parking. Council Member Prieb said that notice to residents is important and perhaps the city should go to an odd/even parking system:•like Minneapolis. Council Member Ludeman said that such a system might work, but it takes a lot longer to get the streets plowed and it only takes Richfield r 8-10 hours to plow all the streets. Community Services Director Fondrick commented that several points were pertinent to the dis- cussion: (1) the city tries to do a vast majority of its plowing during the night, and as a result can't get people to move cars from one side of the street to another during the middle of the snowplowing operation. (2) if the city can't "wrap plow" as it does now, more work is necessary and the cost of the plowing oper- ation is much greater. (3) before going to the present system, many systems of snowplowing were examined by the staff , the. Commun- ity Services Commission and the City Council. This system was chosen Council Meeting Minutes -3- December 19, 1983 because it requires the shortest amount of time, does the best job of plowing, and has the least overall cost to the city. Mayor Hamilton asked whether there is a warning ticket given first to people before they are given a ticket with a fine. The City Manager answered "no", but the city does gut o~t• Information _- prior to snowplowing operations. The Mayor asked about those with no off-street parking available, and the Community Services Director responded that the best Buggestion is for people to try to work within their neighborhood to secure off-street parking through cooperation among neighbors during snowplow operations. Mayor Hamil- ton requested that a better explanation be made on the informational cards that accompany the tickets. Council Member Ludeman also re- quested that this be done. Council Member Ludeman said that he believf the WCCO announcement was very effective, but agreed that there was a problem for those without off-street parking. Mayor Hamilton asked when towing occurs? The answer given was that cars are towed if they are not moved within 48 hours of the time they are ticketed. The Community Services Director also noted ~' that other cities are more restrictive regarding prohibitions for on- street parking and Richfield has specifically taken steps to allow as much on-street parking as possible. Council Member Kirsch asked if it was possible to know how many cars were tagged in each district and asked if some area could be set aside in each plowing district to provide off-street parking? The staff responded that the city does allow off-street parkin g at city park areas, and noted that other people have used private businesses or churches to park cars off the street. Council Member Council Meeting Minutes -4- December 19, 1983 Kirsch suggested that:'~ma-re. information be put out in the Sun Newspaper and other means. Council Member Bunce asked it were possible for the police and community services personnel to better coordinate their action by having the police officers precede the plow trucks by only an hour or two? The Community Services Director responded that as a practical matter this was not generally possible because of the relatively small number of police officers on duty at night, and other priority demands on their time. 3. Public Hearin , Consideration of Preiiminar Resolution to A ow ax Exem t Financing for A.Mu ti-Famil Rental Pro- ect For the.Go father B ock, L H/N Area (Derrick Project). City Manager Cartwright introduced this item, and called on Community Development Director Kraft to describe the proposed project. Kraft noted that the City Council and the HRA had previously held hearings concerning housing plans and programs for the city and sal that this is one of the projects specifically approved as a housing program. It was noted that this is a rental housing project prop- osed by Derrick Land Company to occur on the Godfather Block in the L/H/N area. It would include 150 housing units with a mix of one bedroom, one bedroom and den, and two bedroom units, varying square footage from approximately 660 square feet to 950 square feet, with projected rents of $396/month to $541/month. The Community Develop- ment Director also noted that 20~ of the units (30 of the small one bedroom units) would have rents affordable to families and individuals with incomes qualifying them for participation in the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program. Community Development Director Kraft said the applicant is seeking authorization for up to $8 million dollars in housing revenue. Council Meeting Minutes -5- December 19, 1983 bonds to be issued by the city. Tt is expected that the applica- tion will be approved by.the Metropolitan HRA and the Minnesota Housing and Finance Agency by the end of January, 1984 . Mr. Kraft indicated the reason for considering this request at this time is that the applicant believes that action taken prior to December 31, 1983, may stand him in better stead, given recent Congressional action on tax exempt bonds. Mayor Hamilton opened the public hearing. Lawrence Woznicaka, 6744 Wentworth Avenue, asked whether there would be any commercial area remaining on the Godfather Block? He was told that there would be. He asked if the proposed residential use would preclude tax increment financing? The City Attorney said that tax increment financing would still be allowed. Mr. Wozniczka said that he didn't believe the apartment development should be sub- ject to tax increment financing because of the additional cost of this type of development incurred by the community, and that the community should, therefore, obtain tax revenue from the prof ect. Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Kirsch to close the hearing. ,; All ayes - Carried. Absent - Hassenstab. Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Bunce that the fc flowing resol- ution be adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: RESOLUTION NO. 6850 RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 452C, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING A MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DE- VELOPMENT Poll of votes: Ayes - Bunce, Kirsch, Ludeman, Priebe, Hamilton. Nays - None. Absent - Hassenstab. Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 6850 iri Resolution .Book. 50. Council Meeting Minutes -6- December 19, 1983 4. Final Resolution for IDR Bonds, Metro Sales. 1620 E. 78th Str City Manager Cartwright introduced this item and referred the Council to the resolution prepared by the City Attorney's office which had been distributed to council members earlier in the evening. Mr. Cartwright recommended approval of the final resolution by the city council. Council Member Bunce asked whether the project size had in- creased? The City Manager responded that the amount was the same as was most recently considered by the City Council. Motion by Bunce, seconded by Ludeman 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. 6851 FINAL RESOLUTION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $925,000 _ FOR METRO SALES, INC., 1620 EAST 78TH STREET Poll of votes : Ayes -. Bunce , Kirsch, Ludeman, Priebe, Hamilton . Nays ~ None. Absent - Hassenstab. Carried. 5. Agreement with Bloomington~~for Joint Water Management District City Manager Cartwright introduced this item and said that the proposal is the result of a need for action to comply with the Storm Water Management Act, as it affects metropolitan communities . Mr. Cartwright described how the proposed joint powers agreement with Bloomington would operate regarding voting powers, the finan- cing of improvements , staff resources , and so on . Council Member Bunce asked whether the cost of improvements could be financed by a special levy? Attorney LeFevere responded that they could be, but the intent under this agreement is for each Council Meeting Minutes -7- December 19, 1983 city tv pay its own way for improvements within that city. Council Member Priebe asked if this would. help drainage problems in the city? Attorney LeFevere responded that it is intended to see that there is a means to do so through joint planning between the two communities. Motion by Kirsch, seconded by Ludeman, to appove the joint powers agreement and authorize its execution by the Mayor and City Manager . Ali ayes - Carried. Absent - Hassenstab. 5. Purchases in Excess of $S, 000 City Manager Cartwright introduced this matter concerning the purchase of an additional snowblower for the clearing of sidewalks in the city. Council Member Kirsch asked whether this unit would help eliminate some present problems? Donald Fondrick, Director of Community Services, responded that this unit involves larger equipment, with a 40 horsepower engine that is expected to fit the new tractor authorized to be purchased by the city council. Mayor Hamilton asked a~question regarding the clearing of sidewalks at corners and Mr. Fondrick responded that this unit would improve this effort. Motion by Kirsch, seconded by Ludeman to authorize the purchase of the snowblower as recommended. All ayes - Carried. Absent - Hassenstab. 7. Tabulation of Bids, Ap,roval of Minutes and Award of Contract or R c field LaTce Construction Project This item was introduced by City Manager Cartwright, who asked Community Services Director Don Fondrick to explain the extent of the work required for this park project at Richfield Lake. Council Meeting Minutes -8- December 19, 1983 Motion by Bunce, seconded by Ludeman to approve the minutes and bid tabulation, accept the withdrawal of a bid by the Ju lion M. Johnson Construct ion Corporation (due to an error in the bid), and 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. 6852 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID AND AWARDING CONTRACT TO D. H. BLATTNER AND SONS FOR MUCK EXCAVATION AND GRANULAR FILL RICHFIELD LAKE, CITY PROJECT 7055 Poll of Votes: Ayes: Bunce, Kirsch, Ludeman, Priebe, Hamilton. Nays - None. Carried. Absent - Hassenstab. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 6852 in Resolution Book 50. 8. Cla3.ms and Payrolls Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Bunce to approve the claims and payrolls. SUMMIT STATE RANK- i~- Checks- 6.5699/65717 General • $493,450.48 R-3~HFIE?.,D BANK & .TRUST - ~_ ~ _ .~- Checks 4205/4217, 67563/67636 $302,242.03 All ayes - Carried. Absent - Hassenstab. 9 . Ad~3' o~u_rnm~nt Motion by Kirsch, seconded by Ludeman to adjourn the meeting. All ayes - Carried. Absent - H------1_L Time: 8:57 p.m. Date Approved: January 9, 1984 yl a K. Berg Cit lerk r 1