COUNCIL MINUTES – JULY 7, 2010

AUDIO RECORD OF MINUTES ON FILE

CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 P.M.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rick Weible, Council Shawn Ruotsinoja,

                                          Terrill Anderson, Susanne Kenton and Jim Rudnicki

STAFF PRESENT: Brenda Fisk/Clerk-Treasurer

OTHERS: Nikki Larson, Adolph Burckhardt, Walt & Mary Bishop,

                   Fred Keller, Mark Mangels, John VanTassel, Mary Smith,

                   Dave Kolb/Police Dept., Tom Stuewe, Susan Bloomquist,

                   Tanya Deyonge, Julie Hagman and Bea Sicheneder

ADOPT MINUTES:

Motion was made by Anderson and seconded by Ruotsinoja to adopt the 6/16/10 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Public Hearing minutes.

Aye 4/0 (1 abstention/Rudnicki absent)

Motion was made by Ruotsinoja and seconded by Kenton to adopt the

6/16/10 Council minutes. Aye 4/0 (1 abstention/Rudnicki absent)

Motion was made by Kenton and seconded by Mayor Weible to adopt the

6/22/10 Special Council meeting minutes. All aye 5/0

PUBLIC SAFETY – GENERAL DISCUSSION:

8/3/10 National Night Out planned for the City Park.

Incident reports acknowledged as informational.

Results of Council direction to monitor number of vehicles at the 8549 Kennedy Memorial Drive property. Chief Kolb reported vehicles relatively in compliance.

8549 KENNEDY MEMORIAL DRIVE – NEIGHBORS CONCERNS           OF PROPERTY BEING USED AS A DUPLEX IN A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONED AREA:

*Property owner request to approve a Rental License for a single unit on the  

  main floor as inspected.

*Upstairs unit may not be used for a living area due to a duplex not allowed

  in a residential zoned property.

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Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Ruotsinoja to approve the rental license for 8549 Kennedy Memorial Drive for the inspected area which was the main floor to be rented out as a rental unit and the upstairs may not be used as a living area under this rental license. All aye 5/0

CITY PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE – TOM STUEWE: Stuewe presented report with a 3% property increase.

Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Anderson to adopt

Resolution 2010-16; LMCIT Excess Liability Coverage stating that the City does not waive the monetary limits on tort liability established by Minnesota Statutes 466.04. All aye 5/0

LIQUOR LICENSE RIDERS FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND SERVICE ON PATIOS:

Special rider on the 7/1/10 – 6/30/11 On Sale Liquor License and On Sale Sunday license to allow service and consumption of alcohol on a fenced in LEASED patio at:

*Sherms Inc. – 4118 Main Street: Motion, etc.

*BFL Two LLC/Tommy Sue’s – 4124 Main Street: Motion, etc.

*Clerk’s memo

*City Attorney correspondence

Chief Kolb was present to express Public Safety concerns of not clearly demarked

areas in the patio and was in favor of a better barrier to keep people from entering the patio directly and limiting people from leaving the patio. After hearing the owners comments as on file in city records, a motion was made by Anderson and seconded by Rudnicki to approve the request as proposed on the diagram. Susan Bloomquist noted that the diagram wasn’t what they wanted and wish to find a better solution. Anderson withdrew his motion.

The Council decided to have Rudnicki, Mayor Weible, Fisk and the bar owners meet with the Building Official to look at options.    

CORRESPONDENCE/COMMISSION MINUTES/REPORTS:

The following were acknowledged as informational;

MINNEHAHA WATERSHED DISTRICT:

7/8/10 public hearing for wetland and shoreline/stream bank rules.

THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT:

Update on electric assisted bicycles.

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PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY WELL #4 LOAN DISBURSEMENT REQUEST:

HENNEPIN COUNTY 2010 COUNTY ROAD AID:

PLANNING COMMISSION 6/29/10 MINUTES:

CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY PLANNER CORRESPONDENCE:

Applicant was in attendance and chose not to withdraw the CUP application. 

SCHEDULING OF FRESHWATER CHURCH C.U.P. PUBLIC HEARING:  

Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Ruotsinoja to have a public hearing to consider the Freshwater application in regards to a C.U.P. for  August 4^th at 7:00 p.m. All aye 5/0

Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Kenton to reschedule the August 4^th Council meeting to be at 7:30 p.m. All aye 5/0

COUNCIL LIAISON VERBAL REPORT:

HIGHLAND ROAD COMMITTEE 5/19 AND 6/9/10 MINUTES AND COST ESTIMATE FOR A HIGHLAND ROAD FEASIBILITY STUDY:  St. Boni share 23% of $38,900.

Motion was made by Ruotsinoja and seconded by Mayor Weible to approve the Highland Road Feasibility Study with our City share of $38,900 which is $8,947. All aye 5/0 

MNSPECT’S BUILDING PERMIT REPORT:

BUSINESS ITEMS:      

SHOPPES PHASE I:

City Engineer checklist update resulting from 6/16/10 property complaint. Clerk request for Council to reset compliance date earlier due to Letter Of Credit expiring 8/1/10.

Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Kenton to extend the Letter of Credit to 9/1/10 instead of 8/1/10 for TKM. All aye 5/0

SHOPPES PHASE II:

City Engineer checklist update resulting from 6/16/10 property complaint. Clerk request for Council to set compliance date, at a minimum, prior to the next Certificate of Occupancy due to no activity by the property owner on the Engineer’s check list. 

Council direction to inquire with the City Attorney on the idea of placing a condition on a certificate of occupancy.

RESIDENT REQUEST TO BLOCK OFF PINE LANE ON 7/17/10: Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Ruotsinoja to approve the request that the street can be blocked off on 7/17 at 4:30 p.m. All aye 5/0 

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BUILDING OFFICIAL SERVICE PROPOSAL SPECS:

Place specs first on the 8/4 agenda and 7/20/10 workshop.

SEWER VIDEO QUOTES:

Motion was made by Ruotsinoja and seconded by Mayor Weible to accept the bid from American Environmental for sanitary sewer pipe videoing at $.319 per foot ranging from $2,393 – $3,190. All aye 5/0

POND INLET DREDGING QUOTES:

Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Kenton to approve the proposal sent to us by Pride Construction & Excavating to clean out 4 loads of sediment around flared ends on holding ponds and haul away from Oakland and Palmer combined for $1,000. All aye 5/0

SCHEDULING OF THE 2011 BUDGET WORKSHOP:

Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Ruotsinoja to schedule for 8/3 at 7:00 p.m. All aye 5/0

Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Ruotsinoja to reschedule from 8/3 to 8/10. All aye 5/0 

NEW BUSINESS:

COUNCIL/CONSULTANT/STAFF 7/20/10 QTRLY WORKSHOP PROPOSED AGENDA:

Various changes were made.

MISSILE LIGHTING: (FYI)

St. Bonifacius Area Community Development Group to fund City Park missile accent lights and light relocation.

ADJOURNMENT:

Motion was made by Kenton and seconded by Anderson to adjourn the meeting. All aye 5/0

Meeting adjourned at 10:25p.m.

                                                                             ____________________

                                                                             Rick Weible, Mayor

ATTEST:

_______________________

Brenda Fisk, Clerk-Treasurer

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – JULY 14, 2010

CALL TO ORDER: 8:00 A.M.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rick Weible, Council Shawn Ruotsinoja,

                                       Terrill Anderson and Jim Rudnicki

                      ABSENT: Susanne Kenton

STAFF PRESENT: Brenda Fisk/Clerk-Treasurer

OTHERS: Fred Keller, Tanya Deyonge and Susan Bloomquist

LIQUOR LICENSE RIDER APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND SERVICE ON PATIOS:

Special rider on the 7/1/10 – 6/30/11 On Sale Liquor License and On Sale 

Sunday license to allow service and consumption of alcohol on a fenced in

LEASED patio at:

Sherms Inc. – 4118 Main Street:

BFL Two LLC/Tommy Sue’s – 4124 Main Street:

Mayor Weible informed the Council of a site visit in which the bar owners have reached a consensus to share the patio without constructing an additional  dividing fence. Bar owners agree to install a gate along the existing sidewalk area fence including a push bar for an emergency exit, no entry into the shared patio from the sidewalk area will be permitted.

Council reviewed the clerk’s memo summarizing her 7/13 conversation with Mike Polla in which Mr. Polla repeated the similar advisement of the City Attorney’s correspondence.

Council considered an option to approve only one of the patio premises applications due to Sherms owning 95% of the patio; 100% responsibility of entire patio would be that of Sherms Inc.

LIQUOR LICENSE ORDINANCE #110 AMENDMENT:

Ordinance 110A: An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 110 Of The

St. Bonifacius City Code Relating To Intoxicating And Non-Intoxicating

Liquor Licenses.

Council consensus was that the current ordinance 110 did not need an amendment under the new proposal of one tenant; however, Site Plan Ordinance needing an amendment to allow the gate without obtaining a site plan approval.

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SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS:

Motion was made by Mayor Weible and seconded by Ruotsinoja to initiate proceeding to amend the site plan requirement of current ordinance #86.

All aye 4/0

Planning Commission to review ordinance at a 7/20 Planning Commission meeting, Council to make a motion scheduling a public hearing at their 7/21 meeting. Public hearing to be held no earlier than 8/9/10.

ADJOURNMENT:

Motion was made by Ruotsinoja and seconded by Anderson to adjourn the meeting. All aye 4/0

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 a.m.

                                                            _________________________

                                                            Rick Weible, Mayor

ATTEST:

_______________________

Brenda Fisk, Clerk-Treasurer

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