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THE MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF THE FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL OF MARCH �, 1976
The Public Hear�ng Meeting of the Fridley City Council of March 8, 1976, was called
to order by Mayor Nee at 7 30 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mayor Nee welcomed those in attendance and invited them to ,7oin the Council in the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
ROLL CALL•
MEMBERS PRESENT Councilwoman Kukowski, Councilman Starwalt, Mayor Nee, Counc�l-
man Hamern�k, Councilman Fttzpatr�ck
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
ADOPTION OF AGENDA.
MOTION by Counc�lwoman Kukowski, seconded by Councilman Starwalt, to adopt the agenda
with the addition of two new items: l. Receiving the Minutes of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority of March 4, 1976, and, 2. Awarding of the contract for the
repa�r of Well Number 8. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the
motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
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The Pub7ic Works Director, Richard So6iech, stated that the request for the rezon�ng
was to allow a commercial sales venture to operate at this location which would consist
of the sale and storage of new and used parts for classic and anz�que cars. It is
anticipated that certain parts would be stored in a structure on the premises and
other parts would be stored outside. '
Mr Sob�ec`ri said that this proposed venture was d�scussed at considerable length
in the Planning Commission as to whether or not this was a,7unk yard operation or
an auto-wrecking yard, but the zonin9 code is specific in that any stora9e, or sale,
or dismantling of motor vehicles or parts was a �unk yard operation, and �n order
to proceed with the proposal it �s necessary that this venture be in a properly
zoned area or that a Special Use Permit be granted. He said that the Planning
Commission, at the�r meeting of January 21, 1976, did recommend to Council approval
of the rezoning request w�th the stipulation that the appltcation be made to rezone
Lot 17, Block 2, Central Vtew Manor, from C-15 to M-1 also.
Mr. Sob�ech sa�d that representatives from the property under consideration were
present at the hearing and would answer any questions the Council m�ght have. It
was also determined that Mr. Haluptzok did own Lot 17.
Councilman Fitzpatrick inquired if the request included Lot 17 and �-0r. Sobtech stated
that it did not. He said the application has been mailed to the petitioner and the
stipulation has been explained to him, but the department has not received an answer
to the application. Councilman Fitzpatrick asked if there had been an inspection of
the structure on the premises. Mr. Sobiech said that the zoning would have to take
�nto account any remodeling to the structure, and that certain other conditions have
to be met such as the ramps for the handicapped.
Mr. Sobiech, by means of a slide pro,7ector explatned and tllustrated the area under ,
discusston. The C-1S and M-1 and M-2 areas were explained. Mr. Haluptzok said he
owned the entire area that was under discussion and wh�ch had the dwell�ng on it
and the three lots to the west.
Councilman Starwalt asked if the two lots are zoned as light industrial and one not
zoned l�ght industrial. Mr. Haluptzok said that is correct. It is purely a storage
and sales area for antique and classic car parts, and in no way did he intend to
dismantle cars. The reason for the outside storage was for the larger parts such as
fenders and the quarter-panels.
The City Manager, Nasim Qureshi, stated that if the request is approved, the site
will have to be fenced and appropriate screen�ng used. The City Planner stated that
the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Special Use Permit upon the
condition that the fence be of sol�d wood six feet high and the he�ght of the stored
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parts would not exceed four feet. Mr. Haluptzok stated that there was not too much
that would be stored outside as he �ntends to have an �nside business place if the
future business volume will permit that circumstance. He does not want a,7unk yard.
Councilman Hamerm k asked if the entire area was going to be fenced, and Mr. Haluptzok
replied that he would ,7ust fence in the back part of the parking lot in the area
where the storage would be. Mr Haluptzok stated that there was wooden fencing now
on the prem�ses, and that a part of the property had chain link fencing. The wooden
� fencing had a cost of $10,000 already.
Mr Sob�c?ch stated that the stipulation from the Planning Commiss�on requested that
an application be made for the lot next door. It is C-1S now, and there would only
be 6D feet of it left in that classificat�on if rezoning is done and it is very
critical when a special use perm�t is considered that special st�pulations be tied
in with it so that the City and the petitioner both know what conditions are, and
that if the property ts ever sold out it will be l�ght industrial. Mayor Nee inqutred
as to what the City �s doing w�th the other parcel and Mr. Sobiech replied that at
the present time we are doing nothing. He said there have been a couple of requests
conrerning the matter, but there has been nothing worked out on the part of C-1S to
the east. Mr. Sohiech stated that the City has been suggesting that the remaining
C-1S parcels be developed together if they can convince the owners of those properties
to do that, as the City hopes it can 6e taken care of in one p�ece.
Mayor Nee called for comments from the public but there was no response. He then
asked if the City staff had a potnt of view on the matter. Mr. Sobiech replied
that they had looked through the zontng code to determine if rezoning was not required,
but the nature of the operation is specifically def�ned, and the best use of the
property is what it is presently being used for.
MQTION by Councilman Hamernik, seconded by Counctlman Starwalt to close the public
hearing. Upon a voice vote, all vot�ng aye, Mayor Nee declared the mot�on carried
unanimously.
� PUBLIC HEARING ON COMMUNITY DEIIELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PREAPPLICATION•
The City Planner, Jerrold Boardman, stated that HU� in the past has had various pro-
grams wh�ch have been handled separately under different applications, and two years
ago decided to eliminate a lot of paper work by the pre-application method which would
perm�t a community to have greater flexibility in ut�lizing federal fund�ng in the
various areas �nstead of making three or four applicatons for the same funding. It
went �nto effect last year, and several communities in the metropol�tan area have
made and are current7y receiving funding under this program. This is a 100 percent
grant--there are no matching funds tnvolved as �t �s a direct federal grant.
The pre-appltcation grant is reviewed by the Metro Council who may or may not recommend
to HUD that the full appl�cation be granted. If our applicat�on �s granted by HUD,
then Fridley will be tnvited to make a full application
Mr. Boardman stated there are four categories to the submission of the application.
One is the expanding and improving the housing and employment opportunit�es for low
and moderate income groups. Another �n the direct urban investments to locations
within the urban service areas. Another is direct public expendttures to help pre-
serve and matntain existing public and pr�vate investment or to help maximize the
ut�lization of ex�sting pu6lic serv�ces, and the fourth area is to encourage the
development and implementation of local comprehensive plans. HUD also reviews the
applicattons on two criteria and also on conditions of overcrowd�ng with�n a commum ty.
The pre-application which the City has submitted to the Metro Counctl has been
� revtewed by the Planning Commiss�on and has been recommended to the City Council The
Council approved submitting this applicat�on to the Metro Council at a special meeting
because of the time element contraints. Mr. Boardman said we have submitted three
appl�cations to the Metro Council, and they have gone through an A-95 review and �t
goes to the Metro Council on March 11, 1976. He said the Plann�ng Commission
changes the programs somewhat, but the chan9es were sent to the Metro Council, and
the Council have the recommendation with all changes before them tonight.
Mr. Boardman said that initially there were six areas, but two were dropped. The
City requested $14,000 for the development and implementat�on of the housing exterior
maintenance. We requested $21,000 for the purposes of housing rehabilitation and a
loan program. In the loan program we will use the HUD money to leverage low interest
loans for residents to make home improvements. In the third area we are asking for
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$4,000 to administer an informat�on center and to provide a sem�nar in which we mi9ht
be able to use our City inspectors to conduct the seminars so that residents will
better understand the maintenance they m�ght do and be aware of how to secure such
assistance. Also there would be a f�le of the contractors and other persons who
would engage in th�s program on fiie in the public library and in the City hall.
Mr B�ar�man said that the fourth category is doing a study on the transit system.
We are asking for $11,000 on this. These four things are basically the things we are
trying to cover under the pre-application plan. The two things that were dropped
were the $300,000 for the purch��se of the Riverv�ew Heights area, and the relocation ,
of ten structures and the purchase of some property ,7ust north of the City hall here
for a possi6le civic center. $125,000 would have been for the purchase of the
property, just the acqu�sition money. Because we are dropping those two items we
are receiv�ng ten bonus points on our application. The Planning Commission felt
they d�d not have new data that supported the purchase of these properties at this
time.
Mr. Boardman said that they will be working on a park and recreat�onal program that
is coming up for passage by the Governor. The department feels that the four ttems
we are yo for is sufficient to get us the grant we need. $50,000 according to John
Kari of the Metro Counc�l wil] be the cut-off l�ne that they will be funding.
Mr. Kari feels that we have a good opportun�ty on that because we are request�ng
$50,000 for the completion of the programs we are talking about.
Mayor Nee asked for some kind of an outline of what the trans�t study would develop,
and Mr. Boardman responded that they will be looking at the possibility of more funding
for some type of demand-actuated operat�on for our elderly and those in the low to
moderate incomes. They would want to look at how our accessibility is in the community,
and that right now we have some real, ma,7or transportation problems in the City that
we should take a look at. We would look at the pedestr�an system, our traffic flow
on University and in other areas We are having some real problems in crossing �n
some areas, and we are being divided into a north and south section in some of the
areas tn our community, and the east-west flow of traffic in our area is tragic. `
Councilman Hamernik asked if the staff had any idea of how much time is go�ng to be ,
requ�red to carry out these pro�ects and to fullfill the requirements or the designs
of the Metro Council in that report. Mr. Boardman replied that they were working in
that direction anyway, and they will be putting together the housing maintenance and
the enforcement of that will come at the staff level. We will be work2n9 on all
transportation matters in the future whether we get the funding or not.
Mr. Boardman said in regard to the community information center, that includes mostly
the establishment of the �nformation files, and �t is a matter of involving a secretary's
time in covertng incom�ng telephone calls. He said they were talking in terms of
either part of his time and part of the secretary's t�me to administer the program,
but most of the calls would 6e handled by the secretary.
Councilman Fitzpatr�ck asked if $21,000 is simply to supplement the low interest, and
Mr. Boardman replied that they would use that specifically for a leverage on the loan
interest. They would use that money to cover, maybe, the six percent above the three
percent interest money. The inoney would be directed to those cr�tical areas la�d out
in the housing plan, the focus areas. He saitl the block grants require that they
relate to specific areas within a community, and we are relating them to the three
focus areas.
Councilman Hamernik said he made a few phone calls to other communit�es that are
involved in this under the Metro Council and he was told there were ind�cations that
some of them decided to qu�t it because of the horrendous amount of report�ng that is
required by the Metro Council, and he would like some assurance that this can be '
checked out. He did noi want fuli-time people spending their t�me writing reporis.
The Public Works Director, Mr. Dick Sobiech, asked if the administration of the plan
is char�ged against the grant money, and Mr. Eoardman said yes. Mr. Boardman stated
that a lot of commun�ties have dropped out of the program after getting to the
f�nal sta9e because of the amount of paper work involved in the final applicat�on.
Councilman F�tzpatrick asked a�out a passage tn the maintenance code which he felt
was sufftciently ambtguous to cause diff�culty �n interpretation. The City Manager
pointed out that the code is enforced equally, but here in the focus areas there
will be more energy directed to the focus areas for improvement of the homes.
MOTION by Councilwoman
public hearing. Upon a
carried unanimously.
Kukowsk�, seconded by Councilman Fitzpatrick, to ciose the
voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion
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MOTION by Councilman Fitzpatrick, seconded by Counctlman Hamerm k, to receive the
minutes of the Housing Authority Meettng of March 4, 1976. Upon a vo�ce vote, all
voting any, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously.
Nancy Reaves, representattve from Metro Council, stated that if the City of Fridley
decided to provide the staff on the program, there would be the task of verifying income
yearly to make sure the rec�pients are entitled to stay on the program, and th�s is
a multi-faceted program. It is hard to predict the number of units for the first
year, mayhe 30, 40 or 50, but it all depends on the federal funding. After the
initial year of operatton the number of staff load could be expected to decline
somewhat.
The City Manager said that he thinks the process, as far as the cost of the program
is concerned, is if we execute the program we are reimbursed for the program, but
if we do not, the Metro Housing Authority would do it. It w�ll be a matter of policy
by the City Council which route they feel is more feasible for the community. The
City Manager said he feels that if the City were to do it supplemental help would have
to be hired on a temporary basis or a contractual 6asis. Councilman Fitzpatr�ck
said that a great deal of informat�on and experience would accrue to the staff, and
they would be reim6ursed in the direct service. He said a good deal of input would
come into the City admim stration.
MOTION by Councilman Hamernik to adopt Resolution No. 23-1976 w�th the amendments
. that we have an annual review in January by the City Council of th�s program and
that a continuation of the program be done by resolution of the Counc�l Also
' that if the grant funds are cut off the City is in no way obligated to continue the
program. The mot�on was seconded by Councilman Fitzpatrick. Upon a roll call vote,
Counctlman Hamernik, Councilman Fitzpatrick, Counc�lwoman Kukowski and Mayor Nee
voting aye, Councilman Starwalt vottng nay, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried
four to one.
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The Council directed the administration to br�ng back the agreement at a later
date after terms have been established by the Metropolttan Houstng and Redevelopment
Authority. Also consideration of the agreement which emphas�;es City staff part�ci-
pation as recommended by the Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Author�ty and the
Planning Corruniss�on
ION N0. 24-1976 APPRaVING THE PREAPPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY
MOTION by Councilman Hamernik to adopt Resalution No. 24-1976, seconded by Councilman
Fitzpatrick. Upon a roll call vote, Counc�lman Fitzpatrick, Counc�lman Hamerm k,
Councilwoman Kukowski, Mayor Nee voting aye, Counc�lman Starwalt voting nay, Mayor
Nee declared the motion carried four to one.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION N0. 25-1976 DIRECTING PREPARATION OF THE FINAL ASSESS-
MENT ROLL FOR THE ST. 1975-1 AN� ST. 1975-2 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Motion by Councilman Starwalt, seconded by
tion No. 25-1976. Upon a voice vote, all
carried unanimously
Councilwoman Kukowski, to adopt Resolu-
voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motton
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION N0. 26-1976 DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF HEARING ON PROPOSED
FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR ST. 1975-1 AND ST. 1975-2 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS:
MOTION by Councilman Starwalt,
tion No. 26-1976 Upon a voice
carrted unanimously.
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seconded by Counc�lwoman Kukowski, to adopt Resolu-
vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion
N0. 27-1976 DIRECTING PREPARATION OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT
MOTION by Councilwoman Kukowskt, seconded by Councilman Starwalt, to adopt Resolu-
t�on No. 27-1976. Upon a votce vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion
carried unan�mously.
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PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF MARCH 8, 1976
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION N0. 28-1976 DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF HEARING ON
PROPOSED FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR WATER, SANITARY SEWER, AND STORM SEWER
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT N0. 117
MOTION by Counc�lman Starwalt, seconded by Councilwoman Kukowski, to adopt
Resolution No. 28-1976. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared
the motion carried unanimously.
ESTIMATES:
Smith, Juster, Feikema, Chartered
1250 �uilders Exchange Building
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
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For legal services rendered as Prosecutor for the
month of February
$1,345.00
MOTION by Councilman Fitzpatrick to pay the estimate. Seconded by CounciTwoman
Kukowski. Upon a voice vote, all uoting aye, Mayor Nee declared the mot�on
carried unanimously.
RECEIVING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR REPAIR OF WELL N0. 8(OPE��ED MARCH 5, 1976):
�ENDOR NAME
& ADDRESS
Bergerson-Caswell Inc
13120 4Jayzata Blvd.
Minnetonka, Mn 55343
Keys Well Drilling
413 N. Lexington Pkwy
St. Paul, MN 55104
Layne Minnesota
3147 Calif. St.N.E
Mpls., MN. 55418
McCarthy Well Co.
2700 E. 20th St.
Mpls., Mn.
WATER
LEVEL
INDICATOR BAILING
$82
$72
$65
$125
$59.00
per Hr.
$4,645
$60.00
per Hr.
$6,464
$62.00
per Hr.
$5,599
$66.00
per Hr•.
$6,800
STARTING COMPLETION
PUMP TEST T�TAL COST DATE �ATE
$30.00
per Hr.
$1,795
$60.00
per Hr.
$1,250
$19.00
per Hr.
$1,250
$50.00
per Hr.
$1,OD0
$6,522.00 10 Days 60 Days
$7,786.00 5 to 10 45 to 60
Days Days
56,914.00 Immediate 10-12 Weeks '
$7,925.00 Immediate 3 Weeks
The Fublic 4�or1s D�rector, Mr. Dick So6iech, said the low bidder for the repa�r of Well
No. 8 was Bergerson-Caswell, Inc., and that their work has been sat�sfactory to the City
and he would recommend that the bid be given to them in the sum of $6,522.
P10TION by Counc�lwoman Kukowski, seconded by Councilman Fitzpatrick, to award the bid
for the repair of Well No. 8 to Bergerson-Caswell, Inc. in the amount of $6,522. Upon
a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unan�mously.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by Councilman Fitzpatr•ick, seconded by Councilwoman Kukowski, to ad�ourn the
meeting. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the Public F!ear�ng
Meet�ng of March 8, 1976 ad,7ourned at 9�38 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
John Chegwyn
Council Secretary
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William J.�/^ee
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