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CNCL 06.75257 PAGE 16 }. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 16, 1975 ' Y Councilman Starwalt said he was not able to get out and look at the property and he 1 really could not pass judgement-on the request. Mrs. Marlen Miller explained the home to be a rambler and they were planning to i F construct the addition that would make the dwelling an "L" shape rambler. She explained that this would be the only way that a double garage could be constructed ' on the property. She further commented that the area property owners had no objections ! to the request. Mayor Nee asked if the applicants could place the construction in the back of the. existing home. Mr. Miller said there is only 40 feet in the back at the present } time. He said there would be-room for only one driveway unless the existing garage' ! would be removed. ! t MOTION by Councilman Starwalt to continue the request for the variance by-Mr. Marlen Miller until the July 7, 1975 meeting of the Council. Seconded by Councilman Fitzpatrick'. s Mayor Nee said as it apprears to him, there had not been any objections to the cons- struction from the neighborhood. He explained that he would not support this in ; r his area and questioned if some agreement should not be obtained in writting from the abutting property owners. ' { UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. t A REQUEST FOR VARIANCES OF THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 205.063, 4A, TO REDUCE THE AVERAGE FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM 35 FEET TO 20.5 FEET, SECTION 205.065, s TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF THREE STALLS TO STALLS, ALL T ALLOW THE CUR TRUC ION F TEN DOUBLEGES TO BE LOCATED AI THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: L TS 1 , 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 2, BL CK 2, N.GEL S WOODLANDS ADDITION, HE ME BEING 7436-7467, ABLE STREET, 7447-7449, 7417-7419, 7401-7403, 7379-7381, 736 -7467, t 7349-7351, 7325-7327, 7313-7315, 7301-7303, A13LE STREET M. E., (REQUEST BY POR FOLIO REALTY, NCORP RATED, 2469 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, ST. PAUL, MIMWESOTA 55174 The Public Works Director said the Board of Appeals had recommended. approval of the f request. He called the Council's attention to page 14-G of the agenda booklet. A representative of Portfolio Realty indicated that he was trying to organize the 1 area and there was no place set aside for garages. Councilman Breider asked if there was a request for fencing between the garages. i The representative explaiped that he would go along with the three foot setback. He explained there was some concern that trash would gather in between the two cons- e tructions. Councilman Breider said he believed the construction of the garages'would make a real difference to the area. Councilman Breider suggested checking of the area to insure € that there is no garbage in between the garages. ' a MOTION by Councilman Breider to concur with the recommendation of the Board of Appeals and approve the request for the variances as requested by Portfolio Realty. Seconded I by Councilman Starwalt. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously., MOTION by Councilman Starwalt to receive the minutes of the Board of Appeals Meeting of June 10, 1975. Seconded by Councilman Breider. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. ? RECEIVING THE MINUTES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 27 1975: MOTION by Councilman Breider to receive the minutes of the Environmental Quality Commission jt e.! meeting of May-27, 1975. Seconded by Councilman Starwalt. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. OF A REQUEST TO BUILD RESIDENTIAL GARAGE I_NEXISITNG COMMERCIAL ZONED WePROPERTY BY ALBERT CAMPBELL The Public Works Director explained that this item had been brought to the Council to indicate acknowledgement on the part of the property owner that this is a non-conforming and inconsistant use in relation to the way the property is zoned. He said if the Council accepts Mr. Campbell's acknoyiledgement, the building permit can be granted. Councilman Fitzpatrick said he had no questions if this was the wish of the property nwnc+r 258 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 16, 1975 PAGE 17 MOTION by Councilman Fitzpatrick to issue the building permit to Mr. Albert Campbell, 5860 3rd Street to construct a garage. Seconded by Councilman Starwalt. Upon a.voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR RESERVING LIQUOR LICENSE, BY A4 X WI ERM KIN L IN .: The City Manager said he had sought cooperation from Mr. Saliterman for the clean up ofthe property after the recent storm. He mentioned it has been difficult to get the area cleaned up and there is material in the back of the buildings. The City Manager said it is getting close to one year that the request for the license had been made and nothing has happened in this direction. He said he felt the extension should not be granted until some explanation of the use of the property is obtained. Councilman Starwalt said he was not aware of the problems in the clean up of the property. He asked if there had been any progress in the construction of the liquor establishment. The City Manager said he was not aware of any progress in this direction. He indicated that Mr. Saliterman's Attorney Mr. Wyman Smith, was no longer in attendance at the meeting tr answer these questions. MOTION by Councilman Starwalt to table the consideration of the request for the extension of the liquor license for the King's Chalet. Seconded by Councilman Breider. Councilman Breider asked if the matter was tabled, would the resolution of intent expire. The Public Works Director explained that the request would not expire until August 3, 1975. UPON A VOICE VOTE, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF TUNAS FOR E PLURIBUS UNUM PUBLIC EVENTS PROJECT BY HAROLD BELGUM: Councilman Fitzpatrick asked if funding was available from the City for this type of activity. Mayor Nee said the City Manager was aware of the budget. The City Manager said if the City Council wishes they could approve the appropriation of such funds. He said the legality of the question would have to'be directed at the City Attorney. The City Attorney said he was not familiar with the program and could not determine without some explanation if„ this would be for public benefit. Mr. Harold Belgum, Director of.the Program, addressed the Council and explained that the program had received a Minnesota Humanities Commission grant of $9,700 to conduct a number of public events in October and November of this year. He explained that the entire County would benefit by bringing nationally known speakers. He said that the speakers of this type are expensive and if they are to be obtained, there would have to be additional funding provided. He explained that the.State.Humanities Council would match dollar for dollar, any contribution from the local municipalities or governmental agencies. He explained that the funds were being audited by the President of the First Mid America Bank of Coon Rapids. Mayor Nee asked the City Attorney if it would be legal for the City Council to appropriate funds to the program. The City Attorney said this would be up to the Council to approve, but he felt there would be a benefit to the citizens of the community and this would be legal. MOTION by Councilman Fitzpatrick to approve the appropriation of $500 for the request by Mr. Harold Belgum for the E Pluribus Unum program. Councilman Starwalt questioned the use'of the speakers such as Mr. Kuntsler and asked if this would be suitable to this area. Fie also questioned if there would be such famous speakers, why could they not charge admission for these events. Mr. Belgum explained it was' a condition of the State Grant that no'admission be charged to the general public.. Mr. Belgum further explained the program and indicated it would promote provocative discussion. Councilman Starwalt questioned if the City of Fridley needed such provocative speakers. Mr. Belgum explained that the State Council had only granted this one request for funding at their May meeting. He mentioned this was the largest grant ever awarded to a program. , 259 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 16, 1975 PAGE 18 Councilmar. Fitzpatrick mentioned the 12 people on the committee had been appointed by the County Commissioners. He questioned if the funds obtained from the City would endorse any specific program. Mr. Belgum said this would not be for a specific program. Councilman Starwalt asked Mr. Belgum if he was being paid for his services on the Directorship. Mr. Belgum expl6ined that he had donated his time for three months in the formulation of the proposed program and now he would be receiving $600 per month for his contribution to the program. Mr. Belgum said he would not take the position of the Chairman of the Human Resources Commission, but he would serve as a member. Councilman Starwalt indicated it would be difficult for him to vote for appropriation of this money from the City. Councilman Breider said he could not see where this would be a help to the City of Fridley. He asked what they were talking about and how would this benefit the people he represented. Mr: Bill Scott, member of the Fridley Human Resources Commission, addressed the Council and said as a member of the Human Relations Commission, he felt this would provide information and data that would be usefill to the Commission. He felt this would provide information on the various ethnic groups in the City of Fridley that would be valuable to the work of the commission in the future. He said this would be a major task and work would be done by them. t Mr. Belgum said this would have to be done by the City eventually and this could define the monetary benefits alone. He mentioned it would also have some benefit with the cultural development of the City. He said the people who will take part in the program will be people usually not involved in the community and would share their heritage and cultural background with the community. He thought this would be a benefit to the History teachers of the City. Mr. Belgum again stated that if the City of Fridley would contribute $750 to the program, the State Council would also contribute $750 and this would be a contribution of $1,500. He mentioned he could see a direct benefit to the Human Resources Commission. Councilman Breider asked how much money is in the budget for the Human Resources Commission. The City Manager said the budget was probably already used for this year. The City Manager said it would be possible to appropriate funds, it is all City money. Mr. Alex Barna said because there is not enough of this kind of program, there is apathy in our community. He said he would favor the expenditure of the $750 and he added, this comes out of his pocket also. Mr. Nick Garaffa said he would like to have the Council consider voting in favor of the allocation. UPON A VOICE VOTE, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 79-1975 - ORDERING PRELIMINARY PLANS, SPB;IFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES OF THE COSTS_THEREOF: STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 118:. I MOTION by Councilman Starwalt to adopt Resolution No. 79-1975 ordering preliminary plans specifications and estimates of the costs thereof, Storm Sewer Improvement Project No. 118. Seconded by Councilman Starwalt. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. UTION NO. 80-1975 - RECEIVING PRELIMINARY REPORT AND CALLING A PUBLI MOTION by Councilman Fitzpatrick to adopt Resolution No. 80-T975, receiving preliminary report and calling a public hearing on the matter of the construction of certain improvements, Storm Sewer Improvement Project No. 118. Seconded by Councilman Starwalt. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 81-1975 - ORDERING PRELIMINARY PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES OF THE COSTS THEREOF: STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT N0. ST. 1975-1, ADDENDUM #3: Councilman Starwalt referred to the public hearing notice and said he was surprised to read the information on the notice. He said he was surprised to.see the improvement come up so soon. 7f. Y, Yj June 20, 1975 City Council Planning Commission o ACTION TAKEN NOTICE L rr ' OM t� R Albert Campbell 5840 3rd Street N.E. ,Fridley,, Mn 55432 M ' LD Ln Q H O N W z On June 16, 1975 the Fridley City Council Z officially � y a pproved the recommendation (s) of the Planning Commission on your request for conStrUCt1 ion of a garaaP in a commercial zone. Wwith the stipulations listed below. cc 0 LL If you have any questions regarding the above action, s please call the Community Development Office at 571-3450. F- Q W F- O Z W 7 Z W Q ' F - Sincerely, Jerrold L. Boardman Planning Assistant STIMULATIONS: LU z1.. There must be a verification survey made of this lot before a D building permit will be issued. s ' W F - z W U U_ U SPEED MESSAGE® DATE june 3. -1-975 r TO N,^� SUBJECT Garage x-5840 3rd St. The attached request will be going to the Council June 16th. Would you please make sure there is nothing else required, such as variances, special use permits etc. DS/j G Une "SNAP -A -WAY" FORM 44.899 2 -PARTS WILSON JONES COMPANY • ri 1961 • PRINTED IN U.S.A.