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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-08-07 City Council Regular MeetingMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL AUGUST 7, 2019 7:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLLCALL Answering rollcall were Members Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland. Absent: None. IV. MEETING AGENDA APPROVED AS PRESENTED Manager Neal noted no closed session would be held later this evening. Member Fischer made a motion, seconded by Member Brindle, to approve the meeting agenda as presented. Ayes: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. V. COMMUNITY COMMENT Bob Tengdin, 5241 Lochloy Drive, addressed the Council. Mr. Tengdin presented a petition signed by 100 residents asking the City to address their concerns. Anita Silver, 5060 Interlachen Bluff, addressed the Council. Pat Bowles, 4373 Brookside Terrace, addressed the Council. Jennifer Bowles, New York City, addressed the Council. Janie Westin, 6136 Brookview Avenue, addressed the Council. Gene Persha, 6917 Cornelia Drive, addressed the Council. Arnie Bigbee, 7621 Edinborough Way, addressed the Council. George Klus, 5233 Lochloy Drive, addressed the Council. Sue Punch-Hess, 5237 Lochloy Drive, addressed the Council The Council discussed the need to address the issue near Highland Park. VI. CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTED AS PRESENTED Member Brindle made a motion, seconded by Member Fischer, approving the consent agenda as presented: VI.A. Approve minutes of the July 16, 2019, Work Session and Regular Meeting and the July 23, 2019, Closed Session Page 1 Minutes/Edina City Council/August 7, 2019 VI.B. Approve payment claims for Check Register Claims Pre-List Dated July I 8-August 1, 2019 totaling $4,479,455.77 and Electronic Payment Register Dated July 18-August I, 2019 totaling $289,644.50 VI.C. Approve Encroachment Agreement for 4950 Malibu Drive VI.D. Approve Request for Purchase, awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Braemar Streambank Stabilization, G.F. Jedlicki, Inc., $20,367.50 VI.E. Approve Request for Purchase, awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Prospect Knolls A Neighborhood Street Reconstruction Design and Bidding Services, Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc. $247,688 VI.F. Approve Request for Purchase, awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Yorktown Park Sanitary Sewer Trunk Pipe Extension, Minger Construction Co. Inc $945,947.20 VI.G. Approve Request for Purchase, awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, CloverRide Circulator Bus Service Expansion, DARTS $18,750.00 VI.H. Approve Traffic Safety Report of June 25, 2019 VI.I. Adopt Resolution No. 2019-54: Authorizing Public Health Emergency Preparedness Agreement VI.J. Approve Request for Purchase, awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Network Infrastructure Replacements, LOGIS / CDWG $115,672.9 I VI.K. Approve Request for Purchase, awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Ambulance Replacements, Everest Emergency Vehicle, Inc., $820,664.00 VI.L. Adopt Resolution No. 2019-56; Accepting Donations Rollcall: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. VII. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS VII.A. EDINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: EXPLORE EDINA ANNUAL REPORT — RECEIVED Chamber of Commerce President Lori Syverson and Shelly Loberg shared their mission to attract regional, national, and international visitors that increased revenues, stimulated economic development, and created positive awareness for the community's tourism assets. Ms. Syverson shared the 2018 financial review and Ms. Loberg commented on the State's $13 billion tourism industry and its economic impact for Minnesota with hospitality, restaurants, and hotels. She shared statistics and elements of their print media, digital media, and social media then highlighted 2018 marketing activities, methods, and publications that highlighted Southdale as one area of Edina to visit. Ms. Loberg shared information on media coverage placements, the annual Style Edina event, and ExploreEdina's website that saw over 42,000 visits, an increase of 28% from last year. She also shared the top website hits came from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, and North Dakota. The Council indicated it liked the focus of the greater area and shopping as a draw and suggested highlighting hockey tournaments when they occur. Ms. Loberg agreed regional events such as sports tournaments and larger events like the Superbowl were good opportunities to highlight Edina. She shared examples of digital and print ads. Ms. Syverson said Edina had an interesting combination of retail experiences not offered by many areas then spoke about their intention to have Edina become a well-being destination that would bring many community benefits. They would work to collaborate with Vision Edina and the Southdale Small Area Workgroup Plan to drive the economic will of the entire community. She spoke about how they could promote lifestyle and economic development and provide education to the community to live a happier, healthier life that included wellness options such as art and economic options like start-up incubators. She spoke about new activities for 2020 and the all-encompassing strategy that would highlight Edina's well-being assets and showcase integration of retail, hospitality, and related services. Page 2 Minutes/Edina City Council/August 7, 2019 The Council thanked the group for their hard work for the community and spoke about the overlap with organizations and how this would attract people from the greater region. The Council spoke about the need for a community center, what it could do for the City, and invited ExploreEdina to partner towards this goal. Ms. Syverson said they would be delighted to participate in that goal and explained how they would work to take nothing away from other venues in this effort but instead highlight them as well. VII.A. EDINA FIRE DEPARTMENT — FIRE OPS TRAINING EVENT — RECEIVED Lieutenant Scott Vadnais, Edina Fire Department, invited the Council to the Fire Ops 101 training on September 22 that outlined the work of a firefighter. The Council highly recommended the program. Lieutenant Vadnais said they had extended the invitation to their State representatives and would expand their reach as they grew. VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD — Affidavits of Notice presented and ordered placed on file. VIII.A. ORDINANCE NO. 2019-12 AND RESOLUTION NO. 2019-57: REVISED PUD-14 AND SITE IMPROVEMENT PLAN AGREEMENT FOR 3650 HAZELTON ROAD — ADOPTED Community Development Director Teague said the applicant, 3650 Hazelton, LLC was requesting a revision to its approved PUD to redevelop the I.25-acre parcel at 3650 Hazelton Road. The project was approved at Preliminary Rezoning for 186 units; however, the unit count was revised at final approval to 167. This new revised proposal was to reduce the height of the building from 19 stories to 18 stories and increase the units from 167 units to 185. The project architecture and site plan remain the same. The Site Improvement Plan Agreement had been revised to reflect these changes and the reduced number of units in the building resulted in larger units with 277 stalls. He said the affordable housing unit component would increase but all building materials would remain the same and parking stall ratio would be slightly higher than other projects. Trace Jacques, ESG Architects, said the change in stories and units was due to economics as construction was expensive with this type of project and the dollars per unit quotient was important. He explained this change made the project more affordable and resulted in a better bedroom to car ratio as well. Tom Lund, Lund Real Estate Partners, shared the project had been challenging as while it would be a one- of-a-kind project, it had been difficult to finance but this configuration would provide the necessary financing. The Council indicated the project would be a good fit for the promenade, confirmed the units were full rental, and asked how the project could change if some units were offered for purchase. Mr. Lund said he did not believe financial institutions would support that type of rental/purchase model. The Council inquired about the new unit mix. Mr. Lund outlined the unit mix that included micros, townhomes, one- and two-bedrooms, and penthouses and noted while they offered a broad range, there would be no three-bedroom units. Mayor Hovland opened the public hearing at 8:21 p.m. Public Testimony No one appeared. Member Fischer made a motion, seconded by Member Brindle, to close the public hearing. Ayes: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. Member Staunton introduced and moved adoption of Resolution No. 2019-57 approving a revised final site plan for the PUD-14, Planned Unit Development and Site Improvement Plan Agreement at 3650 Hazelton Road, based on the following conditions: Page 3 Minutes/Edina City Council/August 7. 2019 1. The Final Landscape Plan must meet all minimum landscaping requirements per Chapter 36 of the Zoning Ordinance. A performance bond, letter-of-credit, or cash deposit must be submitted for one and one-half times the cost amount for completing the required landscaping, screening, or erosion control measures at the time of any building permit. 2. Provision of code compliant bike racks for each use near the building entrances. 3. The Final Lighting Plan must meet all minimum requirements per Section 36-1260 of the City Code. 4. Roof-top mechanical equipment shall be screened per Section 36-1459 of the City Code. 5. Submit a copy of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District permit. The City may require revisions to the approved plans to meet the district's requirements. 6. A cash-in-lieu of affordable housing in the amount of $1.9 million dollars shall be contributed to the City for affordable housing. Payment shall be received prior to issuance of a building permit. 7. Compliance with all of the conditions outlined in the director of engineering's memo dated March 21, 2018. 8. Compliance with the Spack Consulting Traffic & Parking Study recommendations. 9. Subject to the Zoning Ordinance Amendment amending the PUD-14, Planned Unit Development for this site. and to grant First Reading to Ordinance No. 2019-12 amending the Zoning Ordinance regarding the PUD-14, Planned Unit Development-14 zoning district. Member Fischer seconded the motion. Rollcall: Ayes: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. Member Staunton made a motion to waive Second Reading adopting Ordinance No. 2019-12 amending the Zoning Ordinance regarding the PUD-14, Planned Unit Development-14 Zoning District. Member Brindle seconded the motion. Rollcall: Ayes: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. The Council thanked the applicants and said they looked forward to seeing this project develop. IX. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS IX.A. SKETCH PLAN — HANKERSON AVENUE AND 52ND STREET— REVIEWED Member Anderson recused himself from this item's discussion due to a conflict of interest with the developer and left the dais at 8:27 p.m. Mr. Teague said the Council was asked to consider a sketch plan request for Grandview Townhomes. The applicant was proposing to tear down the existing two-story four-unit apartment at 5136-48 Hankerson and the single-story, single-family home at 5132 Hankerson and construct a new I2-unit, three-story row townhome. The two properties were currently zoned R-I, Single Dwelling Unit District; the four-unit apartment was an existing nonconforming use. The site was guided low density attached residential that allowed between 4-8 units per acre. The properties total .67 acres or 29,185 square feet in size. The proposed density was 18 units per acre; therefore, this request would require a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning. Steve Behnke, Donnay Homes, shared scale models of the proposed for-sale townhomes with garages that faced Hankerson Avenue due to the current grading. He said the project would provide good transition to Page 4 Minutes/Edina City Council/August 7, 2019 the single family and commercial areas and higher density would fill the gap and protect the single-family housing to the west. He said the project had a smaller building and footprint but would be significant in the area and they envisioned density as positive as it would support mass transit and help the mixed-use character of the area. Elizabeth and Peter MacDonagh, 5132 Hankerson Avenue, shared comments about their Kestrel Design Group and said they lived in the neighborhood for many years and were excited about this project. Paul Donnay, Donnay Homes, said iterations had occurred over time and noted how a multi-unit project would not fit but a townhome project would fit. He said the Planning Commission supported the I2-unit townhome project with a pocket park as it would provide urban and commercial uses with walkability and density with 4-6 stories apartments and I - and 2-story townhomes with two-way streets and one-way alleys. He spoke about the playground equipment, structures, and tree selection process with the City arborist. The Council confirmed the garages would be tandem and spoke about the north setback variance from 35 feet to 6 feet and the amount of hard space, Mr. Behnke said even if car use and types changed, storage would still be needed. He spoke about combined lots and the increase of townhomes going north as key, noting as areas become denser, setbacks would be reduced because this was a different product. He said they were looking at density as part of the project and explained how skills of the architect would allow this to outperform other projects. The Council spoke about the diverse housing in this area and smaller lots but it liked the project and asked about the park. Mr. Behnke said the proposed park lot was not owned by the City but was part of the Vernon Avenue right-of-way, was not needed for street sidewalks, and would be a public park for use by both the development and public. City Attorney Knutson noted work would be needed to determine ownership and easements and if the park could be built. The Council suggested working on park elements with the Parks and Recreation Commission and staff then spoke about the front facing garages and need for the garages to be understated. Mr. Behnke said it was their goal to make the garages fit in and explained why the garage mix was so random. He also spoke about the swale and rain gardens that would exceed the holding capacity of the B-3 standard. The Council shared its support for for-sale townhomes as it would be successful and keep people in the neighborhood. The Council indicated this would be a great use for transitions and suggested moving traffic from Hankerson with the creation of access off 52nd Street and to work with Wells Fargo ownership in the future. . The Council shared concerns about driveways in the front and encouraged review to change that plan. Mr. Behnke spoke about the differences between associations and condos and communal living with designated parking stalls and how it was a different and more expensive construction model. He then spoke about the connections across Grandview and stated they would be sharing the proposal with the neighborhoods. The Council spoke about the need for a rezoning and the prior use, and inquired more about park build- out. The Council suggested exploring The Coventry model with fenced in back yards and brownstones such as those on France Avenue. The Council shared concerns about the northside setback of six feet. Mr. Teague said the non-conforming use would need to be rectified. Mr. Behnke said they saw the park as an asset to the neighborhood and described how their project would help facilitate that goal. Member Anderson returned to the dais at 9:25 p.m. X. CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS X.A. PETITIONS: SIDEWALKS AND CURB AND GUTTER — Received Page 5 Minutes/Edina City Council/August 7. 2019 Member Brindle made a motion, seconded by Member Fischer, to receive petitions for the sidewalk between 5700 and 5708 Creek Valley Road, curb and gutter at 5708 Creek Valley Road, and sidewalk on France Avenue between W. 57th Street and W. 58th Street. Ayes: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. X.B. CORRESPONDENCE - Received Mayor Hovland acknowledged the Council's receipt of various correspondence. X.C. MINUTES — Received I. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION, JUNE 13, 2019 2. HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS COMMISSION, JUNE 18, 2019 3. TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, JUNE 20, 2019 4. PLANNING COMMISSION, JUNE 26, 2019 Informational; no action required. XI. AVIATION NOISE UPDATE — Received XII. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS — Received XIII. MANAGER'S COMMENTS — Received XIV. CITY COUNCIL UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS — Received XV. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business on the Council Agenda, Mayor Hovland lared the meeting adjourned at 9:54 p.m. a Respectfully submitted, Minutes approved by Edina City Council, August 20, 2019. Video Copy of the August 7, 2019, meeting available. WAV‘ A No 1k_ put ity Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor Page 6