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01/03/2000 - 4683( OFFICIAL CITY CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 3, 2000 � , ,. �.. � � ` � t .. - � CITY OF FRIDLEY FRIDLEY CITY COIINCIL MEETING ATTENDENCE SHEET M�v�clay, Ja�.u�.y 3, 2000 7:30 P.M. PLEASE PRINT NAME, ADDRESS AND ITEM NUMBER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PRINT NAME (CLEARLY) ADDRESS ia. �� u+1 � GUG� ��c�5�'� -�c�,� ��-�� c�� -�S, � ` ��-�.; � � � �� ' S-. �_ �' � ; � � � U t1 /l , �� / l � /� � � �� ' �+' ;� ��Y Cf'� G� , ,i� � li �' �,t � � � � ✓ � � 1 �,/ � � 7 � - / �� _ � �� • ' � ITEM NUMBER � � CITY COUNCIL MEETII�iG OF JANUARY 3, 2000 ClTY OF FRIDLEY The City of Fridley will not discriminate against or harass anyone in the admission or access to, or treatment, or employment in its services, programs, or activities because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation or status with regard to public assistance. Upon request, accommodation will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in any of Fridley's services, programs, and activities. Hearing impaired persons who need an interpreter or other persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids should contact Roberta Collins at 572-3500 at least one week in advance. (TTD/572-3534) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Specia/ City Council Meeting of December 6, 1999 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA: NEW BUSINESS: Receive the Planning Commission Minutes of December 15, 1999 ...................................................................... 1- 21 FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 PAGE 2 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA: NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED): 2. Variance Request, VAR #99-32, by Shamrock Investments III, LLC, to Allow a Sign to be Painted on a Building, Generally Located at 7033 Central Avenue N.E. (Murphy Warehouse) (Ward 2) ....................................................................................... 22 - 29 3. Approve Amendment to the Comprehensive Sign Plan for Menard's Plaza, Generally Located at 52"d Avenue and Central Avenue (Ward 1) ....................................................... 30 - 33 � 4. Resolution in Support of an Application for a Minnesota Lawful Gambling Premise Permit for Fridley American Legion, Post 303 (7365 Central Avenue N.E.) (Ward 2) .................................................... 34 - 35 5. Resolution Designating Official Depositories for the City of Fridley ..................................................................... 36 - 38 6. Resolution Designating an Official Newspaper for the Year 2000 ....................................................... 39 - 40 FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 PAGE 3 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA: NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED): 7. Resolution Imposing Load Limits on Public Streets in the City of Fridley, Minnesota..................................................................................... 41 - 47 8. Resolution Designating Director and Alternate Director to the Suburban Rate Authority ....................................... 48 - 49 9. Approve 2000 GIS Range Rider Contract with PlanSight, LLC .............................................................................. 50 - 59 10. Motion to Amend the Minutes of the Fridley City Council Meeting of November 22, 1999 ................................ 60 11. Appointments: City Employees ..................................................... 61 12. Claims ....................................................................................... 62 13. Licenses ..............................................................................:........ 63 14. Estimates ...................................................................................... 64 FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 PAGE 4 ADOPTION OF AGENDA. OPEN FORUM, VISITORS: (Consideration of Items not on Agenda — 15 Minutes) NEW BUSINESS: 15. Variance Request, VAR #99-31, by Maui, Inc. (Spikers Grille & Beach Club), to Reduce the Parking Drive Aisle from 25 Feet to 22.5 Feet, to Reduce the Parking Setback from the Rear Lot Line from 5 Feet to 3 Feet, to Reduce the � Parking Stall Size from 10 x 20 Feet to 9 x 18 Feet, to Allow the Expansion of the Parking Area, Generally Located at 1200 Osborne Road N.E. (Ward 2) .................................................................................. 65 - 91 16. Variance Request, VAR #99-33, by Brian Bona, to Reduce the Required Setback of Residential Property From 50 Feet to 25 Feet, Generally Located at 5311 University Avenue N.E. (Ward 2) ........................................ 92 - 105 17. City of Fridley 2000 City Council and Staff Appointments.................................................................................. 106 FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 PAGE 5 NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED): 18. Resolution Appointing City of Fridley Representatives to the Six Cities Watershed Management Organization .............................................................. 107 - 114 S �� 19. Informal Status Reports ................................................................... 115 ADJOURN. � 1 � � � _ _ � �� 8�� . - FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 CfTY OF FRIDLEY The City of Fridley will not discriminate against or harass anyone in the admission or access to, or treatment, or employment in its services, programs, or activities because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation or status with regard to public assistance. Upon request, accommodation will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in any of Fridley's services, programs, and activitiss. Heazing impaired persons who need an interpreter or other persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids should contact Roberta Collins at 572-3500 at least one week in advance. (TTD/572-3534) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA: NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED): _ ,�a�, � APPROVAL OF MINUTES: �� (�,l�� ,,,.�" `� �, 4. Resolution in Support of an Application for a Minnesota Lawful Gambling Premise Permit for Fridley American Legion, Post 303 (7365 Central Avenue N.E.) (Ward 2) .. 34 - 35 Special City Council Meeting of December 6, 1999 5. Resolution Designating Official Depositories �� S� for the City of Fridley ................... 36 - 38 I �J �,..�-� �Qr �JL v- i t; - APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA: � � 6. Resolution Des;gnati��g an Off;cia! NEW BUSINESS: ��'� � Newspaper for the Year 2000 ..... 39 - 40 Receive the Planning Commission Minutes of December 15, 1999 ..................... 1- 21 2. Variance Request, VAR #99-32, by Shamrock Investments III, LLC, to Allow a Sign to be Painted on a Building, Generally Located at 7033 Central Avenue N.E. (Murphy Warehouse) (Ward 2) ................................... 22 - 29 Approve Amendment to the Comprehensive Sign Plan for Menard's Plaza, Generally Located at 52"d Avenue and Central Avenue (Ward 1) .................................. 30 - 33 7. Resolution Imposing Load Limits on Public Streets in the City of Fridley, Minnesota ................................. 41 - 47 8. Resolution Designating Director and Alternate Director to the Suburban Rate Authority ................................... 48 - 49 Approve 2000 GIS Range Rider Contract with PlanSight, LLC ............................ 50 - 59 •.` • ", FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3. 2000 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA: NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED): 10. Motion to Amend the Minutes of the Fridley City Council Meeting of November 22, 1999 ................................... 60 11. Appointments: City Employees ... 61 12. Claims ................................... 62 13. Licenses 14. Estimates .. 63 ............ 64 NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED): � t. y PAGE 2 16. Variance Request, VAR #99-33, by Brian Bona, to Reduce the Required Setback of Residential Property From 50 Feet to 25 Feet, Generally Located at 5311 University Avenue N.E. (Ward 2) ................................. 92 - 105 5� i �.(�, � �� -d°��-d �r� �--- 17. City of Fridley 2000 City Council and Staff Appointments ................................. 106 �-�' �5�,� �� 18. Resolution Appointing City of Fridley Representatives to the Six Cities Watershed ��ag� nt Organization ............. 107 -114 j��Y; � -�t', � - � �� ADOPTION OF AGENDA. �`�i I"� �� 19 �� I � �.� o��°��.� o.� OPEN FORUM, VISITORS: (Consideration of Items not on Agenda —15 Minutes) NEW BUSINESS: 15. Variance Request, VAR #99-31, by Maui, Inc. (Spikers Grille & Beach Club), to Reduce the Parking Drive Aisle from 25 Feet to 22.5 Feet, to Reduce the Parking Setback from the Rear Lot Line from 5 Feet to 3 Feet, to Reduce the Parking Stall Size from 10 x 20 Feet to 9 x 18 Feet, to Allow the Expansion of the Parking Area, Generally Located at 1200 Osborne Road N.E. (Ward 2) .................................. 65 - 91 1 a�"vz. @� `�/ �—� �� `L� � l��k�.�� Informal Status Reports .................. 115 —�,�,.ti� C; -�� .v... �, a �es � �� c��- �.Sp . ADJOURN. �� - r�� ; � 1�,`'' �� ,3 w ~ THE MINUTES OF THE FRIDLEY SPECIAL CITY COUNEIL '� MEETING OF DECEMBER 6,1999 � . . ,, THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL OF DECEMBER 6, 1999 The Special Meeting of the Fridley City Council was called to order by Mayor Jorgenson at 7:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Jorgenson led the Council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL: NIEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Jorgenson, Councilmember Barnette, Councilmember Billings, Councilmember Wolfe, and Councilmember Bolkcom MEMBERS ABSENT: None STATEMENT OF MEETING CONDUCT: Please be reminded that those present at today's meeting may hold a variety of views and opinions regarding the business to be conducted. The exercise of democracy through representative local government requires that ALL points of view be accommodated at these proceedings. It is further expected that a standard of mutual courtesy and respectfulness be exercised by all in attendance, through our individual expression, manner of speaking, and conduct. Therefore, please receive the views of other with the same degree of courtesy and respect which you desire to be given your views and opinions. Any departures from this standard will be addressed by the Presiding Officer through whatever means are deemed appropriate. Thank you for your attendance at today's meeting, and your agreement to abide by these standards of personal conduct. ADOPTION OF AGENDA: MOTION made by Councilmember Bolkcom to approve the adoption of the agenda. Seconded by Councilmember Barnette. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR JORGENSON DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. OPEN FORUM, VISITORS: Mayor Jorgenson invited members of the public to come forward to address any items not on the agenda. Mr. Mark Dopperpuhl, 6281 Van Buren Street, stated that he would like a place to skateboard in Fridley. SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 2 Mayor Jorgenson stated that the Council has looked into including a skateboarding area in Fridley, but presently, there is not one available due to high insurance rates that must be provided for these areas. A person's own residence is acceptable for skateboarding, and there are several municipalities surrounding Fridley with skateboarding facilities. Skateboarding is unacceptable on tennis courts due to the damage the skateboard can do to the pavement. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the Council addressed the issue of whether or not to put some type of skating park facility in. Legal liability is part of the reason the Council decided not to do it. The skaters would have to use the safety equipment that the insurance company would mandate such as helmets and knee, elbow, and shoulder pads. Mr. Dobberpuhl asked if the skateboarders could sign waivers. Mayor Jorgenson stated that unless the skateboarders are of legal age, a waiver would not be acceptable. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that this could be an issue for the Youth Commission to work on. Mr. Dobberpuhl stated that he is on the Youth Commission. Councilmember Barnette stated that the insurance policy was one of the issues, but he agreed thaf this is a wonderful issue for the Youth Commission to take on. The Youth Commission could do some investigation with the other cities that are already using skateboarding facilities. Councilmember Wolfe stated that Roseville had a skateboarding facility, but he believed it was closed because of the insurance rates. The Youth Commission could contact Roseville to see how their facility worked. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that the League of Minnesota Cities may have some information also. Mr. Dobberpuhl stated that Blaine and Shoreview have a skateboarding facility. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that the Youth Commission could discuss this with the other cities that are doing it. With City staff s help, they could explore this issue further. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the City of Coon Rapids was working on a facility with a church. Roseville has one during the spring and summer months. Shoreview has one at the Shoreview Community Center. One of the things that the City has to take into consideration is how many people are coming forward to put in this type of facility. Several years ago, there was some discussion about putting in a skate court around the horseshoe pit at the Columbia Arena area. That was when the liability issues came up. She thought it was an excellent idea for the Youth Community to be involved with this and to bring it the Parks and Recreation Commission. SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 3 Mr. Dobberpuhl stated that he knows there are quite a few people in Fridley who would be interested in this. The problem with going to the other skateboarding facilities is that the youth do not have transportation to get there. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the Anoka County Traveler would take them anywhere in Anoka for fifty cents per ride. However, they would have to book the trip in advance. Councilmember Bolkcom asked how late the Traveler runs. Mayor Jorgenson stated that she believed they run until 11:00 p.m. Councilmember Barnette thanked Mr. Dobberpuhl for getting involved. Mayor Jorgenson thanked Mr. Dobberpuhl for being involved with the Youth Commission. Mr. Dobberpuhl thanked Council for listening. Mr. Richard Coleman, 188 River Edge Way, stated that he had a budget question. He noticed that in Focus News, there was an article from the City Manager giving a breakdown of some of the budget items. His question was why the Enterprise Funds were not broken down like the General Fund. Mr. Burns, City Manager, stated that he was going to explain that in further detail later in this evening's meeting. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the budget presentation is coming up shortly. Mr. Burns, City Manager stated that that information was published in the March newspaper that the City sent to all of the homes in Fridley. Ms. Lana Freeburg, 301 Rice Creek Terrace, stated that she would like more information regarding the budget, and how the citizens of Fridley can interact more at the public hearings when they do not have any information to look at. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the City has a calendar, which is adopted each year. The budget for 1999 was adopted in 1998. They have adopted the City Council meetings for the year 2000. This is public information available via the website or at the Municipal Center. The budget work sessions are held during the summer months because the budget has to be ready for the County by the end of August. The process is usually started in February and continues through the middle part of July. All of the budget work sessions are public meetings at the Municipal Center, as are all of the meetings that the Council is involved in. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that on August 23, Mr. Burns presented the numbers for the preliminary budget that goes to the County in September. SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 4 Ms. Freeburg asked what type of input citizens could have tonight that could be effective being that the budget has already been done. Mayor Jorgenson stated that this meeting tonight is called a Truth in Taxation Hearing, which is mandated by the State of Minnesota. The budget is almost set at this point in time because the County needed to have the information to send out the Truth in Taxation statement that everyone should have received. The Truth in Taxation statement contains the proposed property tax. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the budget would be discussed later in the meeting during a public hearing after the budget is presented. There will be opportunity for questions then. Ms. Freeburg asked why the total budget amounts for spending had only the property tax comparison. Mayor Jorgenson stated that that statement is required by the Secretary of State's office. They tell the City which format and when it should be published. The Department of Revenue states that they must publish them not less than two business days but not more than six business days before the meeting will be held. Some people received Focus News Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. It is difficult to time that notice to meet the requirements that the State Department of Revenue tells the City they have to meet. The notices for this meeting were published in the paper on September 16, and October 7. Councilmember Billings stated that it is also on the Truth in Taxation form. PUBLIC HEARING: 1. 2000 CITY OF FRIDLEY BUDGET: MOTION by Councilmember Barnette to open the public hearing. Seconded by Councilmember Bolkcom. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR JORGENSON DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AT 7:52 P.M. Mr. Burns, City Manager, stated that the budget provides some continuations and very strong pro-active and responsive municipal government services for Fridley. This includes a variety of continuing program, which meet the needs of the citizens of Fridley. One of the new things is a School Resources Officer assigned to Fridley High School. Project Safety Net and the food program will be continued. The Comprehensive Planning process will be completed. Some street improvements are planned for the Melody Manor area. The budget provides for an aggressive code enforcement and rental housing inspection program. It provides for the replacement of playground equipment in some parks. It provides for the mowing of the University Avenue Corridor. These are just a few of the things provided for the in the year 2000 budget. SPECI.4I, FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL NIEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 5 Mr. Burns stated that there are different areas of the budget he would like to talk about. First of all, he would like to talk to a little about the legislative context in which the budgeting is completed. He wanted to also address the budgeting process and issues that were raised during the work sessions. Then he would like to talk about the 2000 budget as compared to the 1999 budget. The State legislature does not budget the funds, but what they do has a great impact on what Fridley does with the money they have to spend and the expectations and guidelines that guide the City in their decisions. In the 1999 legislative session, the State legislature continued the state aid and HACA distributions at about the same levels as in the past. They maintained levy limits and continued to refuse to restore sales tax exemptions for cities. They also imposed limits on market values on the City Assessors, limiting their increases on the market value on property to 8.5 percent. The legislature narrowly decided not to institute a reverse referendum procedure that would give residents through a petitioning process the right to circulate a petition and have a budget levy placed on the ballot. They also eliminated the use of a language process called amortization by cities and phased out the non-conforming land uses. The legislature asked Cities to begin retrofitting bleachers. They also placed strict restrictions on the use of tax increment funds from districts that were created in 1979 and 1982. This very' definitely structured the City's financial policy-making. The source for future predictions made in the budget message was a staff inember from the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. Mr. Burns indicated that he asked him for a prognosis on what was going to happen in the year 2000. He was told that in the 2000 legislative session, there would not be any changes in the state aid to be received. He was also told that the legislature would not restore the sales tax exemption for cities, and that levy limits would not be extended. He also indicated that there would be much discussion in using the budget surplus for interregional transportation projects like light rail and the Northstar Corridor project. He says that there would be no further changes in the market value or property tax rates. He said that there would be a serious effort to move the regulation of cable television from the local level to the State level. He indicated that there would also be another large education levy subsidy approved by the State legislature in the year 2000. This individual was almost totally correct last year with his predictions. Mr. Burns said he felt the prognosis for the year 2000 was pretty accurate. The budgeting process was basically a year-long process, beginning in January and continuing through the presentation of the budget message by the City Manager in December. One of the first steps in the budgeting process is a comprehensive issues survey. The department managers and their staff think about future policy issues that may loom on their department's horizons over the next twelve to eighteen months. A survey is prepared from the results. Council and commission members are asked to respond to the survey questions. The responses to the survey, along �vith responses from the citizen surveys are provided to department managers when they SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 1999 PAGE 6 form their draft budgets for the next year. This process usually takes place between January and May. The Council holds bud�et work sessions in June. In 1999 there were around issues that were considered during the budgeting process. Some of these included the hiring of the School Resources Officer, expanding the Information Systems staffing, consideration of replacement of Police and Public Work equipment requests, and employee health insurance increases. They also talked about additional expenditures for the preparation of the City's Comprehensive Plan. They talked about the City's contribution for public access television. They talked about replacing the two projectors in the City Council's Chambers. A Year 2000 Capital Improvements Program was discussed and how they might address the General Fund gap between revenues and expenditures. The City Council decided that there would be no new property taxes for the year 2000, but instead they would rely on the franchise fees that they hoped would be approved by the voters in December. Council also heard Mr. Pribyl give a prognosis on the water and sewer enterprise funds and decided that they would not raise water and sewer rates for the year 2000. The budget for all of the budgeted funds is $13,988,218 or about 6.8 percent less than what was budgeted for 1999. General Fund expenditures are projected to be increased by 4.1 percent. They are set at $11,500,000. Most of the increase is attributed to personnel costs. This includes a three percent cost of living adjustment for employees. It will cost $229,937 with an additional $89,502 in health insurance costs to the City. There are a number of personnel changes that will add $55,500 to the budget. The personnel changes include the addition of a police officer and a full-time IS employee in the Finance Department. The cost of the police officer will be almost entirely covered by federal grant revenue, but the hiring of this employee will add $41,500 to the expenditure side of our budget. The net cost of the IS employee will be $14,000. The cost of equipment in the year 2000 will be $528,835, or 11.35 percent more than what was budgeted for 1999. This consists of dump trucks, mowers, welders, and fire equipment. Most equipment is replacement equipment. There are a couple new items. One is the automated telephone messaging system the Police Department requested. Another is a tractor/mower to be used for mowing University Avenue corridor. Mr. Burns stated that they have four special revenue funds. Overall, the 2000 budget provides for $916,164 at 1.9 percent less than the special revenue for 1999. The first is the cable television fund. The budget there is just over $156,000. This is 3.2 percent less than the budget for 1999. The budget for the Grant Management Fund is $211,400 or 6.5 percent more than what was budgeted for 1999. That budget includes $122,000 for the CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funded housing rehabilitation program and another $22,000 for the SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUI�ICIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 7 CDBG human service programs. The remainder of the budget is appropriated for the Section 8 housing assistance program and its Handiworks program for seniors. The budget for the solid waste abatement fund is �300,039 and is ten percent less than what was budgeted for 1999. Most of the reduction has to do with a better than expected price from the recycling contractor. The Housing Revitalization Fund was established in 1994 by the City Council for use in acquiring and/or rehabilitating single or multiple family housing. Once again, $250,000 has been budgeted for this purpose. The budget for capital improvements is $1,448,800, or 46.5 percent less than the amount budgeted for this purpose for 1999. The 2000 projects include $980,000 for street improvement projects, and includes $500,000 for reconstructing parameter streets in the Melody Manor area. It also includes $180,000 for seal-coating streets in the southeast portion of Fridley, and $300,000 for painting the City's traffic signals. Another capital improvement area is for buildings and lands. The 2000 budget includes $256,500 for this purpose. The biggest expenditure is $237,000 for a new Fire/Public Works facility near Columbia Arena. It also includes some funding for small improvements for the Municipal Center reception area. The third capital improvements area is parks. There is $304,700 allocated for various parks improvements. This includes $186,000 for playground equipment upgrades in five City parks. This also includes $30,000 for replacement of the Moore Lake aerator and $28,500 for asphalt court repairs and overlays. Additional money has been budgeted for ADA-related improvements to our parks, and for park furnishings. The City of Fridley has established four Enterprise Funds. The year 2000 projected expenditures for these funds is another $13,471,000. Altogether the City budgets over $26,000,000 for these two large categories. The enterprise money expenditures are considerably higher than they were in the budget for 1999. The water fund budget is set at $1,839,926. That is 9.4 percent more than the budget for 1999. About two-thirds of the increase is for additional depreciation on water system improvements. That budget also includes $43,000 for an additional Water section employee. The sewer fund budget is $3,000,118 or 22.3 percent less than what was budgeted for 1999. The reduction of $883,771 is entirely due to reduced costs for sewage disposal. The Storm Water budget is $371,071 and will increase by 5.3 percent. This is attributable to additional depreciation charges for recent storm water projects. The Liquor Operation Fund is the main reason why the enterprise funds are up. That budget is $8,184,996. This is 136.7 percent more than the amount budgeted for 1999. The increase is SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COU'NCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 8 almost totally attributable to the new liquor store on 57`�' Avenue. Eighty-seven percent di the budget for the liquor operations fund is not for employees, but is for cost of goods sold. The taY impact for the year 2000 budget is negative. The City's portion of taxes on an average home, estimated at � 105,000, will increase by 70 cents. The increase is attributed to class rate changes. Taxes in Fridley are comprised of many different variables, including the rate of the property appreciation, school district levies, changes in class rates that are introduced by the legislature, and the state's education tax subsidy. Mr. Burns stated that he has taken all of these things into consideration, and has tried to make a prognosis of what the taxes on the average home would be in Fridley for the various school districts. In two of the school districts, taxes on the average home will go up. In two of the school districts taxes on the average $500,000 home will go down. In the Columbia Heights and Spring Lake Park school districts, the taxes will go up. In the Anoka-Hennepin School District No. 11 and Fridley School District No. 14, property taxes are expected to go down. The City's portion of these taxes should be fairly constant because there has been no tax increase. The unreserved discretionary fund balances have dropped from over $24,000,000 in 1996 to $19,080,861 at the end of this year. Because of positive variances and other factors, the unrestricted discretionary General Fund balances have not dropped as much but are expected to drop more. These fund balances do not necessarily equate cash. Earlier in the month, he asked the Finance Director to tell him how much cash would be left after paying the bills from all' funding sources. It was the Finance Director's estimation that there would be about $22,000,000 in cash, and of this amount $6,000,000 is available for various discretionary projects. The rest is eannarked for capital improvements, working capital, and replacement of fixed assets. Mr. Burns stated that fairly recently, the City has learned that they are expected to receive a check from the State of Minnesota for contributions that they have made to their pension system. In 1999, the State combined the police pension system with the public employees retirement system, and as a result of that Fridley's contributions were recalculated and it was determined that they had surplus fimding invested in the police pension. This means that the City will receive a check for about $2,100,000 sometime next year. This may be spent only for police- related items and the designated use of those funds must be subject to a public hearing and Council approval according to legislative mandate. In January or February, they will be considering this unexpected revenue. In four of the last six years, the City has been spending more for the General Fund than the revenues it has been taking in. The numbers prior to 1999 were actual numbers. Even with a franchise fee, they are still projecting a$921,000 dip into the balances in order to support the General Fund. There is a consistent pattern of drawing down the General Fund balances fairly rapidly. Thirty-four percent o the General Fund revenue comes from property taxes. Another twenty-nine percent comes from state aid. It is projected that 16.3 percent is to come from the franchise fee. That is up from 10.4 percent from the year before. If the franchise fee is not approved by the voters, the distribution of the General Fund revenues will remain much as it was for 1999, except that transfers from fund balance will jump from 11.8 percent of the total revenues in 1999 to 13.6 percent of total revenues in 2000. The transfer amount will probably SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL NIEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 9 raise from about eight percent to about thirteen percent. In the year 2000, they aze budgeting about $200,000 from the Liquor Fund, and another $232,900 from the Closed Debt Service Fund, and $468,000 from the General Fund Reserve. The total is $921,746. The actual expenditures have increased by about 3.1 percent per year. These increases are largely attributable to the addition of new programs that has been occurring since about 1994, when funding for three additional police officers was incorporated in the budget. Fridley's economy is booming. The City is doing well by all indicators. The average unemployment rate is down to 2.06 percent. The number of Fridley jobs has increased by 2.7 percent by nearly 25,000. The value of new construction as of Novemberl, 1999 is $43,000,000. That compares with $20,000,000 that was reported for this time last year. In 1999 there has been fourteen projects that had a value in excess of $500,000, compared to three projects of that magnitude in 1998. Mr. Burns stated that he could not obtain retail sales figures form the State Department of Revenue. They were not available this year. Property values have also gone up. The value of homes in Fridley is $1;335,433,136. This number is up 4.7 percent. The rate of increase has been about six to eight percent depending upon where you are. The decrease of the value of railroad properties is really dragging it down calculated at a State level. Residential property value has gone up by about 6.3 percent. CommerciaUindustrial property has also been in that order of magnitude. The tax capacity fell dramatically by 4.4 percent between 1998 and 1999 to nearly �26,000,000. While the tax capacity has increased, it does not mean they are paying anymore taxes. They get only what they levy. While there is an additional capacity there, they are not using it. Crime rates are down for the second year in a row by 5.8 percent. The incidence of all kinds of crime is down from 3,638 at this time last year to 3,426 for the first nine months of this year. Part I crimes like murder, rape, and robbery, are down by 3.9 percent, and Part II crimes like assaults, forgery, and vandalism, are down by seven percent. The number of families the County reports receiving cash or food stamps is down by 9.9 percent, the number of kids in Fridley school system receiving free or reduced lunches is up by 4.8 percent. While abject poverty is down, there are some families with children experiencing financial difficulty. The 50�' anniversary year has been a great year. They have seen Medtronic start constructing a building that will be one million square feet of international headquarters space and will create countless jobs. They have had a very active and enthusiastic 50"' Anniversary Task Force putting on a wide variety of events. They have reconstructed 4.3 miles of streets in Riverview Heights and continue a very aggressive housing rehabilitation program. They concluded the first full year of operating the Teen Center and call it "The Zone Underground." They continued the upgrades in playground equipment for City parks. They completed the Comprehensive Code Enforcement Program. SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETI�iG OF DECEMBER 6, 1999 PAGE 10 There are many challenges ahead, however. These include completion of the Comprehensive Plan process, responding to the impacts of the Medtronic project, construction of a ne�v redevelopment project along University Avenue and 57`h Avenue called "Gateway East"'. preparation for the Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail Project, continued efforts to expand community-oriented policing, resolution of the public access television issue, and continuing with replacing playground equipment. It is with a sense of pride of where the City has been in 1999, as well as respect for the challenges and work that lies ahead, that he presents the 2000 budget. Mayor Jorgenson asked Mr. Burns if he had any information on what they call an average house in Fridley for tax information. Mr. Burns stated that he did put some information together and later learned that the average house he was working on was in the Land Zone, which has seen some tax reductions, so he is not sure about that one. In general values, that home increased by about 33 percent and the taxes had increased by about 33 percent since 1992. Overall, there has been an increase of about 3.3 percent per year in value, and about 3.3 percent per year in interest. Mayor Jorgenson stated that she was more interested in just the City's portion. She continues to hear from some residents that while the City is saying that their taxes are not going up, the total tax bill is, and they need to look at that portion that relates directly to the City of Fridley. ' Mr. Burns stated that their total tax bill, depending on which school district they are in, is between fourteen and fifteen percent of the total bill. Mayor Jorgenson stated that she understands that, but she is interested in what the tax increase from 1990 to the year 2000 budget. Did it go up or down, remain the same, so people have something to base that information on. Mr. Burns stated that he was sorry, but he did not have that information. Councilmember Bolkcom asked for clarification about the school resource officer. Mr. Burns stated that they have been responding to the availability of police for various purposes relating to the needs of Fridley. In earlier years, they have seen a need to deal with special crimes such as theft of vehicles and crimes against businesses. In this case, they have recognized that a lot of the policing effort is properly directed at youth and the school systems. Councilmember Bolkcom asked Mr. Burns about the Comprehensive Plan and whether it was a mandate that they had to fulfill which they do not get any money for. Mr. Burns stated that was correct, the cost for the planning part is about $5,000. Councilmember Bolkcom asked Mr. Burns about the cost of the liquor store, and the transfer of funds from the Liquor Fund to the Community Center. SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL NIEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 11 Mr. Burns stated that they spent $28,000 for assistance with equipment preparations. They transferred money from the Liquor Fund to the General Fund to support the General Fund obligations. Councilmember Wolfe asked about the University Avenue mowing, and if the City was gettin� paid from the State. Mr. Burns stated that University Avenue is a State highway. The City is mowing it because the State only mows it twice a year. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that they heard loud and clear from the citizens present at the vision meetings for the Comprehensive Planning that the University Avenue should be mowed more often than twice per year. Mr. Burns stated that the citizen survey also shows that people are in agreement to this also. Mayor Jorgenson stated that many business members feel that approving the appearance of the City by mowing University Avenue is important to businesses as well. Mr. Richard Coleman, 188 River Edge Way, stated that his percentage of City taxes has not gone up. His house has gone up about eight percent (8%) this year. This means that his portion of City tax went up. He asked if the revenue from property taxes increases with the rate of inflation. Mr. Burns stated that the City only gets what they budget for. It does not increase. It is roughly the same amount as what they budgeted for 1999. Mr. Coleman asked if moneys in excess of that were collected. Mayor Jorgenson stated that it is not collected. If they do not raise the property tax levy, they do not get that increase in taxes. Mr. Burns stated that none of the taxing jurisdictions do that. Councilmember Billings stated that last year, they budgeted about $4,000,000 in property taxes. This year, they are budgeting about $4,000,000 in property taxes. The legislature is changing the formula. They would like to equalize property taxes between businesses and residential. Businesses have been paying about twice as much as residential for the last several years. In the last year, there has been some adjustments so businesses are paying less, and residential are paying more. The City gets the same total amount. Mr. Coleman asked if the addition of the liquor store, included buying the property also. Mr. Burns stated that the capital investment cost of the liquor store was $670,000, and the City is leasing the property. SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 1999 PAGE 12 Mr. Coleman asked if the City had not gone along with the liquor store venture, that would be approximately the same value as what the City is getting from the franchise fee. Mr. Burns stated that it is approximately the same value, but the potential for earnings in that location can produce as much as $500,000 net income. Mr. Coleman stated that could be used toward the $14,000,000 in new property improvements. Mayor Jorgenson stated that they do not have a recent value on that. They are only going to get what they levy. Mr. Coleman stated that they could raise the levy without actually having any increase in property values in the residential homes. If they raise the levy, but have more properties to pay property taxes, the new properties will pick up the property taxes that actually lower residential taxes. Mr. Burns stated that everybody will pay pro-rated this year, based on their class rate. Mr. Coleman stated that the $14,000,000 in new properties will not affect his property taxes. Mr. Burns stated that was correct. Councilmember Billings stated that to some extent, if the increase in value throughout the City is four percent, and they raise the levy by four percent, in theory if it is all new property, the t�es for residential will stay the same. Mayor Jorgenson stated that some of the new property value is located within businesses. Mr. Coleman asked if there was a rough estimate. Mayor Jorgenson stated that Medtronic, Onan-Murphy Trucking Warehouse and, the Noah's Ark senior housing building next to Wal-Mart are examples of a few. Even though new property values are being generated from these, the tax that the City of Fridley will get remains the same as predevelopment until that district expires. The money that is generated from the taxes goes into the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, which is a separate fund. That money helps to offset some of the cost for some non-profit organizations. Mr. Coleman stated that the non-profit organizations are definitely a value to the City. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that another example would be homes where the value goes up, but the house is a certain number of years old and only taxed a certain percentage of the first ten years of that improvement. Mr. Pribyl, Finance Director, stated that fiscal disparities is a bigger issue also with conunercial properties. SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 13 Mayor Jorgenson stated that fiscal disparities is when the legislature has set aside a formula to look at large commercial industrial bases and pools that money and distributes it to cities that do not have the large commercial base. Mr. Coleman stated that the portion allocated for spending from the franchise fee towards the Police Department, is money coming back from the state. He asked what the amount budgeted in new expenditures for the police force was. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that the money is coming, but not coming tomorrow so it will not really help immediately. It is very well defined on what exactly it can be used for. Mr. Pribyl stated that it has to be applied to police-related activities. Mr. Burns stated that the Police Department budget is actually about the same in 2000 as in 1999. A lot of that has to do with some turnover and more entry level police officers. Mr. Coleman stated that he has read literature that states that it costs about $50,000 for a new police officer which indicates that the budget is going up and there is justification for the franchise fee. Mayor Jargenson stated that the personnel cost includes a police vehicle and equipment. She stated that she did not think that Mr. Burns answered the question regarding the total tax dollar amount that the Police Department will be using from the proposed franchise fees. Mr. Burns stated that he did not know that they ever stated a specific tax dollar amount. Since 1990, the General Fund expenses have only gone up three percent per year, and the revenues are very quiet. The Police Department is part of that. Mayor Jorgenson stated that one of the issues with the franchise fees is that the City is still going to be drawing money down from the reserved funds by approximately $600,000. Mr. Coleman stated that they are able to generate $500,000 from the liquor sales, and it will take just over a year to offset the cost of setting that up. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that one of the things they are talking about regarding the police fund is that first of all they would have to have a public hearing. They would also have to look at the huge issues of communication amongst all of Anoka County. They do not have any idea of what kind of money they are looking at. It is premature to say what they will do with the $1,200,000. Mr. Coleman stated that many citizens are in support of the police/fire workers. They are doing a great job. Mayor Jorgenson stated that she appreciates that. SPECI4L FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL NIEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 1999 PAGE 14 Mr. Coleman stated that he is a little confused about what is going on with the liquor store, but it seems to be enough positive for the City. He believes the City should be funded properly, and he believes in the non-profit organizations. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the City does not have the ability to go back and change the property tax rate. That is directed by the County. Whatever they are going to have next year is a shortfall. They are going to need to take extra money from the revenue funds or making tax cuts across the board. The fiinds used for the liquor store did not come from the General Fund. It is from the Enterprise Funds that have been set aside specifically for the operation of that other store. Ms. Freeburg asked where enterprise funds come from and if these funds are itemized. Mayor Jorgenson stated that they come from the Water Fund, and all of the money from the Sewer and Liquor Funds and the funds are itemized. Ms. Freeburg asked Mr. Burns if the presentation he gave was on paper. Mr. Burns stated that was correct. Ms. Freeburg asked why Mr. Burns had to read through something that they have on paper. Mayor Jorgenson stated that was so the citizens at home know what they have. It is part of the communication process. It is the Council's intent to let the average resident to be able to see what is being perceived at the meetings. Ms. Freeburg asked if they were on video tonight. Mayor Jorgenson stated that they were live on television this evening. Ms. Freeburg asked if those papers were available. Mr. Burns stated that he could give her a copy. Ms. Freeburg asked what a reverse referendum is. Mr. Burns stated that earlier in the legislative process, there was a piece of legislation that provided for placing local budget levies on the ballot with ten percent (10%) of signatures. This was not approved. Ms. Freeburg asked if they had to share the unexpected revenue for the Police Department with Anoka County. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that was incorrect and they still have to figure out where that money would best be used in the Police Department. SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 6 1999 PAGE 15 Mayor Jorgenson stated that Councilmember Bolkcom was referring to the 800 megahertz communication system that the County was going to require so that all of the cities can communicate to each other in the event of a natural disaster. Mr. Burns stated that the money will come after they have done the public hearing process sometime next year. Ms. Freeburg stated that it would have been nice if she could have had something in print at this meeting rather than having to follow the overhead screen. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that she does not think it is any different than when they have an agenda for the meetings. That information is not available beforehand, and it is not something the Council keeps from anyone, you just need to request it. Ms. Freeburg asked if the agenda is available to the public. Mr. Burns stated that it is published in the library. Ms. Freeburg asked if it would be online in the future for the citizens in Fridley. Mr. Pribyl stated that there is an agenda identified, but as far as downloading the information packets, it is not available. Citizens could call and request an agenda and review it at the library or the Municipal Center. The intent of the Council this past year has been to put the information on the website listing the dates of the Council meetings and agenda items. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the information regarding the proposed consent agenda is on public television on Channel 35. Ms. Freeburg stated that in the newspaper, she has tracked an increase in the levy that has come in from the City portion of the property tax. Over the last couple of months, she has heard that they have not had an increase. Mr. Pribyl stated that the way that they are required to put together their levies for the County is to actually have both the property tax and the homestead credit together. Those two added together represent the City levy. Ms. Freeburg asked where the homestead credit value is found. Mr. Pribyl stated that it is found in the intergovemmental portion of the financial statement. He told her to call him if she has any questions. Ms. Freeburg asked about the statistics given about Fridley and how things are in the City. It was determined that Fridley had a low unemployment rate. She asked how you find out what the unemployment rate is in Fridley? Mr. Burns stated that you would check with the State Bureau of Employment and Security. SPECI�L FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL NIEETING OF DECENTBER 6. 1999 PAGE 16 Mayor Jorgenson stated that it is tracked by the individuals who actually go to the unemployment office and apply for unemployment versus those that find jobs. Ms. Freebur� asked for clarification regarding public access television. Mr. Burns stated that they have been usin� Paragon Cable for public access services. They took the proposals for public access providers and put that matter on hold due to the response and uncertainty of the whole television industry. They assumed they could do better with Paragon, but the issue needs more discussion. A lot of it depends on what the State legislature does. Ms. Freeburg asked for clarification regarding the survey of the people in Fridley. Councilmember Bolkcom stated there was a telephone survey conducted of five hundred randomly selected homes in Fridley and an overview of the responses were televised on cable television. Mayor Jorgenson stated that videotaped copies of the City Council meetings are placed at the library and are available for check-out. Ms. Freeburg asked how long they are available for. Councilmember Billings stated that Ms. Freeburg would have to check with the library. ' Mr. Burns stated that the telephone survey was random and supposed to be statistically accurate. Councilmember Barnette stated that he saw that the survey represented the City even by the precinct and asked if the copy would be available for Ms. Freeburg to look at. Councilmember Billings stated that they do a similar survey every two years. They employ a professional company that does these surveys so they are statistically accurate. Well over one hundred questions were asked. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that sometimes they spend 45 minutes to one hour and a half talking to people. This company does surveys for many other cities, and the questions are changed relating to the City's specific concerns. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the survey was also compared to other cities as well to see how it related to other communities surrounding us and across the cities metropolitan area. Ms. Freeburg asked for clarification regarding the average home in Fridley. Mr. Burns stated that it is the mean value versus the median. The mean value is all of those values added together divided by the number of homes. Ms. Freeburg asked if it would be an accurate view of the City and the number of units of homes if they took the one in the middle and had it be the median. SPECIAL FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL NIEETING OF DECENIBER 6 1999 PAGE 17 Councilmember Billings stated that it is intended to give people an idea, they cannot list the 4,000 homes in the City and compare each one to the other. They do not have access to all of the values of each and every home to sit down and add them all up. Mayor Jorgenson stated that the typical home they are talkin� about in Fridley is a three bedroom rambler, which represents at least fifty percent. Ms. Freeburg thanked Council. Councilmember Bolkcom stated that Council would like to make the budget process more easy to understand. She said she appreciated citizen's questions and the fact that they are interested. She felt it was positive that people are asking questions and want to be involved with what is gomg on. Mr. Pribyl stated that next Monday evening on December 13, they will be reviewing the resolutions for the levy and for the budget Mr. Burns spoke of this evening. MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to close the public hearing. Seconded by Councilmember Wolfe. � UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR JORGENSON DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING `VAS CLOSED AT 9:10 P.M. ' NEW BUSINESS: 2. INFORMAL STATUS REPORTS: Mr. Burns, City Manager, stated that he has a list of the precinct polling places for December 14. He asked Brian Strand, Video Specialist, to post those on the cable television station. People who are interested can obtain that information from Channe135. They can also call Deb Skogen, City Clerk, at (612) 572-3523. I_�IL�III:�`►a MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Councilmember Barnette. _ UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR JORGENSON DECLARED THE DECEMBER 6, 1999 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:12 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Signe L. Johnson Nancy J. Jorgenson Recording Secretary Mayor CITY OF FRIDLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Savage called the December 15, 1999, Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Diane Savage, Dave Kondrick, Brad Sielaff, Leroy Oquist, Dean Saba, Connie Modig, Larry Kuechle Members Absent: None. Others Present: Barbara Dacy, Community Development Director Brad Scheib, Hoisington & Koegler Group Mark Koegler, Hoisington & Koegler Group John Haluska, 5660 Arthur St. APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 1 1999 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES: MOTION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Mr. Oquist, to approve the December 1, 1999 Planning Commission meeting minutes as presented. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON.SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MEMO TABLING REZONING. ZOA #99-06 BY NORMA WILSON TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM R-1, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO R-3 FENERAL MULTIPLE UNITS. SO THE PETITIONER CAN SUBDIVIDE A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME INTO 4 DWELLING UNITS. LEGALLY DESCRIBED A LOT 2 BLOCK 1 FROID'S ADDITION. GENERALLY LOCATED AT 401 IRONTON STREET• Ms. Dacy stated that she did receive an update on this item0, so tabling the rezoning of ZOA #99-06 by Norma Wilson was not required. The petitioner has withdrawn the application. 2. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE YEAR 2020 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL: MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Kondrick, to open the public hearing. 1 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 2 UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AT 7:33 P.M. Ms. Dacy stated that this is the last Planning Commission meeting for the year 1999, and it is appropriate that they are ending the year by planning for the future. The purpose of this public hearing is to receive comments on the first draft of the Comprehensive Plan. Planning Commission changes in the plan would be submitted to the Metropolitan Council by the end of this month. The City has completed almost two years of research and preparation for the plan with the planning area meetings and two vision meetings and surveys. There was an open house on November 18 at the Municipal Center. Ms. Dacy stated the packet contained a preface, community vision summary, and overview plan to give an idea of where the City is headed in terms of population, household and employment projections. There is a land use chapter, housing chapter, parks and open space chapter, and a transportation chapter. The sewer and water chapter is missing but is underway. A consultant has been hired to complete the water management part of the plan. A human resources chapter will probably be completed the first of next year. An implementation chapter takes the goals and policies together and outlines the implementation format in a time frame for the reader. Ms. Dacy stated the plan tries to make a strong connection between the community, surveys and vision meeting goals, and translate them into the plan with the goals, policies, and strategies. They want the plan to be the basis for how the Planning Commission makes the recommendations to the City Council. The plan is also for the City Council and community to evaluate development proposals or other issues for the future. It is staff's hope that this plan becomes a list of things to do with issues that they need to address even though there may be no consensus. It is their plan to bring the plan to the Commission on an annual basis so staff can identify areas that can be updated. Ms. Dacy stated Fridley is just one of the communities of the metropolitan area that is part of the developed area in which Metropolitan Council is encouraging growth. Less than three percent of Fridley's land is vacant so redevelopment will be the key for the future. The population is about 28,600 and will probably grow to 29,000 in a year according to Metropolitan Council. This wilt probably hold steady for the next 20 years. Employment growth, because of the commercial/industrial base and the Medtronic campus, will increase from 25,000 next year to 32,000 in the year 2020. Ms. Dacy stated that one year ago, the vision meetings identified four elements of what Fridley wants to be. It was clear that the community wants to be a balanced community with small town qualities. The City derives its sense of community from its heritage and history, and it is appropriate that this year is the 50�' anniversary. The City wants to strive to continue the friendly atmosphere. The vision meetings were also clear in Z PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, '1999 PAGE 3 continuing an aggressive housing program to maintain the neighborhoods, work on the transportation system and create a distinctive image for a community. Ms. Dacy stated the first Planning Commission in November identified that these were the key issues that they came up with. Community image, how to take advantage of the opportunity presented by Medtronic, the need for move-up housing, the need to maintain the housing stock and the neighborhoods, maintaining economic stability, and what to do about traffic congestion. The Planning Commission indicated that they need to maintain the parks and recreation areas. The vision meetings had a lot of comments about revitalizing the commercial areas too. The Commission also emphasized the importance of bikeways and walkways. Rediscovering the river was also very important to the Commission. Ms. Dacy stated the draft tonight tried to relate back to these key issues. One way to enhance community image is to redevelop areas; for example, Frank's Used Car lot on the west side of University, JR's Automotive, or the Cash-n-Pawn building. These redevelopment projects can change the image of the community and meet unmet housing or commercial needs. Ms. Dacy stated they can take advantages of the Medtronic campus. The City can take a land use, housing, and transportation study to look at the corridor along 1694 and try to answer some of those questions. They could possibly try to actively seek those - commercial types of uses that would complement Medtronic like a hotel and restaurant. Fridley does not have a lot of vacant land, so move-up housing from the range of $150,000 to $250,000 is scarce. They do have rehab housing monies available that residents could use to add on and remodel their homes. When land does become available, they could evaluate that land site for a subdivision of that nature. Housing maintenance and the need to preserve their neighborhoods came through very strong. One example of a strategy addressing this is evaluating adopting a housing maintenance code that would apply to owner occupied property. Ms. Dacy stated a goal for the City for economic stability is encouraging businesses to expand. Encouraging new economic growth is another goal of redevelopment. In the salvage yard area in the northeast part of the City, they are trying to create new opportunities for office/warehouse uses or industries. Ms. Dacy stated traffic congestion on East River Road, University Avenue, and Highway 65 will continue over the next ten years, and that is a concern. The plan states policies to encourage access management. That is trying to reduce the number of driveways onto roadways, actively promoting rideshare and carpooling, transportation demand techniques and possibly an ordinance amendment that would reduce the parking requirements if companies like Medtronic would actively employ those programs. The City needs to take a proactive stance about transit. Promoting a variety of transit will help; for example, commuter rail combined with east-west bus service combined with the carpools, etc. 3 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 4 Ms. Dacy stated maintaining the high quality parks and recreation services is important. There are a number of goals in the park and recreation chapter. The City is blessed with a good park system with a lot of variety and the Springbrook Nature Center. One issue that probably deserves additional attention is the bikeway/walkway system. The map is not in the draft yet, but they will try to make as many connections as possible to make sure that they have a full trail system. The recent underpass at Highway 65 was a huge victory, and that makes the community that much better. Bikeways/walkways will also be important in redevelopment projects. They want to use more of those to connect housing developments with bus stops and places with high employment concentration. Ms. Dacy stated commercial areas are an area for concern. The vision meetings talked about creating a gathering place in the Moon Plaza area. It is an attempt to add some definition for people to go and gather. There are a lot of underutilized commercial land areas so there are a lot of policies that address that issue. They want to try to make a connection with the neighborhoods through bikeway/walkways or roads or some type of architectural thing. There are some commercial/industrial uses up in the northwest part of the City on the east side of the River Road that are right next to residential areas. They want to do a zoning analysis to take a look at how appropriate the changes would be. Ms. Dacy stated a strategy is being suggested to rediscover the river. The City has an array of options to maintain the parks that are on the river right now. Possibly a redevelopment project would be considered to create a gathering space and combine different types of uses. The plan is emphasizing redevelopment to meet their housing needs and new commercial areas and industries. It is emphasizing to continue on the aggressive housing program track they have initiated already in the 90's. There is an emphasis to improve the image pertaining to the way the City was. They want to emphasize transit of all types to address the congestion issue in the future. The last emphasis is on linking the community together as best as possible. Ms. Dacy stated the Planning Commission and the one resident present are encouraged to have suggestions, changes, additions, or comments to change the draft if needed. In conclusion, the Planning Commission could make a motion to recommend sending the draft to Metropolitan Council. After the first of the year, there will be another set of drafts, but they want to talk in more detail about the land use map dealing with specific lots and parcels that Staff has recommendations on. They are so small that Metropolitan Council is not going to be an issue with that. There will probably be more comments from the public when this is available. Adjacent communities may have some comments as well. Ms. Dacy stated a letter from the Planner of Columbia Heights should probably be received into the record. Mr. Scheib and Mr. Koegler from Hoisington & Koegler Group are present tonight as welL 0 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 5 MOTION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Mr. Saba, to enter the letter received from the Planner of the City of Columbia Heights. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. John Haluska, 5660 Arthur Street, stated that he is shocked that more residents were not present. This is probably the most important piece of business that has come before the City this year. It is much more important than the franchise fee vote which will affect the City for the next 20 years at least. It was hard for him to go through the plan in great detail, but it should probably be called the Comprehensive situation analysis. It is not really a plan per se, because there is a lot of it missing. It does not give any specifics about where the City wants to go. The attitudes expressed are extremely positive, but it does not seem to be underpinned with the principle that people of Fridley look for, which is livability. It seems to be more one-dimension looking at land use patterns, traffic analyses, and that sort of thing. He hopes that livability will be considered more. Mr. Haluska stated one of the things that came out of the workshops prior to the plan was the image of the City. Image is mentioned but there is no real substance in the plan to enhance the image. Fridley is a first ring suburb which is being pressured to urbanize to become more like a City, per se, as opposed to a suburban community. � That is mentioned, but how is the City going to deal with those issues over the next 20 years? It is very important that the plan lays out the situation and ideas but how it will be implemented is most important. It should work much the way the City did the workshops that introduced the process to the City. The people should be on board for most of the planning that evolves. If he were on the Planning Commission, he would move that the plan would not go to Metropolitan Council until he saw how the whole process would work with implementation. Mr. Koegler, Hoisington and Koegler Group, stated that Mr. Haluska raises some good points. There is a great deal of work to pull all of this together in the implementation section. One of the things they did in the vision meetings was ask people what they wanted to happen, how, and what kind of a time frame and order of sequence things should occur. They have the information from the vision meetings that will be integrated in with all of the decisions on the implementation section. The plan presented tonight is analysis and strategy work. The implementation piece is not there yet that does pull all of that together. They need the latitude of playing that last part out. The plan submitted to Metropolitan Council is basically an informal review, since the plan will not 100 percent complete. They need feedback on some of the larger issues discussed. Ultimately they will have to pass judgment on the full plan. The plan submitted by the end of this year does not usurp the total review they will do later on. Ms. Savage stated that the implementation is still to come and Metropolitan Council will have that at some point to review. � PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 6 Mr. Koegler stated that they will get an initial review of the pieces that are going to them at the end of this year. When the follow-up pieces are together the whole package will receive the formal review at that fiime. One of the things they require is the storm water management that is just underway. There will be other opportunities for the Planning Commission and the public to do a formal review early next year. Ms. Savage asked Mr. Koegler to clarify the deadline for the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Dacy stated deadline was actually December 31,1998. The majority of communities asked for extensions because the law was passed in the legislative session before that. They have received a one year extension and her recommendation after a lot of thought is to get a majority of the plan into them within the time frame so they are only missing a couple of pieces. They will be bringing those pieces back to the Planning Commission anyway for future review before submission to the Metropolitan Council. They will have plenty of work to do because a significant amount of communities are in the same situation. Ms. Savage stated that it sounds like the implementation part is missing. Ms. Dacy stated that is correct. They will bring that back to the Planning Commission, but she wanted something in the Metropolitan Council's office. Mr. Oquist stated that in the preface on the last page, it states that the City Council reviewed the plan on December 13. Ms. Dacy stated that there was a quirk in the dates, and they have not submitted anything to Metropolitan Council. The date of December 13 is correct because they did receive the plan, but did not forward it to Metropolitan Council. They did pass a resolution that simply authorizes staff to submit the plan after the Planning Commission's review. Mr. Oquist asked if the implementation plan would include a"what" and "how", or just a "how to implement". He felt that there was a lot of data but not what they are going to eventually do. He is assuming that the implementation will state some whats and hows. Ms. Dacy stated that the "hows" will have a time frame attached to them and will probably define some type of strategy. As they move through time, they will review the plan and amend the implementation chapter. Mr. Oquist asked if it will be a dynamic plan. The plans they have done before have not included a dynamic plan before. Mr. Koegler stated that the vision session focuses on the whats, hows, and the plans and hopes. They asked people what kind of time frame they would like to see with general categories and things that need to happen. They will be attempting to 0 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 7 document as much of a road map as they can of how they can get to where they want to go. The annual update allows more planning. Ms. Dacy stated that they have answered the questions that Metropolitan Council requires them by State law to answer. They have the charts and the tables and they know the region is growing and they want to know how much of those people are going to come into Fridley and how they are going to accommodate that. How does it affect the water and sewer system, transit, I-694. Some of those questions have been answered, but there is a lot more out there of a local nature that they will come back with after the first of the year. They have some specific ideas on the bikeway/walkway issue, the 2020 land use plan with recommendations on specific parcels less than'h acre in size, but it may address the livability issues Mr. Haluska has identified. There is a lot of detail work they would like to run through the Planning Commission again. At this point, they are trying to satisfy the requirements to a certain degree. Mr. Kondrick asked if they have the route planning for the bikeway/walkway plan for a 20 year plan. Ms. Dacy stated that was part of the mission. They have a draft map of some of the connections suggested. They are looking at making a connection through the Medtronic corporate campus from Highway 65 through to 7�' Street and over on 57�' Avenue and eventually take that over to the commuter rail potential site at 61 St and Main. Mr. Oquist asked if it would go under or over Highway 65. Ms. Dacy stated that they do not have any plans to go under or over. Mr. Oquist stated it will be a very difficult bikeway and will only get worse. Ms. Dacy stated that they are evaluating additional lanes across Moore Lake from East Moore Lake Drive down to the intersection using the sheet pile wall method. They are suggesting that the cantilevered bikeway/walkway on the east side of Highway 65 will provide another good length and also a little fishing pier there too as well. They are trying to see if there is an underpass possible underneath the railroad tracks to provide a connection between the two potential rail station areas. Another link would be on 85�' Avenue from University west to provide access to the nature center. To address Mr. Saba's concern for the parks, they want to come back to the Parks & Recreation Commission and Planning Commission with some more internal ideas as well. That would occur probably in January. Ms. Savage stated they have the new Highway 65 underpass at Rice Creek and that is something they could look at. Mr. Kondrick asked if the Metropolitan Council is going to wonder how much money Fridley will have to put forth to accommodate these goals. 7 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, '1999 PAGE 8 Ms. Dacy stated that would be nice if they would offer some money. The issues they are looking at are issues that relate to the major systems they have control over. They do make federal funding recommendations such as on Highway 65 materials. There probably are not any sewer capacity issues. They have some transit issues they will have to work with them on. If they are implementing some of the same objectives that they want to accomplish, having those identified in the plan makes it easier for the City to apply for the grant programs. One of the two programs that they do have available is the tax base revitalization account to help developers clean up polluted properties. The program they have not been able to take advantage of is their housing programs to promote affordable housing. They are not going to get involved in some of the local issues and funding. - Mr. Kondrick stated that most of the implementation of what they are talking about costs money. Ms. Dacy stated that was correct and to some extent, some implementation issues are going to be HRA's issues. Mr. Saba stated that they have talked about the entrance and development plan for the 20 year plan for the nature center. He sees very little of that mentioned in the Parks and Open Spaces chapter. He thought they were going to leave a big space for that. - Ms. Dacy stated that they can do that. Ms. Savage stated that in the memo on page 3 under recommendations, Ms. Dacy asks the Planning Commission to comment on the transportation and parks and open spaces chapters. Perhaps they could start out with the transportation report. Is there a recommendation for light rail transit in Fridley? Ms. Dacy stated that it seems like the commuter rail option would take significant amount of funding to get it to the point in the planning process is significantly underway and completed within the next 18 months. If commuter rail happens, and it is projected that it will by the year 2004, it is probable that the light rail route that was planned for the east side of University Avenue would not occur for some time. The region is prioritizing the light rail route from downtown Minneapolis down to the airport and the Mall of America. It was presented to them from the Northstar folks that the likelihood of that being funded would not happen for a while. Ten years from now it could. Mr. Scheib, Hoisington and Koegler Group, stated that there is a light rail transit plan as well as a commuter rail line. The commuter rail study seems to be moving along a lot faster and more likely to be implemented than the light rail. They do, through policy statements, still plan for light rail transit. On page 28, in policy 9, it states that they preserve the right-of-way on Highway 47 if a project comes forth for light rail transit. : PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 9 Ms. Savage stated that the commuter rail was supposed to join up with light rail in Minneapolis and go north to St. Cloud through Fridley. Ms Savage asked if there were any comments on the transportation report. Mr. Kondrick Highway 65 was going to become three lanes as opposed to finro lanes. Ms. Dacy stated that the three lane section was only across Moore Lake and was not planned beyond that median. Ms. Modig asked if doing that creates more congestion and would create a potential bottleneck if they do not extend three lanes north beyond Moore Lake. Ms. Dacy stated that if there is funding available, making three lanes all the way up through Anoka County would be the ultimate solution. The rationale to get across the lake with the three lanes is that intersection is so close to I-694, and will make the difference in the volume of traffic. It will narrow by the East Moore Lake Drive intersection to go to points north and south. It is in the category of a management type solution to try to attack that one issue with the regional roadway. Ms. Modig asked how they would deal with the Medtronic Parkway intersection and the lake expansion with the portion of the lake and the wetland area. - Ms. Dacy stated that it will not take up a lot. The shoulders on either side of the roadway would become the additional through lanes. Then there would be an additional 8-10 feet for the new shoulders. By constructing the sheet pile wall, the impact to the lake would be minimized on either side. The HRA conducted soil analyses to see if that approach would work to go deep enough with the walls to anchor it to the earth and anchor it to either side of the causeway. The results came back positive. Mr. Kondrick stated that on page 10, there is a list of all the major arteries and intersections in the transportation systems. Why is there such a major discrepancy in the estimated traffic volumes befinreen the Metropolitan Council's numbers and the other estimated volumes? Mr. Scheib stated that he could not answer the question directly, but he knows that Metropolitan Council's projections were done prior to having a lot of the data available currently. The estimated traffic volume in the 20/20 plan was done by their traffic engineer. The Metropolitan Council wants to get a better picture from a local perspective. The Metropolitan Council has a regional model and there are a lot of complications with that. It includes looking at a regional perspective of land use and future development. They have to work with the data from local systems, Anoka County Transportation Department, and from Mn/DOT. They include Metropolitan Council projections because this will be submitted to Metropolitan Council. Metropolitan has acknowledged that I-694 would be a problem and as the region grows without 0 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 10 expanding the roadway and implementing light rail transit. They will not be able to resolve the problem. Mr. Saba stated he would like to see a real high priority to resolve these discrepancies in numbers. You can make any decision based on which column you choose. Ms. Dacy stated that to a certain extent, they need to point out to Metropolitan Council that this is more recent data, and they need to go back and change the numbers. Ms. Saba stated that they need to change these numbers and get some kind of agreement that they should amend this wide discrepancy and make a statement in the comprehensive plan that these numbers should be updated. Ms. Dacy stated that Mr. Scheib stated that Metropolitan Council may make different types of assumptions in their computer modeling. They may be factoring in commuter rail and transit trips. They will investigate the estimate Metropolitan Council's estimated 11,200 on Mississippi Street. Mr. Haluska stated that the conversations clearly indicate that the meat of the plan is in the implementation strategy. The Planning Commission is being asked to forward a review to the Metropolitan Council, which they have not seen. As Chairman of the Anoka County Library Board, he does not forward anything until he has seen it and read it and approved it. Ms. Savage stated they are not being asked to approve the implementation. Ms. Dacy stated that the Planning Commission will receive the implementation chapter before they forward it. Mr. Haluska stated that he thought this was the last meeting before the plan was submitted. Mr. Oquist stated that this is the first meeting. Ms. Savage stated that they are not going to be submitting the entire plan. Ms. Dacy stated that the only thing they were going to submit was what they had in their packets. Mr. Haluska asked if the Planning Commission was accepting the numbers and concepts in the packet. Ms. Savage stated that was not the way she understood it. Mr. Haluska stated that he could formulate an argument that the Planning Commission is accepting the numbers and concepts because they passed it on. m PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 11 Mr. Oquist stated that this plan is draft one. They will not do the whole plan until early next year when they will formally approve it. Mr. Haluska stated that he does like what he sees and the attitudes of review. Mr. Sielaff stated that the preface outlines a planning process. The public hearing they are doing now is just one of many public hearings. The implementation plan would be part of another public hearing. Are they going to be submitting the plan to Metropolitan Council piecemeal after each public hearing? Ms. Dacy stated that it is confusing; but the City, after the Planning Commission review; submits to Metropolitan Council a plan for comments. Metropolitan Council analyses it and states what they need to do yet. The City and the Met Council go back and forth. Once there is,consensus, then it goes to the City Council for final action to actually adopt a plan. They are nowhere near adoption by the City Council at this point. They are about 6- 8 months away from adopting it. They need to get all the words on paper in one draft. They need to submit it to Metropolitan Council, get their comments, come back to the Planning Commission and have another set of public hearings and then the Metropolitan Council approves it. They are trying to feed the chapter drafts to the Commission as they go along. They are also being sent to the City Council. The Planning Commission will see the other chapters when they are completed, possibly have another public hearing, and once all the chapters are submitted, it is not approved until the City Council approves it by a resolution at the end of the process. Mr. Sielaff stated that there will be a public hearing by the City Council to approve it. He feels that Metropolitan Council review is not the end of the process, but just the beginning of one. Ms. Dacy stated that is correct because they are trying to evaluate their local issues as they relate to the regional issues. Mr. Sielaff asked how Metropolitan Council takes all of the comprehensive plans of all communities and counties and review them at the same time and make sure they are cohesive and make sense. They never will have a final comprehensive plan, it is always a work in progress. When are these plans going to be implemented? Ms. Dacy stated that the City Council will have to approve it and have a resolution. They will probably go through at least finro more drafts until everybody has a consensus. Hopefully by that time, they will have satisfied Metropolitan Council's issues and resolved some local issues. Mr. Sielaff stated that this preface may not be accurate in telling them what the full process is. Ms. Dacy stated that they can change the preface. 11 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 12 Ms. Modig asked Mr. Sielaff if he thought they needed a more specific timeline. Mr. Sielaff stated that he was referring to a more specific timeline. Ms. Dacy stated that their goal was to complete it in the next 6- 8 months. The hard part o# the process is that Metropolitan Council will be so busy reviewing 180 plans. Ms. Savage stated that it is really important to keep the public informed and have the public hearings and possibly other information coming from the newsletter. The public needs to understand what is going on so they do not run into a situation like with the franchise fee where there is not enough information out. Mr. Kondrick stated that he wants to encourage the City, County, and State to make Highway 65 from I-694 north to at least Highway 10 three lanes on each way and have a six-lane artery. Mr. Oquist stated that then they create a bottleneck to Spring Lake Park and you would have similar to the I-394 situation going into downtown Minneapolis. Mr. Kondrick stated that they are on the Fridley Planning Commission and Spring Lake Park has their own situations. _ Mr. Oquist stated that if they do not do anything on Highway 10, a tremendous problem would be created. You have to be careful about having three lanes all the way and then just stopping. I-694 is three lanes and then two lanes and it is almost impossible. On Page 24, when it states, "In addition, the planning for the Light Rail Transit precludes the addition of lanes to improve traffic on TH 47", and on page 30 it states that light rail is longer term than the commuter rail. TH 47 is horrendous at certain times. Waiting 20 years for light rail will cause a parking lot there, not a highway. The areas north of them are creating the traffic, but they have to do something, and maybe they should say they want to go in parallel with three lanes. Ms. Dacy stated that she does not think the City wants TH 47 to be six lanes. That really changes the whole character of the City. The Light Rail Transit is within the right- of-way and may need to eat up some of the frontage road on the east side but that is why they need to emphasize commuter rail. She does not want to set the City up for suggesting that they shoutd go to.six lanes on University Avenue. Mr. Oquist stated that they should look at that because they have to move the traffic. The two lanes that they might add in the future could become the light rail lanes. Mr. Kondrick stated that Tucson, Dallas, and many southern cities have countless numbers of six lane highways. Why does Fridley not need that? They have as much traffic if not more. What is the problem with that if it works in other communities. 12 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 13 Ms. Dacy stated that it has to do with implementation. There is no money. The whole issue on TH 65 is that there were 300 applications for the federal funding application process that the City made for the TH 65 project. There is no way that that amount of federal funds is going to fund all of those projects from around the metro area. Metropolitan Council is stating that they cannot build their way out of traffic congestion. They do have to take another look at that and the State eventually wants to tum back TH 47 to Anoka County. The County is not thrilled with that idea, they already have significant amount of mileage to take care of already. The best approach at this point in time is to emphasize the transit, and she agrees they need to be open to all different types of alternatives, opening 6 lanes on TH 47 does affect the neighborhood livability. Mr. Oquist stated that it is a major highway, and they are stuck with it. It is going to get worse because all points north are going to continue to expand and have people driving. Minnesota drivers like to drive their own cars and it will only get worse. Ms. Dacy asked at what point does the region decide no more cars. Ms. Savage stated that is something she wishes they would consider. When she travels, she is always very impressed with the transportation systems that are there. She realizes that people like to drive their own cars. Light rail should be considered before they consider expanding with more cars and more car pollution. Mr. Oquist stated that he agreed, but, in reality, the cars are there and will only increase. Light rail is maybe 20 years from now and 20 years of living with two lanes of traffic will only create more pollution. Mr. Sielaff stated that he is not sure that there will be as much traffic as they think will be on University. The traffic count on East River Road is down because of 610. The additional traffic can bypass Fridley by taking the new Highway 10. Mr. Oquist stated that the one way to get to Highway 10 is by taking University Avenue and Highway 65. Highway 610 is another fiasco. There are 4 or 5 lanes coming to two lanes. That design is a whole other issue. They have to work with other communities to get the traffic out of here. Mr. Kondrick stated that maybe computerized lights and technology will allow the traffic to flow better somehow. Ms. Dacy stated that Mn/DOT upgrades the lights. She would have to find out more information about that. Mr. Sielaff stated that they could do more on public transit, have better bus service and keep traffic counts down on University and Highway 65. 13 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 14 Ms. Modig stated that the issue of transporting people across the TH 65 and I-694 by Moore Lake should be addressed. They are going to have additional people coming over from the Medtronic site. Ms. Dacy stated that they will try to evaluate that. Mr. Sielaff stated that he has taken the bus from the Northtown transit hub. The cars parking there has increased substantially over the past year. It would be interesting to know how many riders are taking the transit. He uses that to commute to St. Paul and it takes him 35 minutes. The metro-pass program would really help to increase ridership. He rides all year for only $60.00. Ms. Savage stated that the next issue to address would be the parks and open spaces chapter. Mr. Kondrick stated that the issue of addressing the Springbrook Nature Center plans is very important to take a note of in the comprehensive plan. He feels that there should be more ways to get to the parks by bikeways/walkways. That includes getting to major facilities also. Ms. Modig stated that there is no signage around the park by the Target Distribution Center. Last time she was there the park was kind of in disrepair as far as the parking - area was concerned. Ms. Savage stated that the park is maintained by the County. Ms. Modig stated that a new person into the area may not know about that park because of the lack of signage. Mr. Kondrick asked if anybody thought they had too many parks. All Commission members stated that they did not have too many parks. Mr. Kondrick stated that he does not think so either, but he has had a few interesting calls about the cost of the parks. Ms. Savage stated that livability includes preserving the green spaces. Ms. Modig asked Ms. Dacy if the park that used to be by Innsbruck with the A-frame was gone. Mr. Kondrick stated that it has been left to go wild. The City does still maintain the park. Mr. Sielaff asked if the Parks and Recreation would also include programs within the parks. 14 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 15 Ms. Dacy stated that she does not know if they use the word programs but there are some general policy statements on page 11, #9. Mr. Sielaff stated that maybe the plan could include more programs for the parks. Ms. Savage stated that the proposed strategy is included in the future land use strategies on page 21 and 22. Mr. Kondrick asked if people talk about Fridley mainly being a place to work. Ms. Dacy stated that there is a lot of emphasis about mixed use developments and integrating places of employment in near proximity to shopping centers and transit. The market demand might be transforming what Fridley might look like from a housing standpoint. Mr. Kondrick asked if the movement might be for people to live close by to where they work. Mr. Oquist stated that people work in different places of employment all the time. Mr. Saba stated that he feels that more people will be working in their home more often by using the Internet, e-mail, voice mail. Shopping on the Internet is more common. He- feels this will have a big impact on the future. Mr. Sielaff stated that it would affect the whole metro area, so he is not sure that is something they need to get Metropolitan Council's input on. Ms. Modig stated that some communities have ruled that their employees who work in the City live in the City. Mr. Oquist stated that on page 21 regarding land strategy, paragraph #3 should really be emphasized. They should be looking at the comprehensive plan before they approve any special use permits. They should get that in the implementation to fall back on the plan if they do not want a certain special use permit in a certain area. He wants to make sure they do not have more situations like with the Holiday station that will impact people's safety with compounding intersections. Ms. Savage stated that was the essence with planning and zoning to make that separation with commercial/industrial and residential. Mr. Oquist stated that he realizes they only have three percent left to develop, and they will do a lot of redevelopment in the future. Ms. Modig stated that at some point they have to stop grandfathering in some things because it gets to be a crutch. 15 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 16 Mr. Oquist stated that if they have a viable, dynamic action plan, they can use it. Mr. Kuechle stated that many of the things they want in the plan are out their control like the six lane highway. The plans are going to be driven, to a large part, by the economy. They need a very pro-active community development staff and somehow have to convince the general population that it is a good thing for the City. There are sometimes feelings that the City is trying to tell its citizens what to do. The City really needs to be an opportunist to act if something opens up. Mr. Sielaff stated that he feels that wellhead protection, that the County is taking care of right now, would have ramifications on land use. Ms. Savage stated that in the housing chapter on page 20, there are housing strategies. Mr. Kondrick asked Ms. Dacy if they have enough multi-family housing properties available? Ms. Dacy stated that they have a good ratio of multi-family to single-family. The multi- family is spread out to a certain degree. The problem in general with the housing stock is that it is through its life cycle of one full life. Apartment housing has some areas that are truly not in good condition. Mr. Kondrick asked if the Metropolitan Council feels that Fridley has its share of multi- family units. Ms. Dacy stated that they do. Ms. Savage asked if Fridley has enough low-income housing. Ms. Dacy stated that in today's market, the vacancy rate is very low. That has tended to drive the rental rates up. The City could use more low-income housing. The City wants to have a balanced housing supply, there is a demand for move-up housing, and there is a demand for senior housing. Mr. Kondrick asked if they should be considering high-rise apartments. Mr. Saba asked how many units there were in their senior housing. Ms. Dacy stated that there were 108. Mr. Kondrick stated that high-rises can be efficient and a nice place if constructed properly. The 12 story building on Monroe and 4�' has beautiful grounds and underground parking. The aging population seems to be saying that they want to stay in Fridley, but they cannot keep their houses going any longer. � PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 17 Mr. Sielaff stated that the question for him is how much housing Fridley has. Do they really want to find out what their needs are going to be in the future and satisfy those needs or what needs do they want to satisfy? Ms. Savage stated they cannot decide that without input of what people want. Mr. Saba stated they have to listen clearly to the comments from the vision meetings with the community. Mr. Sielaff stated the vision meetings stated that the community wants diversity, but it does not state how much. Ms. Modig stated that it is hard to plan for that kind of diversity when you are not sure of the age groups or what will be most viable. Mr. Sielaff stated that the development over by Holly Center was once considered for senior housing. They have some single-family homes in there, but it seems they sacrificed senior housing and had mutti-level townhouses. Mr. Oquist stated they could still have pockets where they could affect different types of markets. They need to look at a balance in the City and not exclude one from the other. Maybe what they have in the senior housing today is the right balance for example. - Ms. Savage stated that in the survey there was a question about move-up housing. She thought there was a study done prior to the Holly Center development as to what kind of housing needs. Mr. Saba stated that they need move-down housing so aging people do not have to maintain a big yard and big living area. Ms. Dacy stated that Rottlund had proposed condominiums for the seniors. Economics just did not work out on that and they could not sell them at the price they would like them to sell. The Banfill Crossing project came through the process and that provided 108 rental units for the moderate income range that fits in nicely with the senior demand. Mr. Kondrick stated that it could have been done, but Rottlund could not do it. Ms. Dacy stated that is correct, but it is true that the City can never meet all of the needs. The one-story townhomes that Mr. Saba mentioned did not meet all of the demands that the seniors wanted. They have three senior developments right now which have about 250 units. There are some one-stories also that have 130 units. Mr. Oquist stated that they have to look at their housing stock and ask what they have to do to upgrade. They should really heavily promote some other programs so people will upgrade their houses. They need to emphasize this in the immediate future. In 17 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 18 every neighborhood there are homes that really need to be upgraded and this could tend to be a downward spiral effect. Whether this could be emphasized through ordinances or whatever, they need some way to ensure that people will maintain their house. Ms. Savage asked Ms. Dacy about the survey on page 10 of the memo. Ms. Dacy stated that the Community Development staff met on a regular basis for a couple of weeks to develop the map depicting certain projects or issues to be addressed. The Central Avenue corridor between Rice Creek Road up through the existing Medtronic campus with the addition of Roadway East will create some pressure to develop some sites along Central Avenue between Rice Creek Road and Mississippi Street. That may be an area for potential change. Ms. Dacy stated they have talked historically about the salvage yards and redeveloping that area. The implementation section may show this as one of the first things to do in the next five years. The conflict of land uses in the northwest part of the City along the railroad tracks have residential all around an island of commercial uses. Should they continue that or discourage that. Should they be changing the zoning in some of those areas? Ms. Dacy stated the Hyde Park neighborhood has had a lot of rehab programs and will � be a site for the commuter rail station which will be a benefit for the neighborhood. The United Defense property that is supposedly being sold could be a redevelopment opportunity for industrial development. There are many apartments in the City that they could take a look at and maybe there are existing lands within those existing zoned areas that they could build additional density for affordable housing. The Girl Scout Camp may become available right on the river. That may become move-up housing or a site for another park. Mr. Kuechle's comment about the economy and other external factors was very good because the City may not be able to do anything because of certain types of economic issues. Ms. Savage stated that the East Moore Lake shopping area needs some improvements. Ms. Savage stated that she was curious about what it meant about Rice Creek on page 11. Ms. Dacy stated that the owner of the Fridley Bus Company still owns the site right next to the creek and uses the building as a maintenance garage. That is an example of where the Appeals Commission has had a conflict of land uses for the neighborhood there. The City may want to promote some type of park there, but not remove Stylmark. Ms. Savage stated that it is an attractive industry, but it is right in the middle of a residential area. There is a path there that needs some improvement. Ms. Savage asked what the idea of the Target/Petco area was. �� PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 19 Ms. Dacy stated that they have received a couple of inquiries of purchasing the United Store Property that is now for sale for redevelopment for a hotel and restaurant site. There has not been anything of a concrete proposal put together at this point but because that area is zoned commercial already it is a good candidate. There is a large parking lot that is underutilized at certain times of the year that could be a development opportunity. They do have to investigate soil conditions under the parking lot due to a drainage way that ran north to Moore Lake. Ms. Savage stated that the parking lot is too big and not used at all. One of the suggestions before was for an upscale hotel and restaurant in connection with Medtronic. Ms. Dacy stated that it could be a possible site for those uses. There are many factors involved, but the phone calls are beginning to happen. In just one year's time there will be more inquiries about redevelopment. Mr. Kondrick stated that the survey about the fence upon University Avenue states that more people are in favor of taking the fence down than leaving it up. He feels that it should be taken down. It would really enhance the beauty of their City immensely. Mr. Oquist stated that he agrees with him, but they need something as a barrier. Ms. Modig asked what they would replace it with then. Mr. Kondrick stated they would replace it with wrought iron. Mr. Oquist stated that they are going to replace the fence and they need something there. Ms. Modig asked how fa� along it would be replaced. Mr. Oquist stated that he thinks it would be replaced the whole way along. Ms. Dacy stated that MnDOT conducted a special noise study along State highways. The City Council held a public hearing for construction of a noise wall on University Avenue between 44�' Avenue and 53�d Avenue. That stretch of highway came up above the noise threshold between the residential area and the highway. The majority of the people agreed with the noise wall. The wall would be on the west side. They will work with MnDOT Staff on the appearance of the fence and the design. Mr. Oquist stated that the one in Shoreview by Highway 96 is very nice. Mr. Kuechle asked if Target was proposing to move their data processing center. �%� PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 20 Ms. Dacy stated that they have not confirmed if they are going to maintain the facility next door to the Municipal Center or sell it. She talked to a Target representative in August and they were still evaluating that. The building is fairly adaptable for any financial institution or large office type of user. Prior to evaluating the southwest quadrant as a residential use, they did make a very strong proposal to Target in 1990 or 1991 to use the southwest quadrant as a corporate o�ce. Because of the economy, they decided not to pursue that. Now they are looking at a bigger kind of facility in Brooklyn Park. MOTION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Mr. Oquist, to close the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 10:00 P.M. Ms. Savage asked if they were making a recommendation for the draft. Mr. Saba asked if the comments made tonight go along with the draft to Metropolitan CounciL Ms. Dacy stated that they will include the comments where appropriate. The traffic count issue may not be able to be resolved because they need their feedback returned. The comments about the nature center and bikeway/walkway map and storm water - drainage plan will come back to the Planning Commission first before they submit the plan. MOTION by Ms. Modig, seconded by Mr. Oquist, to submit the Comprehensive Plan draft to the Metropolitan Council. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 4. 1999. HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING: MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Ms. Modig, to receive the minutes of the November 4, 1999, Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Mr. Oquist, to adjourn the meeting. � PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 15, 1999 PAGE 21 UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED MOTION CARRIED AND MEETING OF THE DECEMBER 15, 1999, PLANNING COMMISSION ADJOURNED AT 10:02 P.M. Respectfully submitted, .1�� i7/i�i7 Signe L. Johnson Recording Secretary 21 = AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 CffY OF FRIDLEY Date: 12/22/99 To: William Bums, City Manager �� From: Barbara Dacy, Community Development Director Scott Hickok, Planning Coordinator Paul Bolin, Planner RE: Appeals Commission Action on VAR #99-32 M-99-310 INTRODUCTION Murphy Warehouse is seeking to paint their 360 sq. foot logo directly onto their new building located at 7033 Central Avenue. In error, the sign contractor has already applied the sign to the building. The painted sign is green and matches the existing accent colors found on the building. APPEALS COMMISSION ACTION At the December 8, 1999, Appeals Commission meeting, a public hearing was held for VAR - #99-32. Following a brief discussion, a motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of the variance with stipulations. The motion passed unanimously. PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDATION City Staff recommends approval of this variance request. This is a unique request in that the building is 1,022' long and adjacent to residential districts. This sign will have less impact on neighboring properties than a standard internally illuminated sign. The exact same variance request was granted to Murphy Warehouse in 1995 at their 4700 Main Street location. STIPULATIONS If the City Council grants the variance request, staff recommends the following stipulations be attached. 1. Approval of the variance precludes the petitioner from installing an internally lit freestanding pylon sign (this does not preclude the petitioner from a monument or directional signage). 2. The petitioner shall maintain the sign in an attractive manner. 22 City of Fridley Land Use Application VAR 99-32 December 8, 1999 GENERAL INFORMATION SPECIAL INFORMATION Applicant: Shamrock Investments Fish & Labeau Signs, Inc. DBA: Murphy Whse. 2327 North 2°d St. 701 24`� Ave. SE Minneapolis, MN 55411 Minneapolis, MN 55411 Requested Action: Variance Purpose: To allow a sign to be painted directly onto a building. Egisting Zoning: M-2, Heavy Industrial Location: 7033 Central Avenue Ezisting Land Use: Murphy Warehouse Surrounding Land Use & Zoning: N: SF/ MF Mix & R-1, R-3 E: City of Mounds View S: Multi-Family & R-3, M-2 W: Medtronics & M-2 Comprehensive Plan Conformance: Use of property is consistent with Plan Zoning Ordinance Conformance: Section 214.04.03 prohibits the painting of signs directly on to buildings. Zoning/Land Use History: The Murphy Warehouse property was platted into it's current configuration in the spring of 1999. Legal Description of Property: Lot 3, Block 1 Onan Addition Council Action: January 3, 2000 Public Utilities: Available at site. 23 Transportation: Property is accessible from the north on 73'� Ave., from the south on 69`� Ave., and by a rail line nuuiing through the property. Physical Characteristics: Land is relatively flat, covered by warehouse and recently installed landscaping. SUMMARY OF REQUEST Petitioner is seeking to paint their 360 sq. foot logo direcfly onto their new building located at 7033 Cential Avenue. The painted sign is green and matches the existing accent colors found on the building. SUMMARY OF HARDSHII' "A typical sign would not be in proportion to the building or easily recognizable. The painted' sign will have less impact on the adjacent residents because the sign is not illuminated nor is it glaring at residents. "(Full Letter Attached) SUNIlVIARY OF ANALYSIS City Staff recommends approval of this variance request. This is a unique request in that the building is 1,022' long and adjacent to residential dishicts. This sign will have less impact on neighboring properties than a standard internally illuminated sign. The exact same variance request was granted to Murphy Warehouse in 1995 at their 4700 Main Street location. Staff Report Prepared by. Paul Bolin VAR-99-32 HARDSHIP STATEMENT - See attached letter from petitioner. ANALYSIS The petitioner requests that a variance be granted in order to allow a sign to be painted directly on a building. If approved, the petitioner would paint a 360 square foot company logo for Murphy Warehouse on the south side of the recently constructed 400,000 square foot building located at 7033 Central Avenue NE. This request is unique in that the building is 1,022' long and is adjacent to a residential district. It provides a very large mass visible from 69th Avenue. The painted sign will have less impact on the adjacent residential properties because the sign will not be intemally illuminated and glaring at the residents. No variances are requested to increase the size of the sign. This request is the same as the variance granted to Murphy Warehouse in 1995 for their warehouses on Main Street. The owners of Murphy Warehouse have done an excellent job of maintaining the appearance of the existing signs on Main Street. RECOMMENDATIONS City Staff recommends that the Appeals Commission approve the request with stipulations, due to the following factors. � This request is exactly the same as the variance granted to Murphy Warehouse in 1995 for their warehouse building located at 4700 Main Street. • Proposed signage is of a lesser square footage than what the City Code would allow on the building. (360' sq. requested vs. 480' sq. allowed) • Less impact to neighboring properties than an internally lit sign permitted by code. STIPULATIONS If approved by the appeals commission, staff recommends the following stipulations be attached: 1. Approval of the variance precludes the petitioner from installing a freestanding pylon sign. 2. The petitioner shall maintain the sign in an attractive manner. 24 FROM � F I SH. AND. LaBEAU. 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Mr. Tynjala stated that the law firm he previously worked for represented this warehouse, and he sees that as an improper conflict. MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Ms. Beaulieau, to waive the reading and open the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE PUBLIC HEARtNG WAS OPENED AT 9:10 P.M. Mr. Bolin stated that the variance request, VAR #99-32, comes from the Murphy Warehouse. The petitioner is seeking to paint their 360 square foot logo directly onto the new building located at 7033 Central Avenue. The painted sign is green and would match the existing accent colors found on the building. City Code does prohibit painting of signs directly onto the buildings. Murphy Warehouse property was platted into its configuration this past spring. The building was recently constructed. Mr. Bolin stated the hardship statement is: "A typical sign would not be in proportion to the building or easily recognizable. The painted sign will have less impact on the adjacent residents because the sign is not illuminated nor is it glaring at residents." Mr. Bolin stated staff recommends approval. This variance request is exactly the same as a variance previously granted to Murphy Warehouse in 1995 for their warehouses on Main Street. The proposed signage is of a lesser square footage than what the City Code would allow Murphy to have on this face of the building. They are only requesting 360 square feet. City Code would allow up to 480 square feet of signage along the south wall. This would have less impact to neighboring properties than an internally lit sign that would permanently be permitted by Code. If the Appeals Commission recommends approval, staff recommends the following stipulations. 1. Approval of the variance precludes the petitioner from installing a free-standing pylon sign. 2. The petitioner shall maintain the sign in an attractive manner. 27 APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 2 Mr. Bolin stated the City is hoping to avoid a large 80 square foot sign that you would see in front of a gas station or a fast food restaurant along 69�' or along 73�d. Mr. Murphy agrees. That is why they have excluded the internally lit pylon signs. Dr. Vos asked how the square feet of the sign according to Code was calculated. Mr. Bolin stated that it is the square root of the lineal footage multiplied by 15. Mr. Murphy, President of Murphy Warehouse Company, stated that he was there to show support of staff's recommendation and answer any questions. Dr. Vos asked if he was putting the sign on the west or south. Mr. Murphy stated that he was going to put the sign in the southeast corner. Dr. Vos asked if a storm sewer was put in. Mr. Murphy stated that the storm sewer system was put in to run around the property that includes part of Onan and runs under the railroad tracks into a second pond which also takes basically everything from the Onan site. There is also a pipe that runs underneath the tracks down into Rice Creek. Dr. Vos stated that he does see the logo from Main Street and he thinks it is attractive. Mr. Murphy stated he appreciates that. MOTION by Ms. Beaulieau, seconded by Mr. Jones, to close the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 9:15 P.M. Dr. Vos stated that he thinks it is a reasonable request, like the one on Main Street. It is not even 480 square feet, it is not lit, it is in a good southeast corner, and he would recommend approvaL Mr. Kuechle stated that he concurs and the signs are done in very good taste. He feels the building is so huge it looks understated and very professional. Mr. Jones stated that he concurs. Ms. Beaulieau stated she agrees. MOTION by Ms. Beaulieau, seconded by Dr. Vos, to recommend approval of VAR #99- 32 with the following stipulations: 1. Approval of the variance precludes the petitioner from installing a free-standing pylon sign. 2. The petitioner shall maintain the sign in an attractive manner. �� APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 3 UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 29 � � CffY OF FRIDLEY AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 Date: 12/23/99 � To: Wiliiam Bums, City Manager�y� , From: Barbara Dacy, Community Development Director Scott Hickok, Planning Coordinator Paul Bolin, Planner RE: Amendment to the Comp. Sign Plan for Menards Plaza M-99-313 INTRODUCTION In the spring of 1999, the City Council approved a comprehensive sign plan for the Menards Plaza located at 52"d and Central Avenue. Due to requests from tenants, the property owner, is requesting an amendment to the sign plan to allow for secondary letters less than 12" to be placed on the signs. - SUMMARY Code Section 214.14, requires shopping centers and multiple tenant building to have a comprehensive sign plan approved by the City. The purpose of this requirement is to assure that centers have a well planned, aesthetically pleasing appearance. The 1999 Menards Plaza Sign Plan prohibits sign lettering less than 12" in height and requires all lettering to be red. This minimum lette� size requirement is not part of any City Code requirement, tiut was included by Menards in their comprehensive sign plan. The new tenants in the building need additional wording (secondary lettering) on their signage, but are restricted by the 12" minimum height. The proposed sign plan amendment would allow tenants to decrease the size of their primary lettering to 8". The amendment would also allow secondary lettering, measuring not greater than one third the height of the primary lettering, and covering an area not greater than one third of that sign area covered by the primary lettering. The amendment would also allow the secondary lettering to be either red or black in color. PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDATION City Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the Menards Plaza Comprehensive Sign Plan with the following stipulation. 1. All sign permits shall be obtained prior to the installation of any signs. 30 DEC 21 1999 10�28 FR MENARDS-GEN OFFICE 715 876 286B TO 16125711287 P.02i05 SIGN CRITERIA FOR 1v1ENARD PLAZA TENANT SPACE5 Explanatio�. A. General 1. It is intended that the signing of the stores at Menard Plaza shall b� developed and maintai.ned in a consistent, tasteful and attractive manner. As of January 1, 2000, the crite.ria set forth below shall govem. 2. Prior to appticatioz� for approval by the City of Fridley Planning Department, all signs proposed for Menard Plaza shall be approv�d in wnting by the D'uector of Sales & Lea�ing, Menazd, Inc., 4777 Menard Drive, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703 ("Menard'�. 3. A copy of this sig,aage criteria shall bc kept on file by the City Planning Department. Parties intending to erect signs shall submit, along with any other application materials requirecl by the City of Fridley, written evidence of Menard's approval of the proposed sign. Permits shall be issued only for signs which have been approved by Menazd and which conform to this plan. 4. Variance from this plan may be granted with the appruval of Menard and the City P1aivling Depart�nent upon application and justification by the tenant. _ 5. Per separale agreement th� south forty (40') feet of the ma11 frontage shall be reserved for Kelly Ynn tenant signage. 6. The pennitting, furnishing and i.nstallation of a sign and all costs thereby incurred shall be the responsibility of the tenant. 7. All signs shall be kept in good order and repa.ir by the tenants at each individual tenant's sole cost. B. Exterior Signage. ?enant signs shall be limited to identifying the name of the tenant only. No product signs shall be allowed. 2. It is anticipated that Menard Plaza shall consist of six (6) tenant spaces. Each tenant shall be allotted a limited number of square feet of sign area. This amount of sign area is computed acaordin� to the eriteria established by the City of Fridley, Minnesota, under which each tenant is allowed tliat square footage of sign area equal to fifteen multiplied by the squaze root of that number two less than the lineal footage of leased premise frontage. The square footage of allowed sign area for each of the tenant spaces is specified on the attached Exhibit A. A graphic flepiction of the location of the sign area for each tenant space is attached as Exhibit B. Tenant signage shall consist of a back lighted panel of plexiglass, lexan or similar material and shall be constructed as shown on the signage detai] of Exhibit B. 31 DEC 21 1999 10�29 FR MENARDS-GEN OFFICE 715 876 2968 TO 16125711287 P.03/05 4. Sign text shall be composed of primary lettering not greater than twenty ei�ht inches in hei,,�. ht, nor smaller than eight inches in height. All primary lettering shall be red in color. Secondary lettering, measunrig not greater than one third the height of the primary lettering, and covering a cumulative sign azea not greater ihan one third of that s�gn azea covered by the primary lettering, may be used in conjunction with tl�e primary lettering, if approved by Nf.enard and the City of Fridley. Any secondary lettering shall be placed beneath the primary lette.ring, and shall be either red or black in color. A company or business logo may be placed on the sign to lhe righr or aeft of the lettering. Company or business logo size shall not exceed one fifih o� total signage square footage and may consist of several colors. C. Tenant Identifier Pylon Sign. 1. The landlord reserves the right to maintain the existing mall pylon sign. 2. Each tenant may be allotted a panel on the face of the sign, where the tenant may, after receiving the appropriate approvals, install a vinyl grapluc sign to identify the tenant. 3. Te�nant vinyl graphic signs shall b� limited to identifying the name of the tenant only. No product signs shall be allowed. 4. Sign text shall be composed of red lettering centered horizontally and vertically upon that panel of the sign allotted to the particular tenant. 32 DEC 21 1999 10�29 FR MENARDS-GEN OFFICE 715 876 2868 TO 16125711287 Exhibit A Tenant Space Address Lineal Feet o ron age 5249 Central Avenue N.E. 100 5245 Centrai Avenue N.E. 50 5241 Central Avenue N.E. 5239 Central Avenue N.E. 5237 Central Avenue N.E. 5235 Central Avenue N.E. 75 50 25 60 33 Si n Area (�quare eet) 148 104 128 104 75 116 P.04�05 r f CffY OF FRIDLEY AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 To: William W. Burns, City Manager ��w From: Date: Re: Richard D. Pribyl, Finance Director Deb Skogen, City Clerk December 21, 1999 Fridley American Legion Post 303 - Charitable Gambling Premise Permit Renewal Section 30 of the Fridley City Code allows Lawful Gambling by a licensed organization. T'he Fridley American Legion, Post 303, is currently conducting charitable gambling on their premises located at 7365 Central Avenue NE. Their Charitable Gambling Premise Pernut expires on February 29, 2000. The renewal application requires a resolution from the City Council approving the renewal. If approved, the premise permit would become effective March 1, 2000 and expire February 28, 2001. Please find a resolution for the renewal premise pernut. Staff recommends approval of the premise permit renewal by adoption of the attached resolution. 34 RESOLUTION NO. - 2000 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR A MINNESOTA LAWFUL GAMBLING PREMISE PERMIT FOR FRIDLEY AMERICAN LEGION, POST 303 WHEREAS, the City of Fridley has been served with a copy of an Application for a Minnesota Lawful Gambling Premise Permit for the Fridley American Legion, Post 303, and WHEREAS, the location of the Premise Pernut is for their premises located at 7365 Central Avenue NE and will be effecrive from March 1, 2000 to February 28, 2001; and WHEREAS, the City of Fridley has found no reason to restrict the location for the charitable gambling operation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fridley approves the Minnesota Lawful Gambling Premise Pernut Application for the Fridley American Legion, Post 303 on their premises located at 7365 Central Avenue NE. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 3RD - DAY OF JANUARY, 2000. ATTEST: DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK 35 NANCY J. JORGENSON - MAYOR � � GTY OF FRIDLEY TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 WILLIAM W. BURNS, CITY MANAGER �1° V RICHARD D. PRIBYL, FINANCE DIRECTOR RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES December 23, 1999 Attached is a resolution that will appoint Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A. as the City's ofiicial depository for 2000. We are incurring little cost for the service we are provided by Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A. At this time, it does not seem to be beneficial to solicit for banking services since our options are limited within the City. The service we receive is very good; Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A. has - been responsive to our requests for information. In using Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A. we are able to invest idle cash on a daily basis with minimum cost to the City. We are able to determine daily needs and invest the balance in a money market account with Norwest and First Trust. If we were to change the provider for the banking services we would need to change the method in which we invest idle funds and the ease in which we make deposits. RDP/me Attachment 36 � RESOLUTION NO. - 2000 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES FOR THE CITY OF FRIDLEY I, Richard D. Pribyl, do hereby certify that I am Finance Director-Treasurer of the City of Fridley, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota. I fiuther certify that at a meeting of said corporation duly and properly called and held on the �d day of January, 2000, the following resolution was passed; that a quonun was present at said meeting; and that said resolution is set forth in the minutes of ineeting and has not been rescinded or modified. IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that Norwest Banks is hereby designated as a depository for the funds of this corporarion. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that checks, drafts or other withdrawal orders issued against the funds of this comoration on deposit with said bank shall be signed by two of the following: Richard D. Pribyl, Finance Director-Treasurer Alan D. Folie, Assistant Finance Director William W. Burns, City Manager and that said bank is hereby fully authorized to pay and charge to the account of this corporation any checks, drafts, or other withdrawal orders. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Norwest Banks as a designated depository of the corporation is hereby requested, authorized and directed to honor checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money drawn in ttus - corporation's name, including those drawn to the individual order of any person or persons whose name or names appear thereon as signer or signers thereof, when bearing or purporting to beaz the facsimile signatures of two of the following: Richard D. Pribyl, Finance Director-Treasurer Alan D. Folie, Assistant Finance Director William W. Burns, City Manager and Norwest Banks shall be entitled to honor and to charge this corporarion for all such checks, drafts or other orders, regardless of by whom or by what means the facsimile signature or signatures thereon may have been affixed thereto, if such facsimile signature or signatures resemble the facsimile specimens duly certified to or filed with Norwest Banks by the City Clerk or other officer of his corporation. BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all resolutions heretofore adopted by the City Council of the corporarion and certified to as governing the operation of this corporation's account(s) with it, be and aze hereby continued in full force and effect, except as the same may be supplemented or modified by the foregoing part of this resolurion. 37 Page 2- Resolurion No. - 2000 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all transacrions, if any relating to deposits, withdrawals, re-discounts and borrowings by or on behalf of this corporation with said banlc prior to the adoption of this resolution be, and the same hereby are, in all things ratified, approved and confumed. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any bank or savings and loan may be used as depositories for investment purposes so long as the invesiments comply with authorized investments as set forth in Minnesota Statutes. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signatures of two of the following named City employees are required for withdrawal of City investment funds from savings and loan associations: Richard D. Pribyl, Finance Director-Treasurer Alan D. Folie, Assistant Finance Director William W. Burns, City Manager BE IT FLTRTHER RESOLVED, that any brokerage fum may be used as a vendor for investment purposes so long as the investments comply with the authorized investments as set forth in Minnesota Statutes. I fiuther certify that the Council of trus corporation has, and at the time of adoption of said resolution had, full power and lawfiil authority to adopt the foregoing resolutions and to confer the powers therein granted to the persons named who have full power and lawful authority to exercise the same. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TI� CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 3`� DAY OF JANUARY, 2000. ATTEST: DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK NANCY J. JORGENSON - MAYOR : � a ClTY OF PRIDLEY AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 TO: WILLIAM W, gURNS, CITY MANAGER q� � � FROM: RICHARD D. PRIByL, FINANCE DIRECTOR SUBJECT: DATE: DESIGNATING AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE YEAR 2000 December 23, 1999 Attached is a resolution designating the Focus News as the official legal newspaper for the City of Fridley for the year 2000. The Minneapolis Star Tribune is designated as the City of Fridley's second official newspaper for the year 2000. RDP/me Attachment 39 RESOLUTION NO. - 2000 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE YEAR 2000 WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Fridley requires in Section 12.01 thereof that the City Council annually designate an official newspaper for the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Focus News is designated the official legal newspaper for the City of Fridley for the year 2000 for all publications required to be published therein. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Minneapolis Star and Tribune be designated as the City of Fridley's second official newspaper for the year 2000. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 3`d DAY OF JANUARY, 2000. ATTEST: DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK . � NANCY J. JORGENSON - MAYOR City of Fridley TO: William W. Burns, City Manager �� FROM: John G. Flora� Public Works Director DATE: January 3, 1999 5UBJECT: Load Limit Designation Attached is a resolution establishing the spring load limits for the City streets. I�i�� Annually we receive Council's approval to publish the load limits. This allows us to place the notice in the newspaper at an appropriate time based upon the spring thaw. Load limits stay in effect until the County informs us of them raising the limits on the County roads. To facilitate the notification process, recommend the City Council adopt the attached load limit resolution for 2000. JGF: cz Attachment 41 RESOLUTION NO. - 2000 RESOLUTION IMPOSING LOAD LIMITS ON PUBLIC STREETS IN THE CITY OF FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fridley as follows: A. That pursuant to Chapter 503, City Code of Fridley, Minnesota, 1978 that commencing on the 3rd day of March, 2000, and continuing until the 15th day of May, 2000, unless sooner terminated or thereafter continued, no vehicle shall be driven or operated upon any street or in the City under jurisdiction of the City where the weight of such vehicle exceeds: 4 TON PER AXLE B. The above restriction shall not apply with respect to the following named streets, to-wit: STREET 3rd Street 45th Avenue Slst Way 52nd Way 53rd Avenue 53rd Avenue 53rd Way 57th Avenue 58th Avenue Sth Street 61st Avenue 63rd Avenue 64th Avenue 66� Avenue 67th Avenue 67th Avenue 68th Avenue 69th Avenue 6th Street 71-1/2 Way 71st Avenue 72nd Avenue 73rd Avenue 75th Avenue 75th Way 76th Way 77th Avenue I�; � ►� 49th Avenue Main Street East River Road Ashton Avenue Main Street Matterhorn Drive E. River Road Ser. Dr. T.H. #47 Jackson Street 61 st Avenue Starlite Boulevard T.H. #47 E. Service Dr. Arthur Street Arthur Street Monroe Street Brookview Drive Brookview Drive Central Avenue 67th Avenue 200' west of Alden Cr T.H. #47 E. Service Dr. T.H. #65 Commerce Lane West Central Avenue Osborne Way Alden Way East River Road 42 TO 53rd Avenue University Avenue Industrial Blvd. Industrial Boulevard T.H. #65 E Approx 300 ft Fillmore Street Industrial Boulevard Quincy Street West Moore Lake Drive Mississippi Street West Moore Lake Drive Monroe Street Central Avenue 609 Ft West 6th Street West end cul-de-sac Monroe Street Bast City Limits Rice Creek Terrace to cul-de-sac Park Entrance Central Avenue 5tinson Boulevard Stinson Boulevazd 76th Way East to cul-de-sac Ranchers Road Resolution - 2000 Page 2 STREET 78th Avenue 79th Avenue 79th Way 7th Street 7th Street 81 st Avenue 83rd Avenue Able Street Alden Way Alley Bast of Beech Street Arthur Street Arthur Street Ashton Avenue Ashton Avenue Baker Street Beech Street Benjamin Street Berne Road Broad Avenue Brookview Drive Buffalo Street Camelot Lane Carrie Lane Cheri Lane Cheryl Street Commerce Circle East Commerce Circle South Commerce Circle West Commerce Lane Creek Park Lane Dover Street Dover Street East Danube Road East Moore Lake Drive East River Rd. Serv. Dr. East River Rd. Serv. Dr. Elm Street FROM E. Burlington No. R/W E. Burlington No. R/W W. Burlington No. R/W Madison Street 53rd Avenue Hickory Street Main Street West Moore Lake Drive 79th Avenue 78th Avenue Camelot Lane North Danube Road 52nd Avenue 79th Avenue 73rd Avenue 77th Avenue Gardena Avenue Windemere Drive Buffalo Street Mississippi Street Riverview Terrace Squire Drive Quincy Street 53rd Avenue Riverview Terrace 73rd Avenue Commerce Circle East Commerce Circle South 73rd Avenue Central Avenue Ely Street Riverview Terrace Matterhorn Drive T.H. #65 Slst Way 57th Way 77th Avenue 43 TO Main Street T.H. #47 Riverview Terrace 900 feet south 68th Avenue T.H. #47 T.H. #47 Mississippi Street 76th Way 79th Avenue Mississippi Street 400 feet north Industrial Blvd. Ironton Street Osborne Road 81st Avenue Rice Creek Road Berne Circle east cul-de-sac Lafayette Street Rice Creek Terrace Broad Avenue Arthur 5treet Jackson Street Fillmore Street Broad Avenue Commerce Circle South Commerce Circle West 73rd Avenue Osborne Road Arthur Street West end of cul-de-sac Broad Avenue N. Innsbruck Dr. Central Avenue N. to C�xl-de-Sac N. of 57th Way 79th Avenue e Resolution No. — 2000 Page 3 STREET Ely Street Ely 5treet Fairmont Street Fillmore Street Fireside Drive Gardena Avenue Glacier Lane Glencoe Street Hackmann Avenue Hacl�nann Circle Hathaway Lane Hickory Street Hickory Street Hillwind Road Hugo Street Industrial Boulevard Ironton Street Jackson Street Janesville Street Kerry Lane Kimball Street Kristin Court Lafayette Street Liberty Street Longfellow Street Lynde Drive Main Street Main Street Matterhorn Drive Mississippi Street Monroe Street North Danube Road North Innsbruck Drive Osborne Way Polk Street Quincy Street FROM East River Road Riverview Terrace Riverview Terrace 53rd Avenue T.H. #65 Central Avenue Matterhorn Drive Riverview Terrace Tennison Haclanann Avenue Hackmann Avenue 81st Avenue 78th Avenue Matterhorn Drive Riverview Terrace S lst Way Riverview Terrace Carrie Lane Riverview Terrace Ben More Drive Riverview Terrace Stinson Boulevard Broad Avenue East River Road East River Road Hillwind Road Osborne Road 57th Avenue S outh City limits Central Avenue 63rd Avenue West Danube Road Matterhorn Drive East River Road Hackmann Avenue 57th Avenue . . Q�, � West end of cul-de-sac Broad Avenue East River Road Cheri Lane Central Avenue East City Limits St. Moritz Drive East River Road Central Avenue Hackmanxi Avenue East end of cul-de-sac 600 feet north 79th Avenue Hackmann Avenue East River Road Ashton Avenue East River Road 58th Avenue East River Road Rice Creek Road East River Road End of cul-de-sac East River Road West end of cul-de-sac West end of cul-de-sac Polk Street 83rd Avenue 61 st Avenue Gardena Avenue Stinson Boulevard Rice Creek Terrace N. Innsbruck Drive Bast City Limits 75fh Way Lynde Drive Carrie Lane Resolution No. — 2000 Page 4 STREET Rainer Pass Ranchers Road Regis Drive Regis Lane Rice Creek Terrace Riverview Terrace Riverwood Drive Royal Oak Court Shamrock Lane Springbrook Place Squire Drive St. Imier Drive St. Moritz Drive Srinson Boulevard Stinson Boulevard T. H. #47 E. 5 erv. Dr. T.H. #47 E. Serv. Dr. T.H. #47 E. Serv. Dr. T.H. #47 W. Serv. Dr. T.H. #47 W. Serv. Dr. T.H. #65 E. Serv. Dr. T.H. #65 E. Serv. Dr. T.H. #65 E. Serv. Dr. T.H. #65 W. Serv. Dr. T.H. #65 W. Serv. Dr. Trollhagen Drive West Danube Road West Moore Lake Drive Windemere Drive FROM Glacier Lane 77th Avenue Hathaway Lane Regis Drive 6th Street 79th Way 71 st Avenue Arthur Street 69th Avenue 79th Way Rice Creek Road Berne Road Trollhagen Drive Osborne Road 69th Avenue 53rd Avenue 400 LF So 57th Avenue 69th Avenue 73rd Avenue Mississippi Street 73rd Avenue Osborne Road 63rd Avenue Osborne Road 73rd Avenue Matterhorn Drive North Danube Road T.H. #65 (N.Moore Lake) Trollhagen Drive TO South Ciry Limits 81st Avenue Regis Lane Matterhorn Drive Brookview Drive 200 ft N of Kimball St. 7-1/2 Avenue West to cul-de-sac North to cul-de-sac Longfellow 5treet Camelot Lane South Ciry Limits South City Limits 73rd Avenue 68th Avenue N. Approx. 500' Mississippi 5treet 73rd Avenue 85th Avenue S. Approx. 800' 72nd Avenue Fireside Drive 5outh 350 ft South 800 ft S outh End St. Imier Drive South Cul-de-sac T.H. #65 (S.Moore Lake) Trollhagen Drive and the weight limit with respect to such streets is: 9 TON PER AXLE C. Notice of these restrictions shall be published with respect to each of such streets and when so published, the restrictions shall be in full force and effect; all as provided thereof, under Chapter 503, City Code of Fridley, Minnesota, 1978. 45 Resolution No. - 2000 Page 5 D. A vehicle in excess of such limits may be operated or driven upon a street in the City without violation of law when the same is done under Special Permit thereof issued in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Sec. 169.87 which are adopted and made a part hereof by reference the same as if fully incorporated herein. E. That school bus operators are given special permit to proceed with normal operation on their regularly established routes and at regularly established hours, said permits to be issued by the Public Works Director. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 3RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2000. ATTEST: DEBRA A. SKOGEN, CITY CLERK NANCY J. JORGENSON, MAYOR ' • . � .- — �— �= ,- �- �r �� L� \, ,1 1 / � � � -� ,,�,`�� ,,. �� : ,, ,, ;:; '. ;� _ . �� ; . �. �j� � `.f.l;. .,.::��_, �, �:' t i � t �J ( �:'r�i � i. -�>; �1 , N � ,f W E � � ,� � � 5 � � � - � � ,�� 1750 0 t750 3500 ',- \ ;"� � � � . � Feet � . . � . ~ ^� 400 0 400 800 1200 � Meters j -,i . . . . . . . . ' i, �;:: Map Creation Datei Aprit 1997 Date Updated: December I999 Sources: City of Fridley Public Works � City of Fridley Engineering , City of Fridley GIS � Anoka County GIS � � ;�; �� + : -`f--- �,. ; _GReurll�m�: LO�D-LINiTIAI Re��ct Lec�tlen: � D:\GISD�T�\DAT�\R18LI< � ; � City of Fridley EASONAL LOAD LIMITS M� � - — F � �� a � � LEGEND Seasonal Road Load L'units � COiTNTY ROADS: SEASONAL LIIvIITS � NINE TONS PER AXI.E � TEN TONS PER AXI.E All other roada not indicated on the map are Four (4) Tons Per Axk The County Roads listed on this map are subject to change due to the season. Please confirm Load Limits for County Roads with the Anoka County Highway Depardnent. Anoka Counry Highway Department 1440 Bunker Lake Blvd. Andover, MN 55304 (612) 754 - 3520 Layout Name: LOAD LIMITS (A)_A Project LaaUon: D:\GLSDATA\DATA\PUBLICWO�`�ROlECT5�l.0ADLIMAPR Date Printed: 12/09/1999 - Ol:]3:47 PM City of Fridley TO: William W. Burns, City Manager (� � PW00-002 � FROM: John G. Flora, Public Works Director DATE: January 3, 2000 SUBJECT: SRA Appointment The City continues to remain a member of the Suburban Rate Authority (SRA). Accordingly, we need to designate by resolution the City's representatives. For the last number of yeazs the Council has designated the Public Works Director and the Assistant Public Works Director as the representative and alternate representative to the SRA. The attached resolution formalizes the appointment in accordance with the SRA criteria. JGF: cz Attachment . ; RESOLUTION NO. - 2000 RESOLUTION DE3IGNATING DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE DIRECTOR TO SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fridley, Minnesota as follows: WHEREAS, the Public Works Director, is hereby designated to serve as a Director of the Suburban Rate Authority, and the Assistant Public Works Director is hereby designated to serve as Alternate Director of the Suburban Rate Authority for the year 2000 and until •their successors are appointed. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 3RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2000. ATTEST: DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK . � NANCY J. JORGENSON - MAYOR � f CRY OF FRIDLEY TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 William W. Burns, City Manager John G. Fiora, Public works Director Jon H Haukaas, Assistant Director Public Works January 3, 2000 Approve 2000 GIS Range Rider Contract with P1anSight, LLC PW20-007 The cities of Andover and Columbia Heights are in favor of extending the Tri-City Range Rider Project for contracted GIS services. Jerry Happel, Principal, PlanSight, LLC, is in agreement to continue the project for 2000. Due to high demand for GIS services, the cities of Andover and Fridley will each be expanding their hours fo 1,000 per year. The hours allotted to Columbia Heights will remain at 667 per year. The Contract has been adjusted to reflect these changes. The administrative responsibilities of each city will remain the same: financial matters handled by Columbia Heights, contract preparation by Andover, and general administration by Fridley. The total cost of the 2000 contract is $65,533.34, a 3.4% hourly increase over the 1999 contract price. The City of Fridley's portion will be $24,666.67. $25,000 was budgeted for GIS services in 2000. Recommend the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the attached contract forGIS services for 2000. JHH/JGF:jh Attachment 50 DEC 29 '99 11�04 FR CITY OF ANDOUER 612 755 8923 TO 5711287 P.02i10 CONSULTING SEIZVICES AGREEMENT T6is Contract is made and entered into between the 1'ri-City GIS �oint Powers Organization, consisting of the Cities of Fridley, Columbia Heights and Andover, hereinafter `�Tri-City" and P1anSight LLC., Suitc 201, 3625 Talmage Circle, Vadnais Iieights, Minnesota, 55�10, hereinafter KContractor". WHE�tEAS, Tri-City requires services to be provided for the stsfiing ot a, GIS Range Rider to provide GIS techaical assistance to the Cities of Andover, Co►umbia Hcights and Fridley; 0 W�iEREAS, Contractor desires to and is capable of providing the necessa 'ry services according to the terms aad conditioes stated herein; NOW, T�iEREFORE, in consideration o�' the mutua! promises and agreements contained 6creia the parties agree as follows: 1. T�RM 1.1 Term. The term of tLis Contract shalt be from January 1, 2000 to and including Dccember 31, 2000 unless earlier terminated by law or according to t6e provisions of this Coatrac� Z. CONT�tA,CTOR'S OBL�GATIONS 2.� General Description Contractor shall provide the following services generalty described as: �v1 � DEC 29 '99 11�04 FR CITY OF ANDOUER 612 755 9923 TO 5711287 P.03/10 c�� y1 � � weeks of fall time oasite GYS technical assistance to the communities of FridlQy, Andover aad Columbia l3eights. 'fhe services witl 6e in the form of one or more GIS Ran�e Riders that woald spend approximately 82 hours per month per city in Andover and Fridley, respectivety, and s�pproximately 54 hours per moatL in the City of Columbia Heights over the course of the Contrac� 2.2 Conformancc to Specification. Services provided shall meet or exceed t6e tasks outlined in thc Tri-City GIS Technicul Assistance Request for Proposal set out in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated hereit� by refereace. 3. PAXMENT 3.1 3.2 3.3 Total Cost. The total amount to be paid by Tri-City pnrsuant to this Contrsct sLall be $65,533.34. (Andover-$24,666.67, Fridley-$24,666.67, Cotntnbia $eights- si6,zoo.00� Invoices. Contractor shall, vMithin fifteen (1� working days following the last day of each calendar month in which services were provided, submit �n invoice snd request for paymeat on an invoice form acceptabte to Tri-City. This in�voice shall itemize 1) the hours of services reodered listed by classi5cation, 2) tbe date such serviccs were provided, 3) a general description of the services provided, 4) the name of client receiving services, � the amount and type of all rcimbursable expenses being charged to the Contract, � the dates of the performance period covered by the invoice. Time of Payment. �2 DEC 29 '99 11�04 FR CITY OF ANDOUER 612 755 8923 TO 5711297 P.04i10 Tri-City shall make payment to Contractor within tLirty-five (35� days of the date on which the invoice is received. If t6e invoice is incotrect, defective, or otbenvise improper, Tri-City will noti!'y Contractor within ten (10) days oi receiving the incorrcct invoice. Upon recciving the corrected invoice from - Contractor, Tri-City will make payment within thirty-five (3S� days. 3.4 Pavment o�'Unauthoriz¢d Ctaims Tri-City ma� refuse to pay auy claim which is not specifica0y authorized by this Contract Payment oi a claim shall not �reclude Tri-City from questioniag the propriety of tbe ctaim. Tri-City reserves the rig6t to otiset any overpayment or disaltowance of clxim by reducing future payments. 4. COMPLYANCE WITH LAWS/STANDA1tDS 4.1 GenerAl. � Cootractor shall abide by all Federat, State or local laws, statatcs, ordinance�, rules and regulations now in effect or hereinafter pertaining to thig Contract or to the facilit�ies, programs and staii for which Contractor is respons,ible. 4.2 Minnesota Law to Govero. This Contract shall be governed by and consfrued in accordancc with the substantive And procedural )aws of the State of Minnesota, without giving cffect to the principles of conflict of laws. Atl proceedings related to this Contract shall be venued in the State of Minnesota. 5. INDEPENDENT CON�'RACTOR STATUS Coatractor is an iudependent contractor and nothing 6erein contained shall be construed to create the relationship of employer and employee hetween Tri-Cily and Coatractor. Contractor shalt at atl times be free to exercise iaitiative, jud�ment and discretion �s to how to best perform or provide services. Contractor acknowledges 3 53 DEC 29 '99 11�05 FR CITY OF ANDOUER 612 755 8923 TO 5711287 P.05i10 and agrees that Contractor is not entitled to receive any of the benefits received by Tri-City employees aad is not eligible for workers' or unemployment compensation benefits. Contractor acknowtedges and agrees that no withholding or deduction for State or Federal income taxes, FICA, k'iJTA, or otherwise, will b� made form the - payments dne Contractor and that it is Coatractor's sole obligatioa to comply with the applicable provisions of all Federal and State tax laws. 6. INDEMNIFICATION Any and all claims that arise or may arise on beLalf of ContracMr, its agents, servaats or employees as a coasequence of any act or omission on the part of Contractor or its agents, secvants, employees while engaged in tLe performance of the Contr$ct shall in no way be t6e obligation or responsibility of ?ri-City. Contractor shall inderanify, hold harmless aad defend Tri-City, its members, officers and employees against auy and all liability, loss, costs, damages, expehsea, claims or action9, inclndiag attorneys' fees which Tri-City, its ot�cers or employees ntay hereafter snstain, incur or bc rcquired to pay, arising out of or by reason of any negtigent or willful act or omission of Contractor, its agents, servants or employees, in the exccntion, performance, or � failure to adequstely per[orm Contractor's obligafions pursuant to t6is Contra.ct. 7. INSURANCE 7.1 General Terms. In order to protect itselt and to protert Tri-City under the indemnity provisions set forth xbove Contractor shall, at Contractor's expense, procure and maintain poGcies of insarance eovecing the term of this Contract, as set forth below. Such policies of insurance shall apply to the extent of, but not as a limitation upon or in satisfartion of, the indemnity provisions herein. All retentions and deductibles under such policies of insurance shall be pard by Contractor. Each 9 54 DEC 29 '99 11�05 FR CITY OF ANDOUER 612 755 8923 TO 5711287 P.06i10 sucb policy shall not be canceled by the issuing insurance compztny without at least ten (10) dsys written notice to Tri-City of intent to cancel. 7.Z Covera�e. The policies of insurance to be obtained by Contractor pnr9nant to this section shall be purcbased from a ticensed carrier and shsll inclnde the lollowing: A) Professional Liability (1) A professiona! liability insnrance policy coveriag personnel of Contractor, if any, who provide professional services nnder this Contrsct, which shall include the following coverages at a minimum: Personal Injury/Damagc: $200,000 per person S6Q0,000 per occurrencc B) Workets' Compensation If applicable, Contrartor shall procure and maintain a poliry that,at least meeta the statutory minimum. 73 Certificates. Prior to or concurrent with execution of this Contract, Contractor �shal! fde certificates or certified copies of such poticies of insurat�ce with Tri-City. 7.4 Failure to Provide Proof of Ynsnrance. Tri-City may wit6hold payments or immediatety tcrminate this Contractor or failnre of Coatractor to furnish proof of insurance cover�age or to comply with the insurance requirements as stated above. 7.5 Non-wsiiver. v5 � DEC 29 '99 11�05 FR CITY OF ANDOUER 612 755 8923 TO 571128? P.07i10 Nothing in this Contract sball constitnte a waiver by Tri-City of a�+ statutory limits or exceptions on liability. a. SUBCONTRACTYN'G Coatractor shall not enter into any subcontract for the performance of tiie services contemplated under this Contrart nor sssign any interest in the Contract witl�out prior writtcn consent ot Tri-City. 9. DEFAULT 9.1 Iaability to oerform. Contrartor shall make every reasonable eSort to maintain staff, tacilities, and equipmeat to deliver the services to be purchased by Tri-City. Contrartor shaU � immediatety notify Tri-City in writing wheaever it is unabl� to, or reasonably belie�ves it is going to be unable to, provide the agreed upon quality of services. l7pon snc6 notification, Tri-Ciiy shaU determine whether such inability requires a r►�odification or cancellation of this Contrstct. 9.2 Duri to Miti�ate. Both psrties shall use their best cfforts to mitigate any damag¢s which migbt be suffered by reason of any evept giving rise to s remedy hereunder. 10. TERMIlVATION 10.1 With or Without Canse. This Contract may be terminated, with or without cause, by 7ri-City upon thirty (30) days written aotice. 10.2 Notice of Default. �+1•� DEC 29 '99 11�05 FR CITY OF ANDOUER 612 755 8923 TO 5711287 P.08/10 Either party may termidate t6is Contract for cause by giving ten (10) days written notice of its iutent. Said notice shall specify the citcumstances warranting termination of this Contract. 10.3 Faiture to Cure. If the party in defanit fails to cure thc specified circumstances aq described by the notice given nnder the above parsgraph within the ten (10) days, oc sucb additional time as may be anthorized by the party giving potice, then t6e whole or any part of this Contract may be terminated by written nodce. 10.4 Notice of Termination. Notice�of Termination shall be made by certified mail or personal•delivcry to � the authorized agent of the party. Notice of Termin�tion is deemed effecti�ve upon delivery to the address of the party as stated in paragrapb 12. 10.5 Effect of Terminadon. Termination of this Contract s6all not discharge any liability, responsibility or rig6t of any party which ari�es from the performance of or failure to adequately �er�'orm the terms oi fhis Contract prior to the effective date of termination. 11. CONTRACT �tIGHTS/REMEDIES 11.1 Rights Cu�nulative. All remedies available to either party under the terms of this Contract or by law are cumalative and may be ex¢rcised concurrentty or separatel�+, and the c.�cercise of any one remedy shall not be deemed an election of such remedy to the exclusion of other remedies. rJ7 DEC 29 '99 11�05 FR CITY OF ANDOUER ].1.2 'I�Vaiver. 612 755 8923 TO 5711287 P,09/10 Waiver �or any detault 9ba11 not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent defaul� Waiver or breac6 of aay provision oi this Contract shall not be construed to be modi�catioa for tLe terms of this Contract unless stated to be such in writing and signed by authocized represeatatives of Tri-city and contractor. 12. AUT�ORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Notification required to be provided pur�uant to this Contract shall be provided to the following named persons and addresses unless otberwiae stated in this Contract, or in a modification of this Contract. To ContracMr: �erry Happel Suite ZOX 3625 Talmage Circle Yadnais Heights, MN 55110 13. MODIFICATYONS To Tri-City: Richard �Fursmaa � City of Andover 1685 Crosstown Btvd Andover, MN 55304 Any alteration9, variations, modifications, or wuivers of the provisions of this Contract shall oaly be vslid when they have been reduced to writ�ng, and signcd by anthorized xepresentatives of Tri-City and Contractor. 14. SEVE.RA.BILITy T6e provisions of tbis Contract shall be deemed severable. If any part of this Contract is rendered void, invatid, or unenforceable, sucL rendering shall not affect the v�ttidit'y and enforceability of tl�e remainder of this Contract unless the part or parts which are void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable shall substantialty impait� the value of the entire Contract w►ith respect to either pacty. _ • DEC 29 '99 11�06 FR CITY OF ANDOVER 612 755 8923 TO 571128? P.10i10 15. MERGER 15.1 F�nal A�reement. This Contract is the taal expression of the agreement of the parties and the complete and exclusive statemeat of the terms agreed upon, and 9halt supersede all prior negvtiations, nnderstandings or agreements. There are not representsttions, wsrranties, or stipnlations, either oral or written, not hcrein contaitted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contract on thc date(s) indicated below. CONTRACTOR sy: Title: Datc: ti I c; g�darals �fiYpadsdm in/convacUgis 9 59 TRI-CYTY GIS ORGANIZAT�ON �� Title: Date: By: Title: Date: By: Title: Date: ** TOTAL PAGE.10 ** : AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 CRY OF FRIDLEY � To: William W. Burns, City Manager ,�('� Roberta Collins, City Manager's Secretary From: Barbara Dacy, Community Development Director Scott Hickok, Planning Coordinator Lynne Saba, Secreta.ry Date: December 23, 1999 Subject: Error in City Council Minutes dated 11/22/99 Bill, Lynne Saba found a discrepancy in the City Council Minutes of November 22, 1999 about the citizen survey results for the boat storage and recreational vehicle issue. This was not discovered until December 15, 1999. I recommend that the minutes be formally amended to make sure there is no misunderstanding in the future. The survey results reported that people were in favor of no storage of tra.ilers and boats and campers in the front yard, but had no problem with the storage of RVs in the front yazd. The minutes on page 5 state that "53%..a_greed with the nrohibition of stora�e of motorized travel trailers/large RVs in the front ,�ard...". The sentence should be as amended as follows: "53% stated that they opposed proposed legislation to prohibit the current allowed storage of motorized travel trailers or large RV's in the front yard." This memo could be used as part of the electronic agenda for the January 3, 2000 meeting to correct the minutes. .1 � � CRY OF FRIDLEY Name Barry Pankonen Andy Knutson Jennifer Fetrow Andrew Johnson AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 Appointments Position Patrol Officer Partial-exempt Patrol Officer Partial-exempt Patrol Officer Partial-exempt Patrol Officer Partial-exempt Starting Salary $15.04 per hour 2000 contract $15.04 per hour 2000 contract $15.04 per hour 2000 contract $15.04 per hour 2000 contract 61 Starting Date Jan 18, 2000 Replaces Todd Mitchell Jan.18, Wayne 2000 Pfuhl Jan.18, Phillip 2000 Salewski Jan.18, Federal 2000 Grant ` AGENDA ITEM COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 C(TY OF FRIDLEY CLA1 MS 90948 - 9120�4 � r � CRY OF FRIDLEY Type of License LICENSES CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 GENERAL CONTRACTOR-COMMERCIAL Schreiber Mullaney Construction 1286 Hudson Rd St Paul MN 55106 GENERAL CONTRACTOR-RESIDENTIAL Fridley Roofing & Remodeling (20198042) 159 Longfellow St NE Fridley MN 55432 Hittner Mark Construction Inc (2550) 4310 Old White Bear Ave White Bear Lake MN 55110-3861 HEATING Warming Trends 3257 George St Lacrosse WI 54603 PLUMBING Conner Plumbing Co Inc 2365 Louisiana Ave N Minneapolis MN 55427 Plymouth Plumbing Inc 6909 Winnetka Brooklyn Park MN 55428 � Bruce Schreiber Todd Belrose Mark Hittner Steve Miethke Charles Conner Kent Johnston 63 Approved By: RON JULKOWSKI Building Official STATE OF MINN Same RON JULKOWSKI Building Official STATE OF MINN Same � � CRY OF FRIDLEY ESTIMATES CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 Frederic W. Knaak, Esq. Holstad and Knaak, P.L.C. 3535 Vadnais Center Drive St. Paul, MN 55110 Services Rendered as City Attomey for the Month of December, 1999 ... .� ........................................... $ 5,000.00 � AGENDA ITEM ` CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 ClTY OF FRIDLEY Date: 12/22/99 � To: William Bums, City Manager;� From: Barbara Dacy, Community Development Director Scott Hickok, Planning Coordinator Paul Bolin, Planning Assistant RE: Appeals Commission action on VAR #99-31 M-99-309 INTRODUCTION The City of Fridley had originally been asked, by Spikers Grille & Beachclub, to grant a total of 4 variances to increase their parking capacity by decreasing parking stall sizes, using narrower drive aisles, and constructing additional off-site parking stalls on the Trails End Bass Pro Shop property. Spikers was originally proposing to expand their parking capacity by constructing 22.5', rather than 25' wide drive aisles. The petitioner was also seeking to decrease the parking stall sizes to 9' X 18', rather than the code required 10' X 20'. Additionally, the proposed new parking lot on the Trails End property indicated the location of parking stalls within 3' of a rear yard line, rather than the code required 5'. APPEALS COMMISSION ACTION At the December 8, 1999, Appeals Commission meeting, a public hearing was held for VAR #99-31. After a lengthy discussion which included mention of the petitioners lack of hardship, the Appeals Commission voted to recommend denial of all 4 variance requests. The Appeals Commission also expressed their dismay that the petitioner did not submit drawings that illustrated how all of the parking on the site is arranged and designed to work together. The following are the motions and vote of the Appeals Commission: A motion was made and seconded to recommend denial of the variance request to reduce the parking drive aisle from 25 feet to 22.5 feet. The motion carried on a 4-1 vote. A motion was made and seconded to recommend denial of the variance request to reduce the parking setback from the rear lot line from 5 feet to 3 feet. The motion carried on a 3-2 vote. A motion was made and seconded to recommend denial of the request to reduce the parking stall size from 10 feet by 20 feet to 9 feet by 18 feet. The motion carried unanimously. A motion was made and seconded to recommend denial of the request to allow Spikers to meet their parking requirements off-site. The motion carried on a 3-2 vote. PETITIONER'S REVISED REQUEST Following the recommendation of denial of all four requests by the Appeals Commission, the petitioner met with City Staff to discuss altematives to the original request. City Staff received confirmation that the petitioner is going forvvard to the Council with the revised request. The 65 proposed revised request indicates that the petitioner is now only seeking two variances. The variances sought are to reduce the drive aisle to 22' and to allow the construction of parking off-site. The petitioner's revised request was accompanied by site drawings that, as the Appeals Commission recommended, illustrated the entire site. PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ON REVISED VARIANCE REQUEST City Staff still recommends denial of the revised Variance request VAR #99-31. Staff believes the petitioner does not meet the hardship criteria, required by State Statute, to be granted a variance. Staff had also recommended denial of all four of the original requests, as their were no similar variances granted in the past and more permanent solutions to solve parking problems on this site do exist. These options include: a parking deck, acquiring land from adjacent parcels, or a master plan for the area that would rework the entire commercial quadrant, allowing it to function more like the shopping center that was once intended for this site. Request to utilize 21' wide drive aisles, 4' na�rower than code requirements. City Staff recommends denial of this variance request. The City has, in the past 10 years, approved a reduction in drive aisle width on two occasions. Neither of these cases involved bar and restaurant traffic, nor were they tied into request to reduce the size of parking stalls. In 1991, the City approved a reduction to 20' and 22' for St. Philip's Lutheran Church. The church parking lot is generally only utilized on the weekends by church members who have become accustomed to the size of these parking stalls. In 1998, the City granted a variance to the Orthopaedic Clinic to reduce the drive aisle width in their parking ramp from 25' to 22'. This variance give was a win for the Clinic and the City in that it allowed the Clinic to maintain 20' deep parking stalls and provided a permanent on-site solution to the Clinic's parking needs. In this case, the petitioner is seeking a 21' drive aisle for finro way traffic in a high turnover bar / restaurant setting as a"temporary" solution. This type of use generates many more trips and is a much different use than the church and clinic. Request to locate parking stalls or a drive aisle within 1' of a building, versus the code required 5'. Cify Staff recommends denial of this variance request. Staff has found no comparable variances granted over the past ten years. The City has not granted any variances to locate parking stalls or a drive aisle within 1' of a building in the past 10 years. The granting of this variance request could result in vehicles colliding with the building. Further, staff recommends that the petitioner re-work the curb lines to allow proper distance prior to commencement of other curbing improvements. Request to allow off-site parking on the Trails End Bass Pro site. City Staff recommends denial of this variance request. Staff has found no comparable variances granted over the past ten years. The granting of this variance request, would effectively introduce a new standard for allowing businesses to meet their own parking demands off-site. STIPULATIONS City Staff recommends if any of these variance requests are granfed that the following sfipulations be aftached to approval. 1. Code required roof-top screening be completed, on Spiker's Grille & Beachclub, prior to the issuance of any variance approvals or permits for parking lot expansions / improvements. Staff to approve roof-top screening prior to installation, and granting of any variances is conditional upon successful completion of roof-top screening. 2. Parking lot located to south of existing building shall have code required curb and gutter installed by May 15, 2000, or variance becomes null and void. 3. Petitioner shall record all necessary easements for cross parking arrangements with Anoka .. County. 4. Ail ponding, grading, and storm water management changes to be approved by City Staff prior to the issuance of any permits. 5. Temporary (RR tie) parking island in west parking lot to be removed immediately and replaced by code required concrete island. 6. Petitioner shall immediately provide protection for the stormwater catch basin in the north parking lot from sand stored immediately next to the catch basin. 7. Any sand plumes into stormwater pond, from inadequate storage next to stormwater drain, shall be cleaned out. 8. Outside storage of sand, railroad ties, and other equipment shall be immediately discontinued. Petitioner shall move these items off site or construct a code approved storage structure. 9. Temporary sand volleyball courts will no longer be permitted in the parking areas. Petitioner shall file a written plan , including site drawings, demonstrating that the temporary courts will not impact their parking areas prior to any City app�oval of these courts. 10. Code required Dumpster enclosures shall be installed behind Trails End Bass Pro Shop. 11. Outside storage of boats, etc., shall be immediately discontinued behind Trails End Bass Pro Shop. 12. The fire hydrant on site shall be repainted yellow. Red hydrants give an indication to the fire department that the hydrant is old and inadequate to handle their demands. 13. The pond damage/degradation shall be corrected in accordance with the memo number PW99- 196, written by Jon Haukaas dated December 3, 1999. 14. The petitioner shall provide a cash escrow in the amount of $85,000 to ensure that all City requirements are met on site. 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' � � NaoJ 4 �h,EA��AN 5��.�TV aF ��,�� e;;c��^itFas Planning Design Development Construction 2021 Hennepin Ave. E. Suite 355 Minneapolis MN 55413 Phone: (612)676-0321 Fax: (612)676-1624 Visit our website at: www.masterengr.com ��°�E"� s �y�, �A C g c � � 5a° • �FAMEPI�P � r—�� aAy .��, �, �. , .,v, ,� �� -:1Vlas�e��-� Civil & Const`�etion�hg neering, Inc. <� December 20, 1999 Mr. Scott Hickock Planning Coordinator City of Fridley 6431 University Ave. NE Fridley, MN 55432 RE: Spikers Grill and Beachclub Proposed Parking Reconfiguration Fridley, Minnesota MCCE No. 9934 Dear Mr. Hickock, We are submitting herewith-revised plans for the proposed construction of the additional parking area behind Trails Bass Pro Shop and reconfiguration of the existing parking lot. The revisions to the plans were made to address concerns of the appeals commission at the December 8, 1999 meeting. The revised plans have reduced the number of requested variances from four (4) to two (2). In addition, the revised plans indicate additional construction items to address several of the outstanding site issues. The purpose of our request is to gain additional customer parking for Spikers Grille and Beachclub. Additional parking need can be achieved by reconfiguring the parking layout within Spikers existing pazking lot, and constructing additional parking behind the Trails End Bass Pro Shop. The revised reconfiguration and new pazking area will gain a total of 32 additional pazking stalls. Spikers currently have an agreement with the office buildings north of their facility for 30 stalls of cross use parking. The office buildings utilize Spikers parking during daytime hours and Spikers utilizes the office pazking in the evening hours. The combination of all parking azeas as proposed provides a total of 209 stalls, which exceeds the City of Fridley code requirement of 1 stall for each 150 square feet of building area. The two variances being requested are for a reduction in pazking lot aisle width and the use of an area contiguous to Spikers property for off-site parking. City ordinances require drive isles to be a minimum of 25 feet in width. We are requesting a variance to use drive isles with minimum widths of 22 feet in the parking lot proposed behind Trails Bass Pro Shop and drive aisles with a width of 23 feet within Spikers existing, west, parking lot. It is our understanding that a variance has been granted previously within the City of Fridley for the use of 22 feet drive aisles on two occasions. .• 0 Mr. Scott Hickock December 20, 1999 Page 2 Current Fridley ordinances indicate that the city may require additional off- street parking when pazking space required for district uses is inadequate, - (Section 205.15.5), and that all business provide adequate vehicle parking on site (Section 205.14.OS.D. (7). In regards to this issue, Spikers is taking a proactive approach to meeting their parking needs while assuring that pazking does not occur on the Highway 65 Frontage road, disrupting non Spikers traffic. - City Staff has presented three recommendations to address Spikers' needs for pazking on site. These recommendations include construction of a pazking structure, acquiring additional land from surrounding property owners, or master planning the surrounding area. 1. The option of a parking structure is considered to be cost prohibitive. A single level parking structure over the existing north parking lot would provide an additional 50 stalls. It is estimated that construction of such a structure would cost between $250,000 to $300,000. 2. Spikers discussed purchasing land for parking expansion with adjacent property owners. However, reluctance to sell was indicated by the adjacent property owners. 3. The real estate implications associated with master planning the area and getting the necessary participation from all of the property owners will be a lengthy process which does not provide a timely solution to the parking issue for Spikers and the City. City staff has attached to approval of the requested variances certain stipulations to be completed concurrently with the proposed construction as discussed below: 1. The sand piles from the north and south sides of the building will be removed immediately and any sediment in the catch basins cleaned. 2. The railroad ties from the summer volleyball courts have been removed, . with the exception of the ties being temporarily used to define the parking island in the west lot. The owners feel it is necessary to have this temporary island to maintain traffic flow until construction of a new island with permanent concrete curb is installed. 3. Concrete curb and gutter will be installed around the perimeter of the parking lot located south of Spikers' existing building. This will be completed at the time concrete curb and gutter is installed for the proposed parking lot addition. 4. Any soils erosion as described by city staff on the slopes of the storm water retention pond will be regraded and covered with sod. 70 Mr. Scott Hickock December 20, 1999 Page 3 5. A dumpster enclosure will be constructed at Trails Bass Pro Shop in accordance with city code. ' 6. The existing fire hydrant on Spikers' property will be repainted yellow. 7. The owner has secured three bids for installation of rooftop screening on the Spikers' building and is currently reviewing these proposals. Upon Council approval of these requests, construction of the proposed reconfiguration of Spikers' existing lot and the Trail Bass expansion will begin immediately. Utilities and rough grading to provide a gravel-parking surface can be completed during the winter season. We anticipate the remainder of the construction will be completed by June 15, 2000. However, this date will be somewhat dependent upon spring weather conditions. We look forward to solving this parking issue with the city. If you have any questions regarding this submittal please contact our office. Sincerely, Master Civil and Construction Engineering, Inc. �� Barry C. Morgan, P. . Don Gerberding Project Manager President 71 City of Fridley Land Use Application VAR-99-31 December 8, 1998 GENERAL INFORMATION SPECIAL INFORMATION Applicant: Patrick Pelstring, Maui Inc. Master Engineering Spikers Grille & Beachclub 2021 Hennepin Ave. #355 1200 Osborne Road Minneapolis, MN 55413 Fridley, MN 55432 Requested Action: Variance Purpose: To expand pazldng capacity by constructing drive aisles 2.5' narrower than code requirements, decreasing the parking stall sizes to 9' X 18', and locating parking stalls within 3' of a rear yard line on a neighboring property. Existing Zoning: Commercial- 2 Location: 7651 Central Ave. (HWY 65) Size: 137,214 square feet 3.15 acres Existing Land Use: Building and parking areas. Suirounding Land Use & Zoning: N: Office & C-2 E: Bus Company & M-1 S: Manufacturing & M-1, M-2 W: Fast Food Resk & C-2, M-2 Comprehensive Plan Conformance: Use of property is consistent with Plan Zoning Ordinance Conformance: Section 205.14.OS.D. (4).(b) requires drive aisles to be a minimum of 25' in wid�. Section 205.03.55 requires parking stalls to be 10' X 20' in size. Section 205.14.OS.D. (5).(c) requires parking azeas to be located no closer than 5' from any rear lot line. Section 205.14.OS.D.('� requires all businesses to provide adequate vehicle pazking on site. 72 Property History: Zoned C-2, Tax-forfeit Legal Description of Property: Lots 3&4, Block 1, A&R Addition COUriCil ACtIOIl: January 3, 2000 Public Utilities: Building is connected. Trdnsportation: Spikers is located neaz the intersection of HWY 65 and Osbome Rd. Access to the property is VIA Viron Rd Physical Characteristics: Lot contains building and pazking areas. SUMMARY OF REQUEST Spikers Grille & Beachclub is seeking to increase their parldng capacity by decreasing parking stall - sizes, using narrower drive aisles, and constructing additional parking stalls on the Trails End Bass Pro Shop property. The proposed pazking azea to be constructed is located 3' from the reaz property line. SUMMARY OF HARDSIiIP -See attached statement from petitioner. SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS City Staff recommends denial of this package of variance requests. See attached analysis for detailed information and recommendation on each request. • No similaz variances have been granted in the past. Altematives exist that would allow the petitioner to address parking needs on-site, without variances. Stai� Report Prepared by. Paul Bolin & Scott Hickok. VAR-99-31 HARDSHIP STATEMENT See attached statement from petitioner. REQUEST Spikers Grille & Beachclub is seeking to increase their parking capacity by decreasing parking stall sizes, using natrower drive aisles, and constructing additional off-site parking stalls on the Trails End Bass Pro Shop properiy. The new parking area, proposed, is located 3' from the rear properiy line, rather than the Code required 5'. Spikers is proposing to expand their pazking capacity by constructing 22.5' , rather thau 25' wide drive aisles. The petitioner is also seeking to decrease the parking stall sizes to 9' X 18', rather than the code required 10' X 20'. Additionally, the proposed new parldng lot on the Trails End properly indicates the location of pazldng stalls within 3' of a reaz yazd line, rather than the code required 5'. CODE REQUIREMENTS Section 205.14.OS.D. (5).(c) requires pazking azeas to be located no closer than 5' from any rear lot line to provide a buffer from neighboring properties that is large enough to place headlight screening plantings. Section 205.14.OS.D. (4).(b) requires drive aisles to be a minimum of 25' in width in order to allow adequate maneuvering room for automobile traffic. Section 205.03.55 requires pazking stalls to be 10' X 20' in size in order to provide adequate maneuvering space for parldng and to allow access from the vehicle once in the pazking stall. Section 205.14.OS.D. (7) requires that on-site parldng be provided for all vehicles concemed with the any use on a property to ensure that each property in Fridley is able to address their own pazldng demands. ALTERNATIVES Staff has identified three potential solutions which would pernrnanently address Spikers parking problems and avoid the possibility of this less than ideal "interim" solution becoming pem�anent The three potential solutions are to purchase additional properly, constructing a parking ramp, and / or "�naster planning" the parking, landscaping, and sireet layout for the entire area. The first alternative identified would obviously require that the developer conduct his own search, identify excess adjacent property to be acquired and to const�uct additional parking while meeting all code requirements. A second, yet more costly altemative would be the construction of a parking ramp. Parking ramps, once located only in more dense urban areas, have now found a place in "built-out" suburbs. Fridley 73 recently saw the Orthopaedic Clinic on University Avenue const�uct a parking ramp to address parking issues on their site. Like the Spikers site, the Clinic did not have adequate land area to construct anymore at grade pazking stalls. The Clinic needed approximately 27 parking stalls to address their parking issue. After investigating all options, they deternuned that it made the most sense to build a ramp in order to address their parking needs. The Spikers site has adequate area for a pazking ramp on either the north or south side of the existing building. This option would allow Spikers to address their � pazking issues, within the boundaries on their own site. A third option would be to have Spikers "master plan" the entire area surrounding their properiy. This property and the surrounding properkies to the north and west were originally platted as a commercial shopping concept. The idea was that the Spikers site would be the large anchor tenant and the periphery lots would be for supporting shops and restaurants. Over the years the periphery sites were built individually and the Spikers site remained vacant The frontage road along Highway 65 was aLso realigned, pulling its intersection further back from the intersection of Osborne Road and Highway 65. Because of this pattem of development, the area no longer has a"mall" or commercial shopping appearance. Each site has its own small parking area, landscaped areas, and driveways. Spikers could, with the cooperation of all of the surrounding property owners, "master plan" pazking, landscaping, and ponding for the entire area. Viewing this area as a one large center could improve pazlcing, access, drainage, and aesthetics for all. With the pernussion of the other properiy owners from Bass Pro Shop north to the Chiropractic Office at 65 and Osborne, and along Osborne Road east from the intersection of Highway 65 to Voigt Bus Company, the petitioners could redevelop all parking and drive aisles for this area. A masterplan design could create the feel that all of these businesses are meant to interact The masterplan would also redistribute the parking and landscaping. This would be purely voluntary on the other businesses part and the responsibility of the petitioner to deterniine how expenses would be shared. An interim solution, as proposed by the petitioners is not in the City's best interest Based on past experience with the site (see STTE ISSLTES below), a less than ideal "interim" solution may turn into a permanent solution once the variances are granted Staff has identified three potential solutions for the petitioners to pursue to address their pazking shortage. EXISTING SITE CONCERNS A variance is a discretionary give on the pazt of the City based upon the petitioner proving statute defined hardship. Spikers Grille & Beachclub, was granted a variance to increase the size of their pylon sign. At the time this variance was granted, Spikers promised to address their lack of roof-top screening as required by City Code. Spikers filed a letter of intent with the City to install code required roof top screening by July 1, 1999. The roof top screening has not been installed. (See photos of roof top mechanical below: A) From West. B) From South. C) From East. D) From North). 74 Further, This past April, Spikers submitted a letter to the City requesting pemussion to install two "temporary" sand volleyball courts on the north side of the building. These courts were to take up a total of 24 of their parking spaces. Spikers stated in their letter that they understood that the City's approval of these courts was on a trial basis and that they would come up with a more definitive plan if they were to continue with the outdoor courts in the future. When the courts were installed, Spikers placed them in the west parking lot, neaz the main building entrance, over an azea with angled parking. City Staff had not approved this locarion, nor had Spikers re-striped the parking area to cleazly define where people should park and how haffic should circulate. The location of the sand courts disrupted the flow of vehicles around the parking lot and let to people making their own pazking spots. The parking island, which was removed for the courts, has not been replaced. (See photo E) 75 E) F) In addirion, to disrupting traffic and parking, since the sand courts were removed at the end of summer the sand and railroad ties have been improperly stored on site. Of great concern to the City is the reckless placement of sand near a stormwater catch basin. The pile of sand has been entering the catch basin, possibly clogging the drain pipe, and definitely filling the storm pond in with sand (See photo F� The manner in which the railroad ties were piled up is a safety concern, as well as an eyesore. The manner in which the raikoad ties were strewn about the south parking lot leave the impression that aesthetics and safety are not important to the petitioner. G) One fmal concern is the lack of concrete curb and gutter on the south parking lot. Spiker's owners were given 12 months in their original approval to have the curb and gutter installed. The City is now a year past the 12 month grace period. 7s � RECOMMENDATIONS � Request to decrease the parldng stall sizes to 9' X 18', rather than the code required 10' X 20'. City Staff recommends denial of this variance request. Staff has found no comparable variances granted over the past ten years. The City has not granted any variances to decrease the size of parking stalls, despite 5 different requests to do so over the past 10 years. The granting of this variance request, would ef%ctively reduce the parldng stall size requirad for all Commercially zoned property in the City of Fridley. Stalls less than 10' X 20' make it di�cult far many of today's popular cars to maneuver in and out of. Parking stalls less than 10' in width should only be used in settings where the same people pazk in those stalls on a daily basis. Most commercial settings are not appropriate for smaller sizes because of the frequent turnover. Request to utilize 22.5' wide drive aisles, 2.5' narrower than code requirements. City Staff'recommends denial of this variance request. The City has, in the past 10 years, approved a reduction in drive aisle width on two occasions. Neither of these cases involved bar and restaurant haffic, nor were they tied into request to reduce the size of parking stalls. In 1991, the City approved a reduction to 20' and 22' for St. Philip's Lutheran Church. The Church parldng lot is generally only utilized on the weekends, and maintained their 20' deep parking stalls. In 1998, the City granted a variance to the Orthopaedic Clinic to reduce the drive aisle width in their parking ramp from 25' to 22'. The Clinic maintained their 20' deep pazldng stalls. In this case, the petitioner is seeking a 22.5' drive aisle and an 18' stall depth. If you were to have the drive aisle nui between two Ford Excursions, Chevrolet Suburbans, or any extended cab trucks, the drive aisle is reduced to approximately 18' for two way traffic. Request to locate parl�ng stalls within 3' of a rear yard line, versus the code required 5'. City Staff recommends denial of this variance request. Staff has found no comparable variances granted over the past ten years. The City has only granted two variances to locate parldng stalls within 3' of a rear yard line in the past 10 years. In both cases, A&W Restaivant and Friendly Chevrolet, the variances were granted to correct existing non- confornuties. The granting of this variance request, would not leave enough room for proper landscaping and drainage between the Spikers site and the Trails End Bass Pro site. Request to allow off-site parlang on the Trails End Bass Pro site. City Staff recommends denial of this variance request. Staff has found no comparable variances granted over the past ten years. The, City has not granted any variances to decrease the size of pazking stalls, despite 5 different requests to do so over the past 10 years. The gcanting of this variance request, would effectively introduce a new standard for allowing businesses to meet their own pazking demands off-site. 77 STIl'ULATIONS City Staff recommends if any of these variance requests are granted that the following stipulations be attached to approval. 1. Code required roof-top screening be completed, on Spiker's Grille & Beachclub, prior to the issuance of any variance approvals or permits for parking lot expansions / improvements. Staff to approve roof-top screening prior to installation, and gcanting of any variances is conditional upon successful completion of roof-top screening. 2. Parking lot located to south of existing building shall have code required curb and gutter installed by May 15, 2000, or variance becomes null and void. 3. Petitioner shall record all necessary easements for cross parking aaangements with Anoka County. 4. All ponding, grading, and storm water management changes to be approved by City Staff prior to the issuance of any pemuts. 5. Temporary (RR tie) pazking island in west parking lot to be removed immediately and replaced by code required concrete island. 6. Petitioner shall immediately provide protection for the stormwater catch basin in the north parldng lot from sand stored 'unmediately next to the catch basin, 7. Any sand plumes into stormwater pond, from inadequate storage next to stormwater drain, shall be , cleaned out. 8. Outside storage of sand, railroad ties, and other equipment shall be immediately discontinued. Petitioner shall move these items off site or construct a code approved storage structure. 9. Temporary sand volleyball courts will no longer be pernutted in the parking areas. Petitioner shall file a written plan , including site drawings, demonstrating that the temporary courts will not impact their parking areas prior to any City approval of these courts. 10. Code required Ihunpster enclosures shall be installed behind TraiLs End Bass Pro Shop. 11. Outside storage of boats, etc., shall be immediately discontinued behind Trails End Bass Pro Shop. 12. The fire hydrant on site shall be repainted red Red hydrants give an indication to the fire department that the hydrant is old and inadequate to handle their demands. 13. The pond damage/degradation shall be corrected in accordance with the memo number PW99- 196, written by Jon Haukaas dated December 13, 1999. : CITY OF FRIDLEY APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING DECEMBER 8, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE REQUEST, VAR #99- 31 BY MASTER CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, INC.: Per Section 205.14.05D.(4.)(b) of the Fridley Zoning Code, to reduce the parking drive aisle from 25 feet to 2.5 feet; Per Section 205.14.05.D.(5).O of the Fridley Zoning Code, to reduce the parking setback from the rear lot line from 5 feet to 3 feet; Per Section 205.0..55 of the Fridley Zoning Code, to reduce the parking stall size from 10 feet by 20 feet to 9 feet by 18 feet; To allow the expansion of the parking area on Lot 1, Block 1, A& R Addition, generally located at 1200 Osborne Road (Spikers Grille & Beach Club) MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Ms. Beaulieau, to waive the reading of the public hearing notice and open the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 7:32 P.M. Mr. Bolin stated that Spikers and Master Engineering are proposing to expand their parking capacity by constructing 22.5 foot rather than 25 foot wide drive aisles. The petitioner is also seeking to decrease the parking stall sizes to nine feet by 18 feet rather than the code required 10 by 20 feet. Additionally, the parking stalls on the proposed new parking lot, which would be located on the Trail's End Bass Pro Shop site, would be within three feet of the rear yard line, rather than the code required five feet. Mr. Bolin stated the Code requires these parking areas to be located no closer than five feet from any rear lot line. This provides a buffer from neighboring properties to be large enough for screening and for drainage reasons as well. The Code also requires that drive aisles for two-way traffic be a minimum of 25 feet in width in order to allow adequate maneuvering for automobiles. Mr. Bolin stated that regarding parking stalls, the Code requires parking stalls to be ten feet wide and 20 feet in length in order to provide adequate maneuvering space for parking and also to allow access from the vehicle once in the parking stall. There is one small provision in the code that allows an 18 foot long parking stall provided that there is a curb or sidewalk at the front of that stall. It is not intended for nose-to-nose parking. With the 18 foot stall where this is a curb or sidewalk, there is some overhang of the vehicle so it is not sticking out into the drive aisle. Mr. Bolin stated the Code requires that on-site parking be provided for all vehicles concerned with any use on a property to ensure that each property in Fridley is able to address its own parking demands. Part of this request is to place some parking stalls on the Trails End Bass Pro Shop site. �=, � APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 2 Mr. Bolin stated staff has identified three potential solutions that would permanently address Spikers' parking problems. The first possible permanent solution would be for Spikers to acquire more property and then construct the additional parking that they need. This would require the petitioner to conduct his own search for parcels adjacent to his and also to negotiate purchase for that property. The second solution would be to construct a parking ramp that would be more common in Fridley. The third alternative � would be to master plan the entire area surrounding Spikers. This area was originally platted so that the entire area would function as a mall. The portion of property that Spikers was located on was envisioned to be the anchor tenant, and the periphery sites were meant to be complementary uses to this anchor tenant. The periphery sites were developed first, and the Spikers site was never developed and ended up going tax � forfeit. Spikers purchased this property and has since built on it. Rather than all of these p�operties developing together with common parking and shared landscaping and open space, they were all developed independently. They could revisit the parking and landscaping and drainage for all of the sites and redistribute that open space so it works for everybody, and that entire area functions more as a mall. Mr. Bolin stated any of these three alternatives would be good permanent solutions and would avoid an interim solution which the petitioner is seeking with these variances. Mr. Bolin stated that he wanted to give a more clear picture of the size of vehicles in relation to parking stalls and drive aisles. A Cadillac Sedan de Ville is 6 feet and 4 inches wide, and 17 feet and 3 inches long. A Jeep Cherokee is 6'/ feet wide and slightly over 14 feet long. A Chevy extended cab shortbox truck is 19 feet long and 7 feet and 2 inches wide. A Honda Accord is 15 feet in length and 6 feet wide. A Ford Taurus is 6 feet, 7 inches wide, and 16'/Z feet long. A GMC conversion van is 8 feet, inch wide by 18 feet long. You will not be able to get the doors open in a 9-feet wide parking stall. Mr. Bolin stated that in the past year, Spikers was granted a variance for the height of their sign and approval by City staff to put up some temporary sand courts in the parking lot. The City of Fridley and City staff are very pro-business and very willing to grant some discretionary requests. Most of the time the requests end up being a win- win situation for both the City and for the petitioner. Staff has some concerns with the lack of follow-through on this particular site. Staff still has several concerns and there are several outstanding issues regarding the completion of this site. Mr. Bolin stated one of the main conce�ns is the lack of rooftop screening. The Code does require that the rooftop mechanical not be seen from any right-of-way. This has been an issue for quite some time. Mr. Bolin stated the sand courts in the parking lot are also a concern. Staff did give some temporary approval last spring to try sand courts in the parking lot. Staff approved those courts to be located in the northern parking lot, but they were constructed in the west parking lot. In the west parking lot, there was a concrete parking island removed when the petitioner put in the temporary sand courts. The sand :1 APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 3 courts are now gone, and the petitioner only has railroad ties stacked around where the concrete island was. Mr. Bolin stated staff is concerned about the sand storage in the parking lot, railroad tie storage in the south parking lot, the lack of code required curbing around the south parking lot, and degradation to the storm water pond due to negligence of the sand storage in the parking tot. This sand pile from the temporary courts was placed right in front of the storm drain. This has caused problems with the pond itself. Anytime it rains, the sand goes right into the storm drain. The City's engineering department would like to see the pond slope re-graded back to the original specifications to smooth out the slope and drop. The result of not having the code required curb and gutter on the south parking lot has washed out quite a bit of the vegetation on the hillside, and erosion has resulted. Mr. Bolin stated staff has made separate recommendations for each of the four requests. Staff recommends denial of the request to decrease the parking stall size to 9 feet by 18 feet, rather than the code required 10 feet by 20 feet. No comparable variances have been granted in the past. The City would effectively reduce the parking stall size in granting this request required for all commercially zoned property down to 9 feet by 18 feet. It is quite di�cult for today's popular vehicles to maneuver in and out of parking stalls that size. Commercial settings are not appropriate because of frequent turnover. There are a couple of exceptions for the parking stall size in the code. Industrial districts are allowed a 9-foot stall as long as it is double striped, which means that there is a six-inch separation. At the Medtronic campus, in a redevelopment district, the stall size was reduced to nine feet because the same group of people would be parking there every day. Mr. Bolin stated staff recommended denial of the request to utilize a 22'/2 foot wide drive aisle. No comparable variances have been granted. The reduced drive aisle widths, combined with decreased stall sizes, do not provide for adequate maneuvering. In the past, one variance was granted to St. Phillips Church for a 22-foot wide drive aisle for rarely used parking stalls on the edge of the parking lot only on Sundays and some Saturdays. Mr. Bolin stated staff is recommending denial of the request to locate parking stalls within three feet of the rear yard line, versus the code required five feet. No comparable variance requests have been granted, and there is not adequate space for landscaping or drainage. There has only been finro instances where the City has decreased the rear yard parking distance. Neither were comparable. They were only used to correct existing conditions. One is the A& W Root Beer, and the other one is Friendly Chevrolet. Mr. Bolin stated staff recommended denial of the request to allow off-site parking on the Trail's End Bass Pro Shop site. There have been no comparable variances and granting of this request would effectively introduce a new standard for allowing businesses to meet their own parking demands off-site. E�� APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 4 Mr. Bolin stated that if the Planning Commission chooses to approve any of these variance requests, staff recommends the following stipulations: 1. Code-required roof-top screening be completed on the Spikers Grille & Beach Club building prior to the issuance of any variance approvals or permits for parking lot expansions/improvements. Staff shall approve any roof-top screening prior to installation, and granting of any variances is conditional upon successful � completion of roof-top screening. 2. Code-required curb and gutter shall be installed in the parking lot located to the south of the existing building by May 15, 2000, or the variance becomes null and void. 3. The petitioner shall record all necessary easements for cross parking arrangements with Anoka County. 4. All ponding, grading, and storm water management changes shall be approved by City staff prior to the issuance of any permits. 5. Temporary (railroad tie) parking island in west parking lot shall be removed immediately and replaced by code-required concrete island. 6. The petitioner shall immediately provide protection for the stormwater catch basin in the north parking lot from sand stored immediately next to the catch basin. 7. Any sand plumes into stormwater pond, from inadequate storage next to stormwater drain, shall be cleaned out. 8. Outside storage of sand, railroad ties, and other equipment shall be immediately discontinued. Petitioner shall move these items off site or construct a code � approved storage structure. 9. Temporary sand volleyball courts will no longer be permitted in the parking areas. Petitioner shall file a written plan, including site drawings, demonstrating that the temporary courts will not impact their parking areas prior to any City approval of these courts. 10. Code-required dumpster enclosures shall be installed behind Trails End Bass Pro Shop. 11. Outside storage of boats, etc., shall be immediately discontinued behind Trails End Bass Pro Shop. 12. The fire hydrant on site shall be repainted yellow. Red hydrants give an indication to the fire department that the hydrant is old and inadequate to handle their demands. • 13. The pond damage/degradation shall be corrected in accordance with the memo number PW99-196, written by Jon Haukaas, dated December 3, 1999. Mr. Bolin stated Spikers is proposing to have a 9 feet by 18 foot length which the code does not allow for nose-to-nose parking in the middle row. The 18-foot length would be acceptable on the row of parking where the cars can overhang the curb. On the Trails End site, the 18 foot length would be fine. Ms. Beaulieau asked if there were enough parking stalls prior to the volleyball courts. Mr. Hickok stated that there was an agreed-upon number of stalls when the site was developed. Without the volleyball courts, the parking situation was much better. On certain demand days, employees were asked to park on the chiropractic office parking : APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 5 lot at the corner to allow room for the customers to park. The sand volleyball and certain events cause occur them to grow beyond their site parking demands. Mr. Tynjala asked if there is any precedent for someone asking for an off-site parking variance. Mr. Hickok stated that they have had situations with the Orthopedic Surgeons request to allow 27 parking spaces off site on the Moose parking lot. It was reviewed by the Appeals Commission and the recommendation was to deny. People would have been crossing the street, and there would have been concerns about the proximity of the parking to the facility. There were also concerns about putting parking demands on the adjacent site where they were unsure of that certainty of that real estate. It did not make it to the City Council and the petitioners decided to build a parking deck. Miller Funeral Home had adequate on site parking, but they have an agreement with the church across the street in the event that they would have a funeral that has such parking demands. Home Depot and PetsMart have cross parking arrangements, because folks may park at Petsmart and decide to walk over to Home Depot. Ms. Beaulieau asked if they have enough parking stalls according to code at the present time. Mr. Hickok stated that the code requires in the commercial district 1 stall to 150 square feet of building. They do not have enough based on 1 to 150. The number that exists on the site was an agreed-upon number based on assurances from the developer that all of the space inside is not retail, and they have different parking demands than anything the City has experienced. They did have to rely heavily on knowing what the use like this could generate. At the time that this facility came in, they went to the engineering manuals to show what the national study showed for a facility like this. There are so few facilities, there was not an adequate sample size for them to have numbers which caused them to rely on the petitioners to tell them what the demands have been. They are finding now that the agreed-upon number is short of what they actually needed. Mr. Tynjala asked if the 1 to 150 was never satisfied. Mr. Hickok stated that is correct and he should also clarify that in a situation where there is a mixture of uses in a building for retail, there are other formulas that apply. There is a 1- 200 for speculative use and some commercial facilities where they do not know who the tenants are going to be. Mr. Kuechle asked how many spaces are there currently, and how many are proposed to be put in. Mr. Bolin stated that they currently have 147 on site. Mr. Hickok stated that by restriping and creating more next door would put them at 199 parking spaces. : APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 6 Dr. Vos asked if they would get more parking spaces by using diagonal parking spaces. Mr. Hickok stated that Pat Pelstring talked about site circulation early on. The City does not have the benefit of one big contiguous parking lot with an obvious circulation route. They talked about angle parking and the City felt 90 degree parking would be appropriate. They also talked about the south parking area which initially was proof parking. There were 30 stalls on the south end that they did not install initially, but they had one year to install that. The angle parking was the consensus of the working group early on, that circulation would work best if the motorist could angle in to a stall. The engineers are showing this evening that they can increase their numbers by going to 90 degree but it has had an impact on the width that they can provide in those parking stalls. Mr. Kuechle asked if the requirement for aisle width for straight aisles was the same as diagonal. Mr. Hickok stated that it depends if it is one way parking or finro way parking. Angled parking generally works best with a one way circulation route. Then with one way you can reduce the drive aisle width to 18 feet. The petitioner, Don Gerberding, Master Engineering, stated that he is the project manager on the project. The site plan included in the packets was a preliminary site plan. The final site plans he brought for any questions. Originally, the original site plan approval of the City was for 167 stalls. The angled parking resulted in a decrease to 147 stalls. His company was hired in September to represent the owner to try to address linge�ing site issues which had not been addressed. They make no pretense that they have issues which they need to correct. Most revolve around engineering issues. Master Engineering is a site work specialist. When they talk about the issues of drainage and permanent solutions, Master Engineering was hired as professionals to represent them. Tonight the owners had a business commitment out of town, so they were unable to represent themselves. Mr. Gerberding stated the City had a concern about traffic flow. Everyone agreed they would try angled parking, that brought the parking number down to 147. If the ratio is 1 to 150 the requirements for that building of 29,000 square feet is 196 stalls. It has proved out over time that 147 stalls are not enough. Master Engineering is proposing that they can gain 18 stalls through restriping the existing. They can also gain 22 stalls through an agreement with the neighbor. That would bring them up to 187 stalls, which the owners feel is more than adequate. They are not requesting that the 25-foot drive aisle be reduced to 22.5 feet, because if they were to receive a variance of 18 feet in stall length, the drive aisles remain at 25 feet. On the Pro Bass site, as one comes down the north side of the building to get to the back end, there would be one place where it is less than 25 feet, but that is only one stall. A gate will be installed there. Mr. Hickok stated that the plan is still inadequate in the area where it is 22 %2 feet between the edge of the islands. Mr. Gerberding thanked Mr. Hickok for pointing that out. :� APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 7 Mr. Hickok stated that the point befinreen the Bass Pro Shop site and the end of the parking aisle is 22 '/z feet as well. Staff has stated both variances because if the variance request for stall depth is not approved, it gives the Commission members the options of considering a drive aisle width. Mr. Gerberding stated that one of the ideas that they had to address is the concern about the 20 foot length of the stall. Instead of asking for a variance request for 18 feet, they could keep the stall at 20 feet, correspondingly reduce the drive aisle from 25 feet to 23 feet, and give two feet up to make the stall remain at 20 feet. That way Spikers gets the additional parking needed by restriping to 90 degrees. Mr. Jones asked what the typical Spikers customer is and the typical vehicle they drive. Mr. Gerberding stated that it is a younger crowd; they play volleyball and are active. There will be a cross section of vehicles with pick-ups and smaller cars, but they have not done any accurate studies. It is safe to say that a 20 foot stall length is a gracious length for a stall. Parking standards across the metro area is closer to 18 feet. Some cities and municipalities go 19 or 20 feet stalls. Twenty feet is definitely on the high end. Mr. Jones asked if they are going to shorter lengths and also to narrower widths. Mr. Gerberding stated that is correct. For example, Fridley has 10-foot widths and 20- foot lengths. Minneapolis has 8'/z-foot widths and 18-foot lengths. Stillwater has 9- foot width, 18-foot length. Vadnais Heights has 9-foot width, 20-foot length. St. Paul has 9-foot widths by 18-foot lengths. It varies, 10 feet by 20 feet is the most spacious that they deal with. Ten feet by 20 feet is real common at a Cubs Food store to open the vehicle doors and put groceries in the car. Mr. Barry Morgan, Master Engineers, stated that they do have a 22'/ foot drive aisle. In both of these areas, 18 foot stalls are allowed because there is curb parking. They feel that is okay as well as on the north side of Trail Bass where there are 18 foot stalls with curb so a two foot overhang is allowed. Mr. Morgan stated that the City pointed out in the recommendation of denial that there are several instances where they have allowed less than 25 foot drive aisles. One is the Orthopaedic Partners Clinic as well as the church. There are some drainage issues. The ditch that is supposed to drain Wendy's, as well as Trail Bass, is not actually draining at this time due to the developments and sedimentation that naturally occurs. They will address that issue of drainage by putting in a couple of catch basins and storm sewer and getting all of that storm water runoff into the ponds that are already there. That is where it goes anyway. They are short two feet at the rear yard line but in the corner they are maintaining a large landscaped area. They do not necessarily feel that there is a drainage issue befinreen the two curb areas. They feel they can get adequate landscaping in there with some bushes, and it will not be an issue with bumping of cars. : APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 8 Mr. Kuechle asked how they were going to put vegetation in there if they are proposing a three foot wide space and that the cars will overhang by 12 inches right and left. Mr. Morgan stated that they are only requesting a setback of three feet and the space left would be seven feet wide. Mr. Gerberding stated that it is accomplished by the requirements of five feet on each side. Dr. Vos stated that all the work has been done on the west parking lot. He asked if there was anything that could be done on the north or the south. Mr. Morgan stated that both of those parking lots utilize the maximum efficiency for a parking lot Dr. Vos asked if you need a barrier if you park against a building. The south side of the building is not protected against the parking lot. Mr. Gerberding stated that is correct. The installation of the concrete curb around the existing south parking areas would correct that. Mr. Gerberding asked if there were any questions on the 9-foot stall width for the off site parking. Mr. Kuechle stated that this request is precipitated by the feeling for demand for more parking. What percentage of the time is this occurring? If they complied with theten foot stall, they would lose four spots and three more on the other side. Are the seven stalls worth inconveniencing the customers? Mr. Gerberding stated that if they were going to go to the ten foot stalls, they would lose six stalls, rathe� than gaining 18 stalls they would only gain 12. The peak times are evenings and on the weekends. The owners feel that 187 stalls is going to be adequate to meet their business needs. Spikers has been pro-active in its approach for the off site parking to make cross arrangements with the neighbors. Staff stated that no previous variances for this arrangement have been granted in the recommendations. The Code states that if parking spaces are inadequate, the City may require that additional off street parking be provided. They feel their proposal is different than the Orthopaedic Clinic. The clinic was looking at sites across a busy street, and it was not contiguous to the existing parking. Proximity and safety are not an issue here. Mr. Jones asked what it meant when they mentioned that the owner believes that this is adequate to meet the parking needs at the present time. Mr. Gerberding stated that he intended no inference with that. Under their current operations, it will satisfy their parking needs. :. APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 9 Mr. Jones stated that originally they came up with a parking lot that would meet their needs and then they felt it was necessary to reduce the size to put in volleyball courts. What is changing to drive the need and is there going to be another request? Mr. Gerberding stated that he does not know of any anticipated business changes which would change their parking requirements. Sand volleyball courts took away needed parking and they realize that. They received bids for the rooftop screening, the sand courts are gone, and railroad ties have been stacked on the south side of the building. The sand is still there but will be gone soon. Curb and gutter on the south lot is proposed to be taken care of at the same time that the curbing be done for reconstruction. Staff has recommended it should be done by May 15, but they are suggesting that June 15 is more realistic based on when the curb goes in and spring schedules may make it difficult. There are two other stipulations that he does not feel he could speak for the owner. Master Engineering could talk with the owner for a response prior to the City Council meeting regarding stipulation 9. All of the stipulations are part of what Master Engineering has been charged to correct. Mr. Tynjala asked when there are spillover parking problems, where do people park now? Mr. Gerberding stated that they park wherever. Dr. Vos stated that there is a sign in the north end of the parking lot that states that they � could park in the medical dental building lot after 5:30 p.m. Mr. Morgan stated that it is a similar arrangement to Trail Bass for a certain time the lot could be used. Mr. Tynjala asked if that involved walking across a busy street. Dr. Vos stated that it is just in the north parking lot, and they would not have to walk across the street. Mr. Hickok stated that Spikers also has administrative offices in the office building to the north. It is part of the arrangement that goes along with their administrative offices to the north. It is different because there are stalls they are entitled to regarding lease space. Spikers' employees park in the chiropractic lot on a regular basis because they want to keep the parking spaces free for customers. Staff is uncertain of the taking out of the internal volleyball courts and replacing those with six golf simulators. This would also have an impact because you can play a golf simulator with a foursome and this replaces finro sand volleyball courts inside. This will increase the numbers potentially, of overlapping customers that are utilizing the site for a different purpose inside the building. Mr. Morgan stated that they have talked to the owner regarding the golf simulators. Mr. Gerberding did bring it up that they feel that it is not going to change the overall use of the facility. The owners told them that they will install finro golf simulators, instead of six. Two would provide similar traffic, but the one sand volleyball court would not. E�� APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 10 Mr. Kuechle asked Mr. Hickok about the last variance with the expansion of the parking lot. If the parking requirements are being met as originatly stated, where is the problem? If it is not necessary to meet the legal requirement, why could they not just make the agreement with Trails End for parking . Mr. Hickok stated that the section of the code states that the City can require additional parking if deemed necessary for on-site parking. They are experiencing that the demands go beyond this site. This is an identical situation to (except for crossing the street) to the Orthopaedic Surgeon folks that were displacing 27 parking spaces by building a new surgery center on their ground floor and putting them off someplace else. The demands are quite obvious that the initial numbers are not adequate to meet the demands on the site. If they cannot address their on-site problems, they need to ask if they could have it off site and recognize it �s an approved thing by the City. Ms. Beaulieau asked Mr. Hickok if the 187 stalls would meet the requirement anyway with the variance. Mr. Hickok stated that it is a reduction in the overall number. They need to find the space on site. They should have stuck with the 150 to 1 and required it on site. Mr. Tynjala asked if Spikers is prohibited from entering into agreements with adjacent landowners to provide additional parking. Mr. Hickok stated that the language in the ordinance talks about meeting the parking demands on site. One caveat in the code states: "If you have an R-3 residential site next to you, there is a special use provision that would allow you to enter into a special use permit with an adjacent R-3 property owner." This is one provision that allows parking off site. Mr. Morgan stated that the 187 stalls does not include the current arrangement they have with their tenant that they lease their office space from. He does not have the exact number of parking stalls there, but he believes that it is a number of 20. That will then put the total number at 207. They thought of working with Trails Bass and having them say that they want to develop a parking lot, and after that lot is developed, go ahead and work out an agreement with Spikers. Spikers thought it was in their best interest to take the pro-active approach to try to solve their parking needs. Mr. Hickok stated that he believes the way the discussion went is that the question was asked, what would preclude Bass Pro Shop from just doing this as though it was their own project? If the cross parking o� spillover is causing demands on adjacent lot, he concurs with the owners of Spikers to address their problem. If it was simply a matter of developing the Bass Pro Shop site, that is an issue that is no different than where they are at right now. They are parking in adjacent parking lots, they are not meeting their own demands, and then they have gone to a lot of expense to build a parking lot. Unless the Commission decides that it is appropriate, they would not be able to use it legally. There is a difference befinreen their cross parking arrangements on a site where they have an office or where they are piggybacking on another use's parking. .. APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 11 Mr. Tynjala asked at what point do they know that the property owner is satisfied when the parking demands differ during separate times of the year. Mr. Hickok stated that it is very rare that the City accepts anything less than the 1- 150 in a commercial area. They do not have situations where they have developed a 1- 150 to begin with and then it still fails. They are comfortable with that ratio. The original numbers are not the numbers that work for this site. Mr. Kuechle asked Mr. Hickok if they went with the 150 ratio, would they be required to place 196 spots. Ms. Beaulieau asked if they could place 150 on site, or would that include the office parking space? Mr. Hickok stated that 193.33 is the number of parking spaces. Mr. Kuechle asked if there has been a lot of problems or complaints about overflow. Mr. Hickok stated that they have heard comments about overflow, and parking in general. Some comments are about the first cars in parking haphazardly causing the rest of the site to not be able to park to capacity and circulation to work properly. Part of that is related to the drive-through ability. If the first car overlaps the center line, everyone lines up with them causing the problem. There has been some comment about the spillover and Spikers customers walking through the parking lots and over to the building. Not necessarily complaints, but inquiries. Mr. Kuechle asked if there were any clients who addressed this problem. Mr. Morgan stated that some issues probably relate to when the volleyball courts were there. Unfortunately all they can do about cars parking haphazardly is paint the stalls and hope that they park within the stalls. Mr. Gerberding stated that there is an option that they can do to encourage people to take full use of the depth of the stall and that would be to put up expansions and run some type of visual separation befinreen the stalls. MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Mr. Jones, to close the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRMAN KUECHLE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 8:58 P.M. Mr. Tynjala stated that the parking stall and width issues have to be considered together with the other requests separated from the discussion. Ms. Beaulieau stated that she thought she heard the variance request to go to 9 feet by 20 feet amended with the 23 foot wide aisle. .. APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 12 Mr. Kuechle stated that they have the option of keeping the center one at 20 feet, and reducing the aisle width, assuming that they can stay in the spirit of what they have done before. In some spaces they can overhang, so they would not be too far off there. Mr. Kuechle stated that he commends Spikers for making the effort to come in and correct these problems and deal with some of the issues. He would recommend denial of reducing the stall widths from nine feet to ten feet. In a place like this where the turnover is fairly high, he would like to see the wide stall. The difference of the six parking stalls, if they made the nine feet versus ten feet, is not enough to warrant the inconvenience caused. He could live with reducing the center drive lengths to 18 feet instead of 20 feet, especially if they are ten feet wide, and reduce the drive aisle width slightly. There is not enough space if you provide 9 by 18 feet to turn around. He could live with the side yard setback from five feet to three feet since five feet will be on the other side. He could also live with the off site parking, even though it is not ideal. Ms. Beaulieau stated that the biggest concern with the Orthopaedic Surgeon site was walking across the street. The rest she feels she agrees with. Dr. Vos stated that he is uncomfortable with all of the variance requests because he feels they are all precedent setting. He voted for the high sign and that is about it. He would vote "no". Mr. Jones stated that he would vote "no" on all the variance for the same reason that they are precedent setting. He is not convinced from what he has seen, heard, and read that they have an overall plan and know what they are doing. They only saw a partial parking lot. They have a number of things they said they were going to do and they have not. They did not present any traffic flow data, or what type of cars people drive. He is not convinced that this would meet their needs for the coming year. He would not vote for any of these variance requests. Mr. Tynjala stated that it is not abundantly clear to him on the off site parking that there is a need for a variance request. If the parking has been agreed upon befinreen themselves to have an easement for parking, it would alleviate the overall parking problem generally. He would be concerned about the past neglect in terms of complying with the previous requests. He is not sure that the hardship is not simply driven by poor planning with the sand court generating more demand than they expected. He is also concerned about setting a precedence. He would vote "no° for the addition, but the off site parking where they already have agreement would present no problem. Mr. Kuechle stated that he can understand staff's concern about the off site parking. This tends over time to fall apart, and then it is hard to pull back and correct that situation. Ms. Beaulieau stated that the City is saying that there needs to be a certain number on site. If they have enough on site, it does not preclude them from getting additional easement to have more stalls than required off site. The variance states that they want to fill that code requirement by going off site. .� APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE 13 Mr. Kuechle stated that if they have 196 spaces, they could do it. Dr. Vos stated that in the announcement there are only three variance requests, but in the Staff report, there are four. Mr. Hickok stated that there are four, which would be clarified before it gets to the City Council, and adjacent properties will be renotified that there is a fourth. MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Mr. Jones, to deny the variance request, VAR #99- 31, to reduce the parking drive aisle from 25 feet to 22.5 feet on Lot 1, Block 1, A& R Addition, generally located at 1200 Osborne Road (Spikers Grille & Beach Club). UPON A VOICE VOTE, VOS, JONES, KUECHLE, AND TYNJALA VOTING AYE, BEAULIEAU VOTING NAY, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED 4-1. MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Mr. Tynjala , denial of the variance request, VAR #99-31, to reduce the parking setback from the rear lot line from 5 feet to 3 feet on Lot 1, Block 1, A& R Addition, generally located at 1200 Osborne Road (Spikers Grille & Beach Club. UPON A VOICE VOTE, TYNJALA, VOS, AND JONES VOTING AYE, KUECHLE AND ' BEAULIEAU VOTING NAY, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED 3-2. MOTION by Mr. Jones, seconded by Dr. Vos, to deny the variance request VAR #99- 31, to reduce the parking stall size from 10 feet by 20 feet to 9 feet by 18 feet on Lot 1, Block 1, A& R Addition, generally located at 1200 Osborne Road (Spikers Grille & Beach Club). UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION by Mr. Tynjala, seconded by Mr. Jones, to deny the variance request, VAR #99-31, to allow the expansion of the parking area on Lot 1, Block 1, A& R Addition, generally located at 1200 Osborne Road (Spikers Grille & Beach Club). UPON A VOICE VOTE, MR. TYNJALA, DR. VOS, MR. JONES VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE AND MS. BEAULIEAU VOTING NAY, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED 3-2. Mr. Kuechle stated that this would go to City Council on January 3, 1999. 91 = AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 CIT1f OF FRIDLEY Date: 12/23/99 /�,� To: William Bums, City Manager ��Y�° From: Barbara Dacy, Community Development Director Scott Hickok, Planning Coordinator Paul Bolin, Planner RE: Appeals Commission action on VAR #99 - 33 M-99-311 INTRODUCTION Mr. Brian Bona is seeking a variance to reduce the required setback from a neighboring residential district from 50' to 25' in order to expand a proposed automotive repair garage at 5333 University Avenue. The proposed garage is 5,300 sq. feet in size and will contain an o�ce, customer waiting area, 5 service bays, and 2 oil changing bays. The petitioner intends #o offer general auto repair and maintenance, such as: tune-ups, oil changes, electrical, heating, air conditioning, steering, brakes, suspension, and drive train work. The petitioner was recently granted a variance (VAR #99-19) to reduce the setback from a neighboring residential district to 30', a special use permit (SP #99-09) to allow an automotive service station in the C-2 zoning district, and a rezoning (ZOA #99-04 ) of lots 24 - 30 from R-3 zoning to C-2. After the recent granting of variance request VAR #99-19, to reduce the required setback on this property from the 50' to 30', the petitioner determined that an additional 420 sq. feet would be needed to accommodate the equipment and office space needed for this business. APPEALS COMMISSION ACTION At the December 22, Appeals Commission Meeting a public hearing was held for VAR #99- 33. After a brief discussion, a motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of the request, with stipulations. The motion carried unanimously. PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDATION Variance - To reduce setback from residential area to the east from 50' to 25'. City Staff has no recommendation on this variance request as it is within previously granted dimensions. VAR #94-07 5311 University Avenue -Reduced setback from neighboring residential district from 50' to 19'. VAR #87-05 6501 East River Road -Reduced setback from neighboring residential district from 50 to 11'. 92 0 Granting this request would be consistent with the neighboring Amoco Station, located at 5311 University Avenue. STIPULATIONS If the Appeals Commission were to grant all or a portion of this variance request, staff recommends that the following stipulations be attached. 1. This permit shall repeal and replace Variance - VAR #99-19. 2. A/l necessary permits sha/l be obtained prior to the start of construction. 3. All grading and drainage plans to be approved by City Staff prior to the issuance of building permits. 4. A landscaping plan meeting all code requirements, plus an additional 6 large (4" caliper) trees to compensate for trees removed from the ROW by the petitioner, shall be approved by Cify Staff prior to the issuance of a building permif. Bonding requirement, to ensure the instal/ation of /andscaping, shall be met as required by Code. 5. No outdoor storage or displays to be permitted on this site. 6. Site shall not be used to display cars for sale or storage of trucks for rent. 7. A/leyway east of property shall be restored and paved prior to issuance of building permits. S. To ensure adequate circulation for �re, police, and snow plows, petifioner shall dedicafe a street easement and connect re-established alleyway to the University Avenue Service Road. Final design and layout to be approved by City Staff. 9. All fencing to be located entirely upon petitioners own property. 10. Any lighting on East side of building shall be downcast and shielded to minimize impact on neighboring residential area. 11. The number of overhead doors facing University Avenue shall be limited fo fhe extent possible. West elevation of building shall be approved by Staff prior to the issuance of building permits. Overhead doors facing University Avenue shall have their impacts mifigated through architectural treatment, such as, recessed openings, full g/ass doors, and /andscaping. 12. Parking area to be screened from the ROW by a combination of berms and continuous plantings of at /east 3' in height. 13. Code required 5'sidewalk easement shall be granted along the entire west edge of the property. 14. Petitioner comply with all County, State, and Federal regulations, regarding disposal of fluids, batteries, and other materials. � 93 City of Fridley Land Use Application VAR-99-33 December 15, 1999 GENERAL INFORMATION SPECIAL INFORMATION Applicant: Brian Bona 4000 Washington Street Columbia Heights, MN 55421 Requested Action: A variance to allow expansion of a proposed automobile repair business. Existing Zoning: C-2 Location: 5333 University Avenue Size: 44,265 sq. ft. 1.02 acres Existing Land Use: Vacant Surrounding Land Use & Zoning: N: Vacant & R-3 E: Homes & R-3 S: Gas station & C-2 W: University Ave. & R-2 Comprehensive Plan Conforn�ance: Inconsistent with existing Plan. Land use plan will be changed during current Planning process. Zoning Ordinance Conforniance: Sec. 205.14.03.C.(4) requires a minimum setback of 50' from residential disiricts. Properiy History: Lot originally platted in 1886. Service station built in 1955. Site demolished in 1996. Special Use Permit in 1999. Rewning in 1999. Variance (VAR 99-19) in 1999. Legal Description of Property: Lots 20-23 & a portion of lots 24-30, Hamiltons Addifion to Mechanicsville. Council Action: ., January 3, 1999 Public Utilifies: Located neaz the site. Transportation: Station is accessed via University Avenue Service Road. Physical Characteristics: Vacant - gravel, dirt, weeds.. SUMMARY OF PROJECT Property owner is seeking a variance to reduce the setback from neighboring residential properties, from die code required 50' to 25' in order to conshuct an automobile service station. Petitioner was recently granted a variance to reduce the required setback on this property from the 50' to 30', but upon fiuther review determined that an � additiona1420 sq. feet would be needed to accommodate the equipment and office space needed for this business. SUNIlVIARY OF HARDSHIP "Extra S feet along 84' of the east side of the building is needed to accommodate equipment and o�ce space. By expanding to the east, parking and drive aisles will not be impacted as they would be if expansion went to the north or west ". (Per phone conversation -letter to be dist�ibuted at meeting) SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS City Staff has no recommendation on the request to locate closer than SO' to the neighboring residential districts, due to the fact that this is within previously granted dimensions. VAR #94-07 5311 University Avenue -Reduced setback from neighboring residential district from 50' to 19'. 2 VAR #87-OS 6501 East River Road -Reduced setback from neighboring residential district from 50 to 11'. Staff Report Prepared by. Paul Bolin 95 VAR-99-33 PROJECT Mr. Brian Bona is seeking a variance to reduce the required setback from a neighboring residential district from 50' to 25' in order to expand a proposed automotive repair garage at 5333 University Avenue. The proposed garage is 5,300 sq. feet in size and will contain an office, customer waiting area, 5 service bays, and 2 oil changing bays. The petitioner intends to offer general auto repair and maintenance, such as: tune-ups, oil changes, electrical, heating, air conditioning, steering, brakes, suspension, and drive train work. The petitioner was recently granted a variance (VAR #99-19j to reduce the setback from a neighboring residential district to 30', a special use permit (SP #99-09) to allow an automotive service station in the C-2 zoning district, and a rezoning (ZOA #99-04 ) of lots 24 - 30 from R-3 zoning to C-2. After the recent granting of variance request VAR #99-19, to reduce the required setback on this property from the 50' to 30', the petitioner determined that an additional 420 sq. feet would be needed to accommodate the equipment and office space needed for this business. RECOMMENDATION Variance - To reduce setback from residential area to the east from 50' to 25'. City Staff has no recommendation on this variance request as it is within previously granted dimensions. VAR #94-07 5311 University Avenue -Reduced setback from neighboring residential district from 50' to 19'. VAR #87-05 6501 East River Road -Reduced setback from neighboring residential district from 50 to 11'. Granting this request would be consistent with the neighboring Amoco Station, located at 5311 University Avenue. STIPULATIONS If the Appeals Commission were to grant all or a portion of this variance request, staff recommends that the following stipulations be attached. 1. This permit shall repeal and replace Variance - VAR #99-19. 2. All necessary permits shall be obtained prior to the start of construction. 3. All grading and drainage plans to be approved by City Staff prior to the issuance of building permits. 4. A landscaping plan meeting all code requirements, plus an additional 6 large (4" caliper) trees to compensate for trees removed from the ROW by the petitioner, shall be approved by City Staff prior to the issuance of a building permit. Bonding .� requirement, to ensure the installation of landscaping, shall be met as required by Code. 5. No outdoor storage or displays to be permitted on this site. 6. Site shall not be used to display cars for sale or storage of trucks for rent. 7. Alleyway east of property shall be restored and paved prior to issuance of building permits. 8. To ensure adequate circulation for fire, police, and snow plows, petitioner shall dedicate a street easement and connect re-established alleyway to the University Avenue Service Road. Final design and layout to be approved by City Staff. 9. All fencing to be located entirely upon petitioners own property. 10. Any lighting on East side of building shall be downcast and shielded to minimize impact on neighboring residential area. 11. The number of overhead doors facing University Avenue shall be limited to the extent possible. West elevation of building shall be approved by Staff prior to the issuance of building permits. Overhead doors facing UniversityAvenue shall have their impacts mitigated through architectural freatment, such as, recessed openings, full glass doors, and landscaping. 12. Parking area to be screened from the ROW by a combination of berms and continuous plantings of at least 3' in height. 13. Code required 5' sidewalk easement shall be granted along the entire west edge of the property. 14. Petitioner comply with all County, State, and Federal regulations, regarding disposal of fluids, bafteries, and other materials. 97 CITY OF FRIDLEY APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING DECEMBER 22, 1999 1. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE REQUEST. VAR #99- 33. BY BRIAN BONA: Per Section 205.14.03.C.(4.) of the Fridley Zoning Code, to reduce the setback from neighboring residential properties from 50 feet to 25 feet to allow the construction of an automobile service station on Lots 20-23 and a portion of Lots 24-30, Hamilton's Addition to Mechanicsville, generally located at 5311 University Avenue. MOTION by Mr. Jones, seconded by Dr. Vos, to waive the reading of the public hearirig notice and open the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 7:37 P.M. Mr. Hickok stated Mr. Bona is seeking a variance to reduce the setback from neighboring residential properties from the code required 50 feet to 25 feet in order to construct an automobile station. The property is at the comer of 53`� Avenue and University Avenue just before the on ramp to I-694. The code requires that the setback form adjacent residential district properties on the east side be 50 feet. The request is to reduce that to 25 feet. The Appeals Commission viewed this item at a previous meeting and the building was determined to be okay in this location and was granted a variance to exist 30 feet from the adjacent residential property line. This evening, a five foot addition on the east side of the building is being considered. The five foot addition does not run all the way along the east side but would be on the north portion of the east face. With the five lube bays not being drive-through, it was established that this area at the back of the service bays would be essential to make it more comfortable for working in the space internally and also provide parts room and a mezzanine above for storage. The extra five feet along the 84 feet on the east side of the building is needed to accommodate equipment and office space. By expanding to the east parking and drive aisles will not be impacted as they would be if the expansion were to the north and the west. That is the hardship statement by Mr. Bona as spoken to the Staff over the phone. Staff has no recommendation on this request to locate the building closer than 50 feet to the neighboring residential districts due to the fact that it is within previously granted dimensions. In 1994 the City previously granted a variance from 50 feet to 19 feet for the other Bona Amoco property at 5311 University Avenue. In 1987 a variance was granted to reduce the setback from neighboring residential district from 50 feet to 11 feet at 6501 East River Road. Staff recommends that if the variance is granted, 14 stipulations be attached. 1) This permit shall repeal and replace Variance - VAR #99- 19. 2) All necessary permits shall be obtained prior to the start of construction. 3) All grading and drainage plans to be approved by City Staff prior to the issuance of the building permits. 4) A landscaping plan meeting all code requirements, plus an .• additional six large (four inches caliper) trees to compensate for trees removed from the right-of-way by the petitioner, shall be approved by City Staff prior to the issuance of a building permit. bonding requirement, to ensure the installation of landscaping, shall be met as required by Code. 5) No outdoor storage or displays to be permitted on this site. 6) Site shall not be used to display cars for sale or storage of trucks for rent. 7) Alleyway east of property shall be restored a d paved prior to issuance of building permits. 8) To ensure adequate circulation for fire, police, and snow plows, petitioner shall dedicate a street easement and connect re-established alleyway to the University Avenue Service Road. Final design and layout to be approved by City Staff. 9) All fencing to be located entirely upon petitioners own property. 10) any lighting on East side of building shall be downcast and shielded to minimize impact on neighboring residential area. 11) the number of overhead doors facing University Avenue shall be limited to the extent possible. West elevation of building shall be approved by Staff prior to the issuance of building permits. Overhead doors facing University Avenue shall have their impacts mitigated through architectural treatment, such as, recessed openings, full glass doors, and landscaping. 12) Parking area to be screened from the right-of-way by a combination of berms and continuous plantings of at least 3 feet in height. 13) Code required 5 feet sidewalk easement shall be granted along the entire west edge of the property. 14) Petitioner comply with all County, State, and Federal regulations, regarding disposal of fluids, batteries, and other materials. Mr. Hickok stated that the petitioner has been working with an architect on this, and has submitted for Staff's review, some architectural renderings of the building. Those plans. look very nice. Mr. Kuechle asked if there were any changes in the stipulations from the first time. Mr. Hickok stated that they are identical stipulations. Dr. Vos asked if the only variance request in #99-19 was the east setback. Mr. Hickok stated that was correct. Mr. Kuechle asked if the 50 feet included the alleyway. Mr. Hickok stated that the 50 feet is from the west property line of the alley, or the owner's east property line. The alley is 12 feet wide. Mr. Jones asked how much of a setback is required from the other side of the alley. Mr. Hickok stated that on the other side of the alley on the residential properties, the residences need to be set back a distance of at least 25 feet from their rear property line and no more than 40 feet. In this situation, they are befinreen 25 - 30 feet. Mr. Bona, 4000 Washington St., stated that the manufacturer of the equipment that they want to install, the chassis dynamometer, recommends a minimum of a thirty-finro foot internal stall depth. He has talked to some shopholders that told him that 33 feet is not acceptable to have a user friendly environment for this machine. He does not intend to .. be in the motor home business, but occasionally motor homes do trickle in the door and 33 feet is barely acceptable for most motor homes. Mr. Kuechle asked how he felt about the stipulations. Mr. Bona stated that he thought they were identical to the first set of stipulations previously agreed ta Mr. Kuechle asked Mr. Bona if he had any further questions. Mr. Bona stated that he had no further questions. Mr. Rodgers, 5370 47th St., stated that he wanted to know how wide the alley would be: Mr. Kuechle stated that is an issue that has not been worked out the in the stipulation. Mr. Rodgers stated that he was told there was no map. He knew at the end it would go down into the circle and he did not understand exactly how. Mr. Hickok told him that it would be restored as it is but it has been abandoned for 37 years or more. Mr. Kuechle stated that all the stipulations says is "To ensure adequate circulation of fire, police and snowplows, the petitioner shall dedicate a street easement and connect and reestablish alleyways from the University Avenue service road. Final design and- layout to be approved by City Staff. Mr. Hickok stated that at the first review by the Appeals Commission, they talked about an alignment that would bring that 12 foot alley out and make a connecting loop. The alley could continue at the end and a radius would have to be set for the corner in the event to open up the alley. Incidental to the fire, police, snowplow uses, the speaker may use the dedicated easement for thoroughfare, but it will give him a new opportunity to come up an alley that does not exist right now. He has talked to Mr. Bona and he has asked if they could move the design further down and still connect with the cul-de- sac. Mr. Hickok is okay with that, but he does want the Staff to endorse the final design before the permit is issued. Mr. Rodgers stated that would involve cutting down the tree that is left there by the circle. Mr. Hickok stated that they understand the trees are an issue and that is something they consider for the design. Mr. Rodgers stated that he does not have a driveway, and there is no parking in the street. He does not know where to park his vehicles. Mr. Hickok stated that the alley would continue, the lack of a driveway is no better or worse than when they began this project. 100 Mr. Rodgers asked where the chassis dynamometer would be. That would make a lot of noise. Mr. Hickok stated that was inside the building. Mr. Rodgers stated that the building was growing, and getting closer to his house. He thought the building was going to be positioned in a different way. Mr. Hickok stated that this is how the site plan was originally proposed. With the request this evening it has moved towards the alley. Mr. Rodgers stated that was towards the residential area. Mr. Bona stated that the chassis dynamometer is no louder than road traffic, in fact quieter than that. MOTION by Mr. Jones, seconded by Dr. Vos, to close the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRMAN KUECHLE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 7:52 P.M. Dr. Vos stated that the extra five feet seems to be reasonable. He voted for it originally and he will vote for it now. He does not see five feet as any big change. They still have. the alley and he votes for it with the stipulations. Mr. Jones stated that he agrees. He would vote for it with the stipulations. His only question is if they are 14 or 15 stipulations. Mr. Hickok stated that there are 14. Mr. Kuechle stated that he concurs. He understands the neighbors concern about this project, but he thinks that the five feet requested does not really affect the concern of the placement of the driveway. MOTION by Mr. Jones, seconded by Dr. Vos, to approve VAR #99-33, with the 14 stipulations as recommended by Staff. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRMAN KUECHLE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. Kuechle stated that this goes to City Council on January 3`d of 2000. 101 _��- . --.� .:- =� _. � i-. N � C9 � Z M I"' v 2 � l�; J �y ia F� Qo i ON U� O O 1 } � �y � W Z � � �N �� O� �3 � � a� o Z J � � O N � � U � U Y U � m W U Q � 1� I Y U O J m U � Q � � U � 00 � U Q � � m 0 b 'i� �;I � ; ! ;� � � � '�! 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S88'S8'09"E .32.44', �' � � � n / � t A / I . � I � I 5'-0' PARKINC �� SEiBACK I � a z r_ � � t i Q D A � � II +�o� i �N� � �_�� _� 2 .i > � I D u�pi�p I I A i' -- v 1 � I ,.g•r�• � 1 � f� _.:.__ .- --.--105 CITY OF FRIDLEY 2000 CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF APPOINTMENTS 1999 REPRESENTATIVE: Mayor Pro Tem: Councilmember-at-Large Barnette 2000 APPOINTEE: Anoka County Law Enforcement Council Councilmember-at-Large Barnette, Rep. Councilmember Wolfe, Alternate Association of Metropolitan Municipalities: Mayor Jorgenson, Delegate Councilmember Bolkcom, Alternate League of Minnesota Cities: Councilmember Billings, Representative Mayor Jorgenson, Alternate School District Nos. 13 and 14: Councilmember-at-Large Barnette, Representative . Councilmember Bolkcom, Alternate . School District No.16: Councilmember Billings, Representative Councilmember Wolfe, Alternate Northstar Corridor Development Authori : Councilmember Billings, Representative Jon Haukaas, Asst. Public Works Dir., Alt. North Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau: William A. Champa 106 EXPIRES 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 12-31-00 � � CRY OF FRIDLEY Memo to: From: Subject: Date: AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 The Mayor and Council William W. Burns, City Manager Appointments to Six Cities Watershed Management Organization Board December 29,1999 We have advertised for citizen representation on the Six Cities WMO Board and received two letters of interest (see attached). Additionally, Councilmember Billings has indicated' an interest in serving. In order to conform with recently passed State law, we should select a Board member and an alternate at one of our two January City Council meetings. Thank you for considering this. W WB Attachment 107 RESOLUTION - 2000 RESOLUTION APPOINTING CITY OF FRIDLEY REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SIX CITIES WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION WHEREAS, the City of Fridley, Minnesota is one of six member municipalities that entered into a Joint Powers Agreement establishing the Six Cities Watershed Management Organization; and WHEREAS, under the terms of the aforesaid Joint Powers Agreement, the City is required to appoint, as its representative to the Governing Board of the Six Cities Watershed District, one Representative and one Alternate Representative; and WHEREAS, it is also in the best interest of the City for purposes of efficiency and economy, to designate as its Subdistrict Representative the same individual it designates as its Representative to the Six Cities Watershed District; and WHEREAS, it would appear to the City that would be willing to serve as the City's Representative to the aforesaid Joint Powers Authority, as well as its Subdistrict Representative; and WHEREAS, it would also appear to the City that would be willing and qualified to serve as an Alternate to the aforesaid Joint Powers ` Authority. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that is appointed as the Representative of the City of Fridley, Minnesota, to the Six Cities Watershed District Management Organization, as well as its Subdistrict Representative; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that is appointed as the Alternate Representative to the Six Cities Watershed District Management Organization. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 3RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2000. ATTEST: DEBRA A. SKOGEN — CITY CLERK r � . NANCY J. JORGENSON - MAYOR � � Flora, John From: Bums, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 9:19 AM To: Flora, John Subject: FW: Six Cities Watershed Management Organization Board —Original Message-- From: John Haluska (SMTP:haluska�haluska.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 9:25 PM To: Bums, Bill Subject: RE: Six Cities Watershed Management Organization Board Thanks for your quick response. This is to confirm my sincere interest in serving on the Six Cities Watershed Management Board as an appointee of the Fridley city council. I have been a resident of Fridley for approximately eight years and, having grown up in Columbia Heights, I have a long familiarity with the area, its issues and the concems of its residents. I believe in public service and the responsibilities of citizenship. I have experience in serving public boards - I have been a member of the Anoka county Library Board for years and at present serve as its chair. In addition I have served on a number of other boards, primarily of a charitable or educational nature. I am a business owner - I am president of Vital Services, Inc. an intemet - solutions company providing intemet access, web site design and management, etc. to clients in the United States, Canada and Europe. I am also marketing manager for Norbord Nexfor, one of North America's major forest products companies. I have had a long time interest in environmental and watershed issues having in the past served on the board of the Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition and am a supporter of Friends of the Mississippi and am attentive to watershed issues. I think that my qualifications, experience and interests make me an excellent candidate for the position and I would welcome the chance to serve the city on the board. Thank you for your consideration. John Haluska -----Original Message----- From: Burns, Bill fmailto:BurnsWCcD.ci.fridlev.mn.usl Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 5:54 PM To: 'haluska�haluska.com' Subject: FW: Six Cities Watershed Management Organization Board John: Thanks for your interest in appointment to the Six Cities Watershed Management Organization's Board. Please send us a letter (e-mail works fine) indicating your interest and any qualifications that � .� �ou believe that you would bring to this position. Council will be considering applications and making an appointment at one of our January meetings. Send correspondence to The City Manager's Office, City of Fridley, 6431 University Avenue, Fridley, MN 55432. Thanks. Bill Burns > -----Original Message----- > From:Collins, Roberta > Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 8:58 AM > To: Bums, Bill > Subject: FW: Six Cities Watershed Management Organization Board > > > ---Original Message----- > From:John Haluska [SMTP:haluska(�haluska.com] > Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 8:58 PM > To: fridley�ci.fridley.mn.us > Subject: Six Cities Watershed Management Organization Board > > I am interested in serving on the Six Cities Watershed Management > Organization Board. Please contact me conceming this matter. > > John Haluska > 5660 Arthur Street NE > Fridtey MN 55432 > > 612 571 5340 - Home > 612 572 2217 - Worlc 2 110 / DEPARTMENT OF PUBUC WORKS Minneapolis Water Works Water Plant Operations 4300 Marshall Street NE Minneapoiis MN 55421-25pp (612) 661-4917 Phone (612) 661-49t�t FAX December 7, 1999 Mr. William Bums City Manager - City of Fridlev University Avenue, N.E. Fridley, MN SS�t32 Subject: Deaz Mr. Bums: The Su Cities Watershed Management Organization Board ��, � -, , ^ " _ .4 ,. �/'1s'� .t7V � :nneapolis city of lakes I am writing to express my interest in being appainted for the above referenced Boazd. I have attached, for your reference, a copy of my professional profile, outlining my background and expertise. I have coordinated several source water protection activities with State Agencies and various Local Stakeholder Groups. I am also a RAB member for the restorarion of the Super- Fund Site at NIROP/UDLP Plant, and have lived in Fridley for the past twelve yeazs. I have a twenty-year career in both the drinking water and wastewater fields. My experience is quite diversified, ranging from planning and design to construction management, and am currendy in chazge of overseeing all the opera,tion aspects of the Minneapolis Water Works �MWw)• The MWW is the lazgest water utility in the upper mid-west, serving approximately one (1) million customers in the City of Minneapolis and seven surrounding suburbs. My laiest career achievement took place in January when I was elected for the position of the National Director-at-Large by the boazd of the American Water Works Association (AWWA). The AWWA is the largest organization of water supply professionals in the world with morE than 5�,000 members. If you need any more information, please don't hesitate to contact me at the above listed numbers. My e-mail address is �asser.abou-aish �i ci.minneapo(is mn us. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerelv. Yasser M. AbouAish, P.E Superintendent of Operations �( c- �'' lf � J,/. ,; C G:.., ��' �izf s;3�zis� ,, , � �� i 'dATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER ,%� �� Recyc/ed Paper 3G°, /-f-i I I I�I I i I I; =I _ a:_I _ Post Consumer F.Der Summary Experience YASSER ABOUAISH, P.E. Superintendent of Operations Ntinneapolis Water Works Mr. AbouAish has twenty years oP experience in planning and design, engineering and research, construction and project management as well as start-up and O&M of both water and wastewater facilities. During his career, he has worked for consulting companies, contractors and various government agencies. He is presently in charge of managing all the operation aspects of the Minneapolis Water Works (MWV� which has a budget of $30 million and 250 emp(oyees. Cunently, N1r. AbouAish is the Superintendent of the largest water utility in the Upper Midwest with responsibilities for the overall operations of facilities which serve 500,000 customers in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota in addition to seven surrounding suburbs. His present responsibilities include the following: WATER SUPPLY: Working with the Upper Mississippi Watershed District' stakeholders to assure adequate water supply for one of the United States' majo� metropolitan areas. The stakeholders include the Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Headwaters Board, State of Minnesota's regulators: Pollution Control Agency (PCA), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR), county water planners, watershed managers, Metropolitan Council, surface water suppliers, emer�ency planners and local responders as well as several major industries alon� the river corridors. This coalition forms the River Defense Network (RDN) whose mission is to assess threats to water supplies, inventory potential hazardous spill sites (over 1,200), develop contamination prediction models and database and provide training and education in order to protect the water intakes of Minneapolis and 450 miles of watershed above them. • PU1�IPING STATIONS AND TREATMENT PLANTS: Coordinating the operation of the softening plant, two filtration plants and four large pumping szations that are staffed 24 hours a day with a production capacity of 180 million �allons per day. This includes developing Capital Improvement Programs (CIP) that address current and anticipated laws and re�ulatory mandates as well as �rowth and development, wllich require infrastructure investments. This also includes overseein� Major Repairs and Replacement (MRR) projects for aging facilities that req�iire both bui(ding and equipment maintenance. STORAGE PACILITIES: Managing the in-�round treated water reservoirs and its distribution to the various pumping districts including employing water and ener�y conservation measures with tlle power supply companies. This also includes operating the e(evated tanks and coordinating the allocation of retail and wholesale water to the surro�mding suburbs. 112 \ • WASTE TREATMENT: Coordinating the operation of the dewatering plant, �vhich handles the treatment residuals (lime sl�idge from softening and filter backwash), through thickeners, centrifi�ges and lagoon treatment. The treatment process removes approYimately 100 ton of residuals per day, which is hauled by trucks to be used for soil conditioning on area farmlands. � WATER QUALITY LABORATORY: Overseeing both the regulatory compliance testing and the qiiality assurance monitoring through the various stages of treatment and throu�hout 1,000 miles of distribution system. Physical, chemical and water bacteriological examinations total 200,000 tests annually. MWW consistently meets all federal EPA standards and State regulations. Additionally, Mr. AbouAish develops policies and procedures for operations and human resource mana�ement, assists in setting long-range goals and objectives for the MWW, directs implementin� CIP, MRR and maintenance projects, prepares specifications for treatment chemicals and reviews design for process equipment. He also develops and maintains annual operatin� budget in the areas of responsibility in addition to supervising, managing and directing a large staff. Mr. AbouAish's general engineerin� experience is quite diversiFed and includes a great deat of work in both the planning and design as well as the construction phase.= In Minneapolis, he had responsibility for coordinating various water projects. These projects included the design and rehab of water facilities, process and operation improvements related to supply issues, treatment, pumping and storage in addition to water transmission and distribution projects. Other accomplishments include: •$5 million stora�e facility renovation project • 45 million gallon reservoir rehabi(itation pro�ram • Large pumps and motors replacement � Addition of Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) for energy conservation • Alternate source water supply studies • Prepare emergency and conservation plans • Cleaning and lining of water transmission, trunks and distribution mains • Various instrumentation and control studies In the City of Minneapolis, Mr. AbouAish coordinated various constniction activities with �overnment agencies, consultants, contractors, professionals and building trades as well as other city departments. He also served in the past as a project manager and design engineer on a variety of major wastewater projects in Nlinnesota and Wisconsin. His work included: Perfonning geotechnical and hydraulic studies for the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) sanitary and stornt sewers and investigating methods of constructing six miles of ten-foot diameter tunnel; the largest in the State's history. Designing underground structures in rock and soft ground for 113 Education Registration Membership Publications T_�onors Lake Gervais and Minneapolis East Interceptors with all shafts and associated buildings. Supervising the production of final plans, preparing cost estimates and writing reports and specifications in addition to construction scheduling. Construction of both projects (over $60 million) has recently been completed. Coordinating sub-surface and other design investigations of the Water Pollution Abatement Program. Supervising all Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) projects. Monitoring, documenting and analyzing information to develop interpretation of the underground conditions. Prepazing reports for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) facility plans. Inspecting construction of wastewater system upgrades; including collection and conveyance projects and primary and secondary treatment plants. M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1982 B.S.C.E., Cairo University, Egypt, 1976 Professional Engineer, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Licensed Water Plant Operator, Minnesota AWWA, ASCE, ACI, APWA, NSPE Masters Degree Thesis, University of Notre Dame, 1982 Numerous technical papers, articles and presentations to local and regional professional associations' meetings. Participated in national and international conferences in the USA and abroad. President of the Minneapolis public Works Engineers Association (MPWEA) Chair of the AWWA- Minnesota section Reseazch Committee Utility Liaison for the AWWA Research Foundation Board of Directors of the Minnesota Federation af Engineering Societies (MFES) Member, Oversight Committee for the River Defense Network (RDI� Liaison for the University of Minnesota Water Utility Management Institute Member of the National Management Development Committee (AWWA) 114 ,.,. � .� , . . . , � . � � AGENDA ITEM � CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2000 CRY OF FRIDLEY . INFORMAL STATUS REPORTS 115