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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19930802_regular274 mS OF THE REGULAR IEETIHG OF THE EDRW CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HAKL I AUGUST 2, 1993 ROLLCm Answering rollcall were Members Kelly, Paulus, Smith and Mayor the meeting after adoption of the Consent Agenda. Richards. Member Rice entered CONS= AGENDA ITEMS APPROVED by Member Kelly to approve and presented. Rollcall : Ayes: Kelly, Paulus, Smith, Motion carried. Motion vas made by Member adopt the Council Consent Richards Smith and vas seconded Agenda items as *MINUTES OF REGULAR WEETING OF JULY 6. 1993 APPROVED Smith and vas seconded by Member Kelly to approve the minutes of the regular Council meeting of July 6, 1993. Motion vas made by Member Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. PUBLIC HEARING CONDUCTED: BITUMINOUS ALLEY IMPROVEMENT NO. E-33 0RDER.ED (U. 64TH STREET AND XERXES A9E"EI ordered placed on file. Affidavits of Notice were presented, approved and Presentation bv Engineer Engineer Hoffman informed Council that the residents on the west side of Xerxes Avenue have a private alley south of West 64th Street. City to convert it into a public alley and to improve same with bituminous surfacing. In order for the project to proceed, it will be necessary to obtain easements for public road purposes. the hearing and were informed of the intent of the project. property owners have responded and are in favor of the proposed project. They have petitioned the Seven property owners were sent notice of Four of the seven The area proposed to be assessed for a portion of the cost of the proposed improvement includes: Lots 2 thru 7, Block 2, Xerxes Avenue Addition. The estimated cost for the project would be $10,432.24 for reshapingfiituminous paving of the alley, or approximately $1,738.71 per lot, proposed to be assessed against the six users of the alley over a ten year period. Diann Bennin, 10724 Queen Avenue South, has submitted a letter stating that she and her husband, Paul R. Bennin, and her sister, Kathleen Wiebke, are title holders to the property at 6400-6402 Xerxes Avenue. alley being surfaced, they are not willing to be assessed for the improvement because they have not and will never need to use the alley since their property has driveway access directly onto West 64th street. If a provision not to assess their property is written into the easement document, they would consider signing the easement so that the work could begin. While they do not oppose the Staff would recommend authorization of the project, subject to all easements being granted for conversion to a public alley. Public Comment John O'Neill, owner of property at 6426 Xerxes Avenue, spoke in favor of the project. He suggested that the grade be lowered before the bituminous is laid in order to improve the drainage. Southdale, Mr. O'Neill asked if the City had a general policy about vacating easements to accommodate future developments such as an apartment building. I Because the alley is only one block from Mayor Richards answered that this Council cannot bind future Councils if such a 8/2/33 275 proposal were made in the future. private cross easements in place now for alley access for those properties. proposal came forward for future redevelopment on a portion of the subject lots, the property owners would not gain or lose because the right to access the alley would be maintained. to fit the development and yet retain alley access for those properties that would continue to use the alley. No further comment or objection was heard. Engineer Hoffman interjected that there are If a The City policy would be to reorganize the public easements Council Comment/Action Engineer Hoffman answered Mayor Richards that the residents have been told that if it became a public alley it would be maintained and plowed by the City of Edina. Member Smith introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, subject to all easements being granted for conversion to a public alley: RESOLUTION ORDERING ALTXY IKPROVEKENT NO. (E-33) UPON PETITION THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, as follows: 1. It is hereby found and determined that a petition has been filed requesting the Council to construct an alley improvement on the west side of Xerxes Avenue between 64th Street and 65th Street, and to assess the entire cost against the property of petitioners, and that said petition has been signed by all owners of real property abutting on said street where said improvement is to be located. 2. The making of said improvement in accordance with said petition is hereby ordered pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.031 (3), (Session Laws of 1961, Chapter 525, Section 2). Said improvement is hereby designated and shall be referred to in all subsequent proceedings as: The entire cost of said improvement is hereby ordered to be assessed against the six properties which use the alley and which abut said west side of Xerxes Avenue between 64th Street and 65th Street where said improvement is'to be located. Motion was seconded by Member Kelly. BITUMINOUS ALLEY SURFACING IMPROVEMENT NO. E-33 Rollcall : Ayes: Kelly, Paulus, Rice, Smith, Richards Motion carried. PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVED FOR CANTINA DEL RIO (OUTLOT F. SOUTH EDINA DEVELOPMENT ADDITION) Affidavits of Notice were presented, approved and ordered placed on file . Presentation bv Planner Associate Planner Aaker informed Council that the subject property, located in the southwest quadrant of Minnesota Drive and Edinborough Way, is part of the Centennial Lakes master plan. That plan shows the site being developed as a hotel. Total site area is approximately 3.2 acres of which only about one-half acre is in Edina. The majority of the site and the proposed improvements are in the City of Bloomington. The proposal development requires two approvals from the City: 1) 2) The proposed development has being considered concurrently by Bloomington. The master plan needs to be amended to change the site designation from hotel to restaurant. The property must be replatted from outlot status to lots and blocks. The proposed development calls for a 395 seat restaurant supported by a 241 space parking lot. or Bloomington requirements. Parking setback spaces and drive isles conform with zoning ordinance standards. Centennial Lakes landscape theme. The parking space count is substantially higher than either Edina Boulevard treatment would continue the existing The building would be sited in the southerly 8/2/93 276 portion of the property with the front oriented north towards Minnesota Drive. Exterior materials would be primarily stucco with accents in brick and tile. Since the building and most improvements are in Bloomington, Bloomington had primary responsibility for approving the development. The Bloomington city staff has been very cooperative in addressing the concerns raised by Edina staff. The developer has also been willing to modify plans to meet concerns raised by both cities. The Bloomington City Council approved the project at its July 26, 1993, meeting. approval of the plat and site plan. The Edina Planning Commission at its July 28, 1993, meeting recommended The developer is requesting both preliminary and final plat approval, and final site plan approval from the Edina Council. submitted and reviewed by the staff. preliminary and final plat approval and final site plan approval. Assessor has established a land value for subdivision dedication purposes of $125,000.00. All necessary materials have been Staff would recommend granting both The City The Planning Commission expressed some concern over possible noise generated by the restaurant when overhead doors are open during the summer months. are to be located in the area facing the intersection of Minnesota Drive and Edinborough Way. Staff has reviewed the City noise ordinance with restaurant representatives and they have agreed to install separate volume controls in that areas and would close the doors if noise would become a problem. These door Presentation bv Proponent Tyler Abram, representing Bob Evans Farms, Inc., proponent, presented a rendering of the proposed CANTINA del RIO Restaurant. restaurants have exterior patios on both sides. element here and as suggested by working with staff from both cities, they have elected to enclose that portion of the restaurant permanently so it can be used year round. He explained that most of their However, due to the climate On nice days the doors can be opened to give a patio effect. Member Rice questioned Mr. Abram as to proposed building height, signage, drive- thru area and the music. story building. The entrance tower on the northerly side would be approximately 28 feet in height, as was suggested by the City of Bloomington to give the building more character. and would comply with Bloomington's regulations. No drive-thru component is proposed for the building. it would be cantina background music which should not be offensive to nearby residents and that the decibel level will not exceed Edina's noise ordinance requirements. In addition, the patio area will have control switches so that the music can be totally shut off if necessary. Mr. Abram explained that the restaurant would be one- Neon signage is proposed on three sides of the building Regarding the concern about the music, Mr. Abram said Mayor Richards asked if they intended to install a monitoring system that would measure the decibels. Mr. Abram said that he had tried to find information on the decibel level of the proposed stereo system but was unable to do so. reiterated that it would not be a loud exterior ty-pe but would be a quiet toned down type of music so that customers would be able to carry on conversations. Mayor Richards observed that the question of impact of the music was raised by members of the Planning Commission and that it would be the residential neighborhood and not the commercial properties that would be mostly impacted. said he would not support the proposal unless the issue of noise impact on the residents was resolved. a stereo system that would have limited decibel capability. He He I Mr. Abram said he would have no problem with putting in Public Comment Mayor Richards then called for public comment on the proposed plat and final site 8/2/93 plan. was received from Kathleen Kuha, 7621 Edinborough Way #2206, opposing the development because of potential noise. No comment or objection was heard. Mayor Richards noted that a letter Council Comment/Action Member Smith asked if the restaurant would have a liquor license. replied that they have applied for a liquor license from the State of Minnesota. He added that building construction would not begin until the liquor license is secured. Member Smith commented that, because of the way the restaurant is proposed to be oriented, Edina would have to contend with the noise and the traffic it would generate. had showed the site being developed as a hotel. to traffic levels and traffic management, he would not support granting final plat approval. Member Kelly commented that the issue of noise is important to Edina residents in the area. agreed to the suggestions made by the Commission that could be implemented by the restaurant to deal with the noise issue. Member Kelly said that before she could support the proposal the proponent would have to agree to those suggestions in writing. She added that, conceptually, she would have no problem with the proposed land' use. Mr. Abram He observed that the master plan for Centennial Lakes Until he had more information as The minutes of the Planning Commission indicated that Mr. Abram had Member Paulus asked what distance the private residences at Edinborough would be from the proposed restaurant building. approximately 200 yards. Planner Aker said the distance would be Mayor Richards said he did not object to the proposed land use and would support preliminary plat approval but did not intend to support final plat approval until a detailed plan was presented on how the noise would be monitored and measured and specific steps that would be taken if the permitted decibel level was exceeded. As to traffic, he said that was envisioned when the master plan was approved that indicated a hotel for the site. Member Smith suggested that prior to final approval, staff discuss with the City of Bloomington the issue of enforcement responsibility as it would relate to traffic and the restaurant's liquor license because the restaurant building will be sited in Bloomington. Member Kelly introduced the following resolution and moved adoption, subject to an agreement to address the noise issue and information on proposed signage: RESOLUTION GRANTING PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL FOR CANTINA DEL RIO BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, that that certain plat entitled"CAN.TXNA DEL RIO", platted by Bob Evans Farms, Inc. and presented at the regular meeting of the City Council of August 2, 1993, be and is hereby granted preliminary plat approval. Motion was seconded by Member Smith. Rollcall : Ayes: Kelly, Paulus, Rice, Smith, Richards Resolution adopted. ORDINANCE NO. 850-A3 ADOPTED GRANTING FINAL REZONING TO R-2 DOUBLE DWEUING UNIT DISTRICT FOR 5232 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH request for final rezoning for property at 5232 France Avenue South. recalled that on July 19, 1993, the Council had granted preliminary rezoning from R-1 Single Dwelling Unit District to R-2 Double Dwelling Unit District for the subject property. Associate Planner Aaker presented the She There have been no changes to the proposal since preliminary 278 approval. 8/2/93 Staff would recommend approval of final rezoning to R-2 Double Dwelling Unit District, subject to building code improvements required for double unit occupancy and installation of a two car parking area adjacent to the garage. No public comment or objections were heard. I Member Rice moved adoption of the following ordinance, subject to 1) buildhg code improvements required for double unit occupancy, and 2) installation of a two car parking area adjacent to the garage: ORDINANCE NO. 850-83 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE (NO. 850) BY ADDING TO THE DOUBLE DFJEL;WCLG UNIT DISTBICT (R-2) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: amended by adding the following thereto: Section 1. "The extent of the Double Dwelling Unit District (R-2) is enlarged by the addition of the following property: Subsection 850.06 of Section 850 of the Edina City Code is The easterly 150 feet of Lot 9, Block 1 of South Harriet Park 2nd Addition." Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and passage and publication. ATTEST : Mayor %& %.. ML- City Clerk Motion was seconded by Member Kelly. Rollcall : Ayes: Kelly, Paulus, Rice, Smith, Richards Ordinance adopted. ORDINANCE NO. 1993-10 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR SEWALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESSES GRANTED FIRST READING Affidavits of Notice were presented, approved and ordered placed on file. Presentation bv Assistant Citv Manager - Assistant Manager Hughes reviewed the process the City has followed to develop a proposed ordinance that would provide standards for sexually-oriented business as follows : 1. Council established 14 member study committee in April, 1993. 2. Study Committee did the following: a. reviewed studies of other cities b. reviewed ordinances of other cities c. reviewed legal challenges of ordinances of other cities d. obtained advice from staff and city attorneys e. adopted findings for consideration by Council f. considered alternatives for regulation g. recommended an ordinance for adoption. 3. Council received report of study committee on June 21, 1993, and referred the study and recommendations to the Human Relations Commission and the Planning Commission for comment. Council scheduled a public hearing on the proposed ordinance on August 2, 1993. was published in the Edina Sun-Current. Notice of the hearing The Human Relations Commission considered the report and proposed ordinance at its meeting of July 20, 1993, and generally agreed with its content as drafted. The Planning Commission considered the report at its July 28, 1993, meeting and 8/2/93 recommended adoption of the ordinance. The proposed ordinance would require the following: 1) Sexually-oriented businesses would be limited to the PC-3 Planned Commercial District (greater Southdale area), 2) 500 foot spacing be maintained to residential property, day care facilities, or other sexually-oriented business, 3) License required for sexually-oriented businesses, and 4) Adult bookstores, adult video stores, or adult novelty stores defined as those with more than 10 percent of goods or floor area devoted to explicit materials. Assistant Manager Hughes recalled that on June 21, 1993, Dr. Nancy Hutchinson, Centennial Lakes Medical Center, appeared and commented on the proposed ordinance. Further correspondence received from Dr. Hutchinson recommended that the ordinance include restrictions on nude dancing and cited a 1991 United States Supreme Court decision upholding a similar restriction in another state. Staff has drafted an additional section to the proposed ordinance which would restrict nudity in certain place within the City. in the ordinance if the Council wishes. The additional section would prohibit nudity within: 1) food establishments, 2) establishments selling beer, wine or liquor, and 3) rooms where an admission is charged. In staff's opinion, this section would be an appropriate addition to the ordinance. This section can be included Mayor Richards referred to a memorandum dated July 30, 1993, from City Attorney Gilligan stating that the following should be kept in mind in considering the proposed ordinance: 1. the community from the adverse secondary effects of sexually-oriented businesses and not on the basis of restricting sexually-explicit speech or expression. 2. Sexually-oriented businesses may not be prohibited and must be allowed a reasonable opportunity to locate in the City. 3. Any regulation may not exceed the degree of regulation necessary to protect the community from the adverse secondary effects of sexually-oriented businesses, i.e. the City may not regulate a store which sells a small amount of sexually- oriented material, since no study has shown a connection between such a business and the adverse secondary effects on the community. Any regulation of sexually-oriented businesses must be based on protecting Public Comment Mayor Richards then called for public comment or objections to the proposed ordinance as presented. No comment or objection was heard. Member Smith moved First Reading of Ordinance No. 1993-10 - An Ordinance Amending the City Code to Provide Standards For Sexually-Oriented Businesses including Section 6, as presented and on file in the office of the City Clerk. Motion was seconded by Member Kelly. Rollcall : Ayes: Kelly, Paulus, Rice, Smith, Richards First Reading granted. REPORT GIVEN ON STITDENT DANCE Dawn Kerrison, 6517 Willow Wood Road, gave a report on the student dance held on Friday, July 30, 1993 at the Lewis Engineering building. building less than 100 students had attended but they had felt it was a "cool" place to go and were enthusiastic. Manager Rosland to ask the City's support for a dance for junior high youth that would again be alcohol and tobacco free. Council support and sponsor the student dances and the Council had granted funding of up to $500.00. At the first private dance she had arranged at the Lewis Following that, she had approached City Manager Rosland recommended that the 8/2/93 280 Tickets were sold to 130 help to fix a roof leak. event he donated an hour students and the dance was held after some volunteer When the KDWB disc jockey, Bobby Wilde, heard of the of his time to come and entertain the teenagers. The - dance went off superbly and there was no alcohol use before or after. teenagers were picked up by responsible adults at 10:30 P.M. when the dancing ended. driven home in a van by one of the parent chaperons. The A small group of 15-year-olds who balked at contacting their parents were Ms. Kerrison gave preliminary cost figures and said they probably spent $124.00 less than what the Council had allotted excluding services provided by the City, i.e. postage and mailing labels for 1,000 letters and the two police officers. For future dances, the price could be increased fifty cents to $3.50 per ticket. Also, when school is in session no mailings will be required because the students will learn of the date by word of mouth. Member Kelly asked how the names of the students were obtained. said the names were obtained from the Edina School District office. Member Rice asked at what number of tickets the event would break even. Ms. Kerrison replied that sale of approximately 200 tickets should cover costs. Ms. Kerrison Jim York, 6101 Crescent Drive, and Mike Kerrison, 6517 Willow Wood Road, said they had acted as parent chaperons and were given the authority to create a safe environment for the kids by enforcing the rules that had been set for the dance. They urged City support to develop and enhance the process into something that is consistent, reliable and will have a positive influence on the kids for the long haul. Discussion followed on the following questions: 1) Who will keep organizing these events, 2) How will they be financed, and 3) What student age population will be invited. Ms. Kerrison said the students in the 7th, 8th and 9th grades are the ones that are most interested and most receptive to this type of event. She mentioned that she hoped the next dance could be held the first or second week after school begins and that she is willing and enthusiastic to again organize it. I By consensus, the Council Members agreed to continue this matter to the meeting of August 16, 1993, so that they could think about the comments and suggestions that have been made and to get a report of actual expenses for the dance held on July 30. *BID AWARDED FOR 72" MOWER FOR NORMANDALE GOLF COURSE Smith and vas seconded by Member Kelly for award of bid for a 72" mover for Normandale Golf Course to recommended low bidder, Cushman Motor Company, at $10,069.57. Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. Motion was made by Member *BID AWARDED FOR UTILITY CAR FOR NORMANDAIE GOLF COURSE Motion was made by Member Smith and was seconded by Member Kelly for avard of bid for a utility car for Normandale Golf Course to recommended low bidder, Cushman Hotor Company, at $10,644.68. Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. *CHANGE ORDER #7 APPROVED FOR NORMANDALE GOLF COURSE Motion was made by Member Smith and was seconded by Member Kelly to approve Change Order No. 7 in the amount of $9,500.00 for Normandale Golf Course construction contract awarded to Glenn Rehbein Excavating, Inc. I Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. TANNING POLICY/LICENSING DISCUSSED By memorandum dated August 2, 1993, 8/2/93 -. 281 Sanitarian Velde advised Council that the 1993 Minnesota Legislature enacted a law regulating tanning facilities. responsibility to any state agency but the law does allow local units of government the option of licensing the facilities. with a means of seeking civil action to recover a penalty of no less than $1000 for damages, whether actual, consequential or punitive, from tanning facilities. Persons under 16 years of age are prohibited from using tanning facilities and persons between 16 and 18 years of age must have parental consent to use these facilities. The law did not assign enforcement The law provides the consumer The law sets forth the following regulations for tanning facilities: 1) 2) Safety requirements such as goggles for eyes, guard rails, timers and 3) 4) 5) Tanning equipment must meet Code of Federal Regulations specifications. temperature monitoring. Signs warning the consumer about radiation hazards. Consumer notification consisting of signed acknowledgement about radiation hazards. Record keeping such as complaint record, individual log of consumer usage and equipment maintenance. The Edina yellow pages list six tanning facilities operating in the City. No attempt has been made to identify additional facilities at this time. If the City Council wishes to pursue this legislation by enforcing the law, staff would recommend developing an ordinance to set forth the regulations mandated by state statute and to establish a licensing procedure for these facilities. Member Paulus told Council that she had requested this matter to be on the agenda because she felt that either the regulations should be enforced or the legislature should be told the law does not belong on the books. She said she was especially concerned because young people are getting caught up in using tanning salons which have been shown to increase the rate of skin cancer. She felt these are as much of a health hazard as sale of tobacco has been. Mayor Richards commented that he felt there is too much government regulation already and that, because use of tanning facilities is a private decision, public funds of local government should not be used to enforce state law. Member Smith said he agreed and noted that anyone who was concerned could, through civil action, recover $1000 for damages from using tanning facilities. Further, he felt that the consumers themselves will be policing these businesses because of the new statute. Member Rice asked Sanitarian Velde for his opinion on licensing tanning salons. Sanitarian Velde said he was neutral on the issue and that the statute has "teeth" in it that may make it prohibitive for such facilities to continue, plus the added burden of the required record keeping. Member Paulus suggested that, if the Council chose not to pursue licensing, a letter be drafted to our legislators expressing objection to this law being passed without an enforcement provision. No formal action was taken. APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE TO PARK BOARD letter of resignation from the Park Board had been received from Patricia Vagnoni who will be moving out of Edina. He asked Council to submit names of interested persons to fill the two current vacancies so that appointments could be made at the next meeting. Mayor Richards informed Council that a EARLY RJfTIREMENT LEGISLATION DISCUSSED retirement bill for public employees was passed in the 1993 Legislative Manager Rosland advised that an early 8/2/93 282 session. combined service credit and are at least 55 years old. retirement benefit is from May 17, 1993, to January 31, 1994. The early retirement incentive option has an increase of one-quarter percent per year up to 30 years added to their normal retirement annuity. The program is limited to employees who have at least 25 years of This window of early Staff would recommend that Council authorize the program to all of its employees who are eligible. replaced with employees at a lesser wage. that the City cannot replace a person who retires under this program until June 30, 1995, unless Council specifically approves that the position be replaced. Manager Rosland pointed out that some of the employees that are eligible and may opt for this program are now in key positions. It would be to the City's advantage as retired employees are However, the legislation also states Mayor Richards asked if the added increase in the retirement annuity would be borne by the City. annuity would come from PERA funds and there would be no cost to the City. However, a second incentive option under the legislation would provide employer- paid health insurance. Because cities can offer only one option, the later option is not recommended because of its cost impact on the City. Manager Rosland said the option for an increase in retirement Following questions raised by the Council, it was the consensus of the Council that the matter be back on the agenda for August 16, 1993, so that additional information could be provided to clarify the provisions of the legislation. CORRESPOPJDEJCE ACKNOULEDGED PROM RESIDENTS ON NAOMI DRIVE REGARDING FREQUENT FLOODING Engineer Hoffman referred to a letter dated July 20, 1993, that had been received from Don/Carol Krebs, 6605 Naomi Drive; Roger/Margaret Sibell, 6609 Naomi Drive; and Steve/Sally Schmitz, 6613 Naomi Drive, regarding a solution to the frequent flooding of their homes. He said the letter was prompted by the July 1, 1993, heavy rainstorm event. Engineer Hoffman said that, in addition to these homes, five other sites were identified which had flooding problems during that rainstorm. the City's consultant, Barr Engineering, to review the storm water situation in those areas, and bring back to Council in early September their report and recommendations for improvements to manage the storm water in those low areas. Staff has asked Andy Sobert, 5800 Ashcroft Avenue, told Council that they have had seven and a half feet of water in their home on two occasions and that something has to be done. He said he had intended to present information to the Council at a subsequent meeting but because the subject was being discussed now he decided to mention their situation. Mayor Richards suggested that Mr. Sobert provide Engineer Hoffman with the pertinent facts so that Barr Engineering could also include their property in the report. *PETITION FOR STREET LIGHTING AT RJTERSECTION OF VIRGINIA AVENUE/VIRGINIb LANE REPERReD TO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Motion was made by Member Smith and vas seconded by Member Kelly to refer the petition for street lighting at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Virginia Lane to the Engineering Department for processing as to feasibility. Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. *PETITION FOR STREET LIGHTING ON WEST 70TH STREET BETWEEN 5708 AND 5712 REF'ERRED TO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Member Kelly to refer the petition for street lighting on West 70th Street betveen 5708 and 5712 to the Engineering Department for processing as to feasibility. Motion vas made by Member Smith and vas seconded by Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. 8/2/93 REPRESENTATION ON AMM URBAN STRATEGIES COMMITTEE DISCUSSED Hughes informed Council that the Urban Strategies Task Force of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) was established in 1992 to track legislation affecting the governance process in the metropolitan area. comprised relatively equal numbers of elected and appointed officials from the metropolitan area. time reviewing and commenting on legislation offered by Representative Myron Orf ield. Assistant Manager The task force During the 1993 session, the task force spent most of its Assistant Manager Hughes said he had participated on the task force during the 1993 session and has been asked serve again during this fall and winter. Although willing to serve again, Council may wish to have its viewpoints expressed by an elected official. Edina is entitled to one seat on the Committee, either a elected or appointed official. The purpose of the task force would be to again deal with issues such as deterioration of the urban core; including but not limited to growing concentration of poverty, lack of jobs, inadequate housing for low income persons, crime, poor public transportation, etc. The first meeting is scheduled for noon on September 1, 1993. The task force will likely meet twice monthly and will exist for one year. Manager Hughes should again serve on the AMM Task Force. It was the consensus of the Council that Assistant FIRE DEPARTMENT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT DISCUSSED Council that he had met with Manager Rosland regarding the actions involving the Fire Department and the report and recommendations from the Fire Department Citizens Advisory Committee and had asked him to respond to the report. Mayor Richards told Manager Rosland referenced his memorandum dated July 22, 1993, which gave background information on the process that led up to selecting citizens to serve on the committee. The committee met on nine occasions and their actions were summarized in a final report and recommendations dated October 12, 1992. Rosland said that he felt the committee accomplished its assignment and that the members should be thanked for their efforts. Since then focus groups within the Fire Department have been formed and given specific assignments to deal with concerns and issues that have created conflict, i.e. overtime, daily operations, etc. This process was begun to improve communications within the department through active participation by a cross-section of fire personnel. Manager Rosland concluded that things now seem to be going in a more positive direction. Manager Mayor Richards commented that the issues and concerns that have been raised fall in the category of personnel matters. He emphasized that the Council has only one function concerning City personnel - that of hiring and directing the City Manager to carry out the policies adopted by the Council. Following discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that the Fire Department Citizens Advisory Committee had served its intended purpose and that Mayor Richards should meet with the committee members to advise them of the Council's discussion. No formal action was taken. MINNESOTA SPLASH HELD AT CENTENNIAL LAKES DEEMED SUCCESSFUL reported that some 9,000 people had attended the Minnesota Splash event at Centennial Lakes Centrum during the weekend of July 30 - August 1. activities were family oriented and, in spite of the rain, the festival was considered a huge success in promoting Centennial Lakes and the Edina community. Manager Rosland The HIGH SPEED BUS PROJECT TO BE DISCUSSED AT MEETING ON 8/4/93 advised Council that local communities have been invited to a meeting on Manager Rosland 8/2/93 284 August 4, 1993, at 11:OO A.M. at Richfield City Hall regarding the planned High Speed Bus Project. which would encompass innovative transit components and enhancements in its anticipated design. Council Members wish to attend, reservations should be made by August 2. *CLAIMS PAID approve payment of the following claims as shown in detail on the Check Register dated July 28, 1993, and consisting of 26 pages: General Fund $130,135.84; Communication $13,149.79; Working Capital $10,801.29; Art Center $9,690.04; Swimming Pool $3,721.10; Golf Course $49,557.52; Ice Arena $3,356.17; Gun Range $4.25; Edinborough/Centennial Lakes $16,873.91; Utility Fund $263,329.56; Storm Sewer $3,897.68; Liquor Fund $87,329.01; TOTAL $591,846.16; and for confirmation of payment of the following claims as shown in detail on Check Register dated July 20, 1993, and consisting of 18 pages: General Fund $110,920.68; Liquor Dispensary $425,239.39; TOTAL $536,160.07. This will be an informational meeting to discuss the Project I Manager Rosland said he will attend and report back. If Motion vas made by Member Smith and was seconded by Member Kelly to Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. There being no further business on the Council Agenda, Mayor Richards declared the meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M. -I%&%# u City Clerk