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PL 08/08/1990 - 7134<� PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1990 7:30 P.M. Public �lanning Commission �� City of Fridley A G E N D A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1990 7:30 P.M. LOCATION: FRIDLEY MUNICIPAL CENTER, 6431 UNIVERSITY AVENUE N.E. CALL TO ORDER• ROLL CALL• APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES: July 25, 1990 PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SP #90-13, BY GARLAND LAGESSE: Per� Section 205.24.4.D of the Fridley City Code, to allow a structure to be constructed in a CRP-2 (Flood Fringe) District, on Lots 9-12, 16-24, Block M, Riverview Heights, generally located at 7951 Broad Avenue N.E. RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE�PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 4, 1990 RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 17. 1990 RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING OF JULY 19. 1990 RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE APPEALS COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 24. 1990 OTHER BUSINESS: ADJOURN• � � CITY OF FItIDLEY pLANNING CO1rII+lI88ION I+IEETING, JQLY 25, 1999 ...... CA.LL TO ORDER : Chairperson Betzold called the July 25, 1990, Plann3ng Commission meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL• Members Present: Members Absent: Don Betzold, Dave Kondrick, Dean Saba, Sue Sherek, Connie Modig, Paul Dahlberg Diane Savage Others Present: Barbara Dacy, Planning Coordinator Michele McPherson, Planning Assistant Jim Yungner, The Gym David Kordonoy, Steiner Development Kelly Doran, Robert Larsen Partners A?PROVAL OF JULY 11 1990 PLANNING COA'II�IISSION MINUTES: O�! TION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Mr. Saba, to approve the July 11, 1990, Planning Commission minutes as written. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON BETZOLD DECLARED TSE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOOSLY. l. PUBLIC HEARING• CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SP #90-11 BY STEINER DEVELAPMENT (THE GYM): Per Section 205.17.01.C.(4) of the Fridley City Code to allow commercial recreation uses on Lots 9 and 10, Block 2, Paco Industrial Park, generally located at 261 Commerce Circle South N.E. oM TION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Ms. Modig, to waive the reading of the public hearing notice and open the public hearing. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING.AYE, CHAIRPERSON BETZOLD DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND T8E PIIBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 7:32 P.M. Ms. McPherson stated Steiner Development currently owns the two buildings on Commerce Circle. The subject parcel is located at the intersection of Commerce Circle South and Commerce Circle Ea5t. The property is zoned M-1, Light Industrial, as are adjacent parcels to the east, south, and north. To the northeast is C-2, General Business, zoning; and M-2, Heavy Industrial, � „"" �- � PLANNING COMMI88ION MEETING, JIILY 25. 1990 PAGE 2 zoning along the railroad tracks. The building is approximately 20,000 sq. ft. in size. Ms. McPherson stated the Fridley Zoning Code allows commercial recreation as a special use in the M-1 District. The Zoning Code outlines five standards which must be met prior to the issuance of a special use permit. These standards include adequate parking supply, types of signage allowed, traffic on adjacent streets, and compatibility with adjacent uses. Ms. McPherson stated the most important standard is the adequate parking supply. The Zoning Code states that the parking supply must be adequate, not only for the tenant, but for full occupancy of the building. The subject parcel has 41 parking spaces. In analyzing the two tenants currently occupying the building, using the office and warehouse ratios within the Zoning Code, these two tenants currently require 27 of those 41 spaces. This would allow The Gym to have the remaining 14 spaces. Ms. McPherson stated the Zoning Code does not specifically have a ratio to apply for commercial recreation uses such as The Gym or other health clubs within �he City. However, the ratio of one space per 435 sq. ft. has been used in the past to apply to commercial recreation uses (Northwest Racquet and Swim Club). Using this ratio, The Gym would need 13 spaces. The petitioner also owns the building to the west and has indicated that there is adequate space on this parcel for cross parking easements for the easterly building. Currently, there are 106 parking spaces on the westerly site, and 51 of those are currently required by the tenants. Ms. McPherson stated there is a historical parking problem in this area. Staff is looking at the parking situation closely because of past problems in the area and because of a request of one of the adjacent developers whose building is south of the subject parcel. That particular owner has requested that the City staff work with the petitioner to ensure that The Gym's patrons do not park in this owner's parking lot and that there be adequate space on adjacent streets to allow for various truck traffic that needs to get into the buildings in the area. The U.S. Swim & Fitness facility across the street currently has, not only its own parking area, but leased space from the Winfield Development to the south, and leased parking space on the lot lcoated to the north of the subject parcel. Ms. McPherson stated staff believes there is adequate parking available with the two parcels and that many of The Gym's patrons would be utilizing the facilty during "off peak" hours (after 5:00 p.m.). Staff contacted the two tenants of the subject parcel, and these tenants indicated their hours of operation were 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. So, theoretically, � pLANNINa COMMI88ION MEETING, JIILY 25. 1990 PAGE 3 the 41 spaces available on site would be available after 5:00 p.m. Ms. McPherson stated the use does not increase the levels of traffic on the adjacent roadways and, therefore, would not impact the levels of service on adjacent public streets. The use would be compatible with the adjacent uses as the two current tenants are more of a warehouse-type use than a manufacturing-type use. Ms. McPherson stated that because the petitioner has indicated adequate parking space both on the subject parcel and the adjacent parcel and that the use is compatible with adjacent uses, staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the special use permit request with four stipulations: 1. 2. 3. The tenant signage shall be limited to wall signage. The building owner shall inform prospective tenants that the property is zoned for industrial use. Future expansion of the commercial recreation use shall require a special use permit. 4. Cross-parking easements shall be recorded against both parcels owned by the petitioner (Lots 6, 7, and 8, and Lots 9 and 10, Block 2, Paco Industrial Park). Ms. Sherek asked there has been a problem with parking at U.S. Swim and Fitness. What is the current parking ratio (spaces per square footage) both on their own site and with the leased parking? Ms. Dacy stated she did not know the answer to that question, but obviously parking is short. The other problem is that despite the adequate space in the U.S. Swim & Fitness lot, when staff visited the site to observe parking patterns, there were vacant spaces in the lot and people still parked on the street. The reason staff used the parking standard for the Northwest Racquet and Swim Club was because staff thought those standards were more accurate because Northwest Racquet and Swim Club base their parking supply on actual usage. Staff determined that the Northwest Racquet and Swim Club's usage is more intense than The Gym's proposed use. Ms. Sherek stated she is curious how that usage is determined. Sh� would think the usage of court facilities and swimming pools is of a much lower ir►tensity than a gym. It would seem the intensity of use on the floor of a workout room with free weights etc., is much more intense than the use for racquetball or tennis courts or pool. Ms. McPherson stated the special use permit request is for an office use not associated with a principal use in the University Business Center located at 7201 University Avenue N.E. This is a new development part of the Northco Plat that was recently approved. The property is zoned M-2, Heavy Industrial, as are the parcels to the south, east and north. R-1, Single Family, zoning is to the north of the site. Ms. McPherson stated the Zoning Code allows for offices not ' associated with a principal use in the M-2 zoning district. There is one standard outlined in the Zoning Code that needs to be considered prior to the issuance of a special use permit. That standard states that "The parking supply shall be in compliance with the requirements of Section 205.18.5 of the City Code and be sufficient to support full occupancy of the building. Parking requirements shall��be determined by the City for each tenant prior to occupancy. Ms. McPherson stated the proposed site plan for the entire multi- tenant building provides 192 parking spaces. In calculating the parking ratio, this averages out to approximately one parking The office ratio space for every 245 sq. ft. of building area. ft. of as outlined by the Code is one space for every 250 sq. building area. The Zoning Code also allows for a speculative building in which the parking ratio is one space for every 500 sq. ft. of building area. Ms. McPherson stated a proposed office tenant will be occupying the most southerly tenant space in the building and will take up approximately 12,500 sq. ft., of which 4,000 sq. ft. will be devoted to the research and development portion of the use. ft , this Using the office ratio of one space per every 250 sq. • particular use would need 50 spaces. The City has already issued permits for three other tenants in the building which, using the office and warehouse parking ratios, will be utilizing 36 of the 192 spaces. With the 50 spaces needed by the proposed tenant, this uses 86 of the 192 spaces. In calculating the remaining square footage of the building, that equals approximately 24,500 sq. ft. Again applying the office ratio, the remaining square footage would need 98 additional parking spaces. Ms. McPherson stated there is adequate parking on site to provide for full occupancy of the building, solely based on the office ratio. It is highly unlikely that the remaining square footage of the building would be devoted solely to office. It is a building designed for office/warehouse/showroom-type use. For these reasons, staff recommends the Planning Commission recommend approval of the special use permit request with the following stipulations: 1. The building owner shall notify the City upon change in tenant use and parking availability. pLANNINa COMMI88ION MEETING JIILY 25 1990 PAGE 7 2. Expansion of the office use shall require a special use permit. Mr. Kelly Doran, Robert Larsen Partnership, stated that at this time, they are not really a retail center and are not actively discussing or contemplating any retail\outlet-tenants. The use is more showroom-oriented. The concept of the center is to deal with home improvement type uses. Mr. Doran stated that the two stipulations as outlined by staff are acceptable. Mr. Harvey Benson, 7301 Tempo Terrace N.E., stated his concern is what is planned for the property bordering 73rd Avenue. Mr. Doran stated the property is actually two separate pieces of property. They are developing on the southern half, and the northern half is a separate parcel. They'have brought extra fill material from the southerly half and some material from off site to the northerly half to make the parcel buildable. They have a grading permit from the City. The material that is there will be stockpiled and ultimately used for phase 2 of the development. As part of the phase 2 development, they will be 100 feet back from 73rd Avenue, and there are plans for a berm along 73rd Avenue. There will be a curb cut at the property line on the east with a full movement intersection as agreed upon in the original plat. Ms. Dacy stated the improvement plans for 73rd Avenue are set for 1990-91. There is a certain amount of pavement addition that the City will make along the south side of the existing road bed. Also planned is a bikeway/walkway adjacent to the roadway on the south side. OM TION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Ms. Sherek, to close the public hearing. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON BETZOLD DECLARED THE MOTION CAR1tIED AND THE PIIBLIC SEARING CLOSED AT 8:14 P.M. Mr. Dahlberg stated he is sure that the developer is aware and concerned about the use as retail and will be conscientious in making sure the parking requirements are not exceeded if any retail tenants go in. MOTION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Mr. Saba, to recommend to City Council approval of special use permit, SP #90-12, by The Robert Larsen Partners, per Section 205.18.O1.C.(1) of the Fridley City Code to allow offices not associated with a enerall principal use on Lot 2, Block 1, Northco Business Park, g Y �� I. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, JIILY 25. 1990 _ PAGE 8 � located at 7201 University Avenue N.E., with the following stipulations: 1. The building owner shall notify the City upon change in tenant use and parking availability. 2. Expansion of the office use shall require a special use permit. IIPON A VOZCE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE� CSAIRPERSON BETZOLD DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIIBLY. Ms. McPherson stated this item will go to Council on August 13, 1990. 3. �CF.TVF. 7in�TF. 19 _ 7 990 , ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MINUTES: OTION by Mr. Dahlberg, seconded by Mr. Saba, to receive the June 19, 1990, Environmental Quality and Energy Commission minutes. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON HETZOLD DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIIBLY. 4. RECEIVE JUNE 21 1990 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES• OM TION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Ms. Sherek, to receive the June 21, 1990, Housing and Redevelopment Authority minutes. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON BETZOLD DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOUSLY. 5. RECEIVE JULY 10. 1990, APPEALS COMMISSION MINUTES: MOTION by Ms. Sherek, seconded by Ms. Modig, to receive the July 10, 1990, Appeals Commission minutes. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERBON BETZOLD DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOII3LY. ADJOURNMENT: OM TION by Ms. Modig, seconded by Mr. Saba, to adjourn the meeting. IIpon a voice vote, all votinq ape, Chairperson Betzold declared the motion carried and the July 25, 1990, Planninq Commission meetinq adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Resp ctfully sub �itted, L Lynne aba Recording Secretary � �� STAFF REPORT APPEALS DATE ��N QF PLAMIIVG CONMSSION DATE : augus t s, i 99 0 FRI DLEY CRY COI�VCIL DATE AUTHOR �� dn REQUEST PERMIT NUMBER APPLICANT PROPOSED REQUEST LOCATION SITE DATA SIZE DENSITY PRESENT ZONING ADJACENT LAND USES 8� ZON�IG UTLRES PARK DEDICATION ANALYSIS FINANCIAL IMPLlCATIONS CONFORMANCE TO COMPREi�EJ�NE PLAN COMPATBIUTY WITH ADJACENT USES 8 ZONNG ENVIRONMENTAL . CONSIDERATIONS STAFF RECOMMENDATION APPEALS RECOMMENDATION PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION SP ��90-13 Garland Lagesse To allow construction of a structure in a Flood Fringe District. 7951 Broad Avenue N.E. 43,550 square feet lot coverage: 3.27 R-1, Single Family Dwelling R-1, Single Family Dwelling on East, West, South and North Yes Yes Approval with stipulations � � Staff Report SP #90-13, Garland Lagesse Page 3 Flood Fringe District, staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the special use permit request, with the following stipulations: 1. The first floor elevation of the addition shall be at 824 feet above sea level. 2. The addition shall be flood-proofed in accordance with the building code requirements. 3. The petitioner shall provide a hard surface driveway by September 30, 1991. 0 � ' QTY � F'RmLEY 6431 �ITY AVSN� N.B. I+'RIDIeEY, miT 55432 g (612) 571-3450 .. �, �• � _;�� _�. � = t• _,, :«. �._,. • :�•. . �� . -.;•. 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L�al a�ri� aa�: � r-c' �' , �i I F�.� F� 4�t�r q, t o, � i�t�'t`< <'1,18 Lot t4 �r� i iy Slock Tract�Addit3an 20 �_ _ . \ � z�: s- � �'� 's�� f�/�� Reason for special use petmit: sectio� of c`ity vcae: - �, . �� • . �-.�•, ,_ .: (C�tract P�as�ers: t� (�� r(c�nc� �: ��. �� n.� : U�13 �� f��,.� . / t�' � cl� h. _� r.i /'" l�)``�� Y � 1-F � 1 ' "r � � j �t'� �� %,�. ---�-s- Fee Owryers nu.�ct sign this fonn prior to pzoo�er.�sincJ) C. ��.s 7 �Sl 6�� a A�.� �Y� R 1� � r- /� rr ,�"�"��Z n� � 7 8' y- sY �� src� �` n�'E � � ��t �; c � � �ia� n�a�t rmr� �5 c�---� � ..�• �. � • 1 I • ;�; I �� ee: $200.00 _�` $100.00 fcar zes;��? a? �eoo��d avoessoYy buildings Permit SP # I � �- � �it � .�lv iS �-- Applicatiaai reoeived by: ��,a�l =• _ !i� � • •�.nn� ' f7�iJC41•• • � � .� � � Y 4�9 PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that there will be a Public Hearing of the Fridley Planning Commission at the Fridley Municipal Center, 6431 University Avenue N.E. on Wednesday, August 8, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of: Consideration of a Special Use Permit, SP #90- 13, by Garland Lagesse, per Section 205.24.4.D of the Fridley City Code, to allow a structure to be constructed in a CRP-2 (Flood Fringe) District, on Lots 9-12, 16-24, Block M, Riverview Heights, generally located at 7951 Broad Avenue N.E. Any and all persons desiring to be heard shall be given an opportunity at the above stated time and place. DONALD BETZOLD CHAIRMAN PLANNING COMMISSION Publish: July 25, 1990 August 1, 1990 Any questions related to this item may be referred to the Fridley Community Development Department, 571-3450. , SP ��90-13 Garland Lagesse Garland Lagesse 7951 Broad Avenue N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Roger Geis 520 Dover Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Irvi i strim 540 Dov Street N.E. Fridl , 55432 Donald Copeland 7981 Broad Avenue N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 James Peterson 7995 Broad Avenue N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Irvin Lindstrom 540 Dover Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Walter Nelson 524 Dover Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Edwin Haldorson 514 Dover Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 James Bowe/Resident 7919 Broad Avenue N.E. Fridley,_MN 55432 James Bowe 2546 - 3rd Street N.E. Minneapolis, MN 55418 Milan Bozony 479 - 79th Way N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 MAILING LIST Kevin Holman 571 - 79th Way N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Bergsagel and Rogness 16515 - 6th Avenue N. Plymouth, NIN 55447 Earl Gemmill/Resident 560 Buffalo Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Walter Rasmussen 541 - 79th Way N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Robert Rutherford 610 Dover Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Barbara Bollig 581 Buffalo Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Anthony Turek 611 Buffalo Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Gerald Kostohryz 609 Cheryl Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Richard Carlson 615 Cheryl Street N.E. Fridley, NIN 55432 Stephen Sundquist 630 Cheryl Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Clark Nason 614 Cheryl Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Planning 7/20/90 Council Earl Gemmill Gordon Hedlund 468 Longfellow Street N.E. �255 Pike Lake Drive Fridley, MN 55432 New Brighton, MN 55112 Vance Nelson 600 Buffalo Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 City Council Members Planning Comm. 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"� �� 1 � p � � 0 _ , ;� �:- - , � , .� � t � y � L , �� n � �I J :'�: _---_. _ �� - ' - 01 L y O� � � � �L d � v � L � �� —1 r �.., v� � SP 4�90-13 Garland Lagesse � �_ EL'�VATION 4: '�Y � i CITY OF FRIDLEY 1, pARRB AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING, JIINE 4, 1990 w►w..��.�rw.�rww.�r�r.r�r�r�►r1r�.1r�..rww.w.rww w.�.w.rwwrw.w�w►.►�rww.rww.ww.w�r.�.►w�rw.wrwr�.w�w►wn�rw.....r w.., CALL TO ORDER• Chairperson Kondrick called the June 4, 1990, meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Dave Kondrick, Mary Schreiner, John Gargaro, Tim Solberg Members Absent: Dick Young Others Present: Jack Kirk, Director of Recreation and Natural Resources Siah St. Clair, City Naturalist Ralph Volkman, Public Works Superintendent APPROVAL OF APRIL 2 1990 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES: MOTION by Ms. Schreiner, seconded by Mr. Solberg, to approve the April 2, 1990, Parks and Recreation Commission minutes as written. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KONDRICR DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY. �PPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION by Mr. Solberg, seconded by Mr. Gargaro, to approve the agenda with the following additions: Restroom Facility at Commons Park - Item b under New Business Softball Bases for Community Park - Item c under New Business IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON RONDRICR DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOUSLY. 1. STAFF REPORT• a. Proqram Opdate Mr. Kirk stated the Conunission members had received the monthly program update dated June 4, 1990, which reported on the following items: Softball Umpire's Clinic, Property Tax Assistance, Garden Plots, Red Cross Babysitting Clinic, VFW Donation, Earth Day, Tree e � PARRS & RECREATION COMMI88ION MEETING, JIINE 4. 1990 PAGE 2 Planting - Totino Grace, Senior Volunteer Recognition, NYSCA Coaches Training, Tree Planting, Summer Activity Registration, Senior Golf League, New Gates at Springbrook, Metro Mosquito Study, Region 5AA Softball Tournament, Picnic in the Park. b. 8ummer Proqram and Reqistration Mr. Kirk stated that the summer program brochure has been mailed. As usual, summer registrations are always big. Mr. Kirk stated that this year, they have tried something new. They are now promoting a mail-in registration versus the walk-in registrations. They feel they are able to provide a better service to the people. People don't have to stand in line. In the past, people would sometimes have to stand in line for 1 1/2 hours on the first day to register. They received over 350 registrations before they started taking walk-in registrations, so he did not think anyone would have to wait in line more than 10 minutes. Mr. Kirk stated�Mary Schreiner had recommended that a chart showing the facilities offered at each city park (page 20 of the summer program brochure) be included in the program brochure. It was an excellent suggestion and should help people get a better idea of the different facilities in the park. Ms. Schreiner stated she did like the chart, but stated it would be nice if the County parks within the City of Fridley boundaries could be added. However, there could be a space problem. Mr. Kirk agreed it would be nice to include the County parks. He stated they wanted to include the Fridley schools, because the City works so closely with all of the schools in providing recreational facilities and programs. Mr. Kirk stated the only activity that is full as far as registration is evening T-ball. He stated a few years ago, they started an evening T-ball program to accommodate those parents who work during the day. He stated registration for the evening T-ball program has been overwhelming. All the evening sessions are full, and they are considering offering another session if they can find instructors and space. � PARRS & RECREATION COl�SMI88ION MEETING. JIINB 4. 1990 PAGE 3 c. Fridley 49�er Days Mr. Rirk handed out a copy of the 49'er Days schedule. The celebration starts on Wednesday, June 13, with the parade in the evening. John Gargaro and Leon Madsen are chairpersons of the parade. From the standpoint of how things are orqanized this year, the nwnber of people involved, and the work the committees have done, he thought this year's celebration will probably be the best ever. d. Twin Cities Challenqe/IISA Cup Mr. Kirk stated about 1 1/2 years ago, the Twin Cities Challenge was planned at the new National Sports Center as a Sister Cities athletic event. Fridley invited Fourmies, France. Planning has been going on for a long time. The response from the si�ster cities was not what was expected, beca�se it is very expensive to send athletes over for a non-olympic caliber event. It is for younger participants. So, at a late date, the Twin Cities Challenge was shifted to coincide with the already established USA Cup Soccer tournament that will be played at the National Sports Center. Mr. Kirk stated this change has caused some problems for Fridley, because Fridley had already made arrangements for young people, along with some dignitaries, to come from Fourmies, France. The problems seem to be worked out now. Fourmies will be sending a team, and the event will be held July 16-22, 1990, at the National Sports Center. Mr. Kirk stated the cost for a local soccer team can run over $1, 000 in entry fees for the USA Cup so Fridley will not be in the Twin Cities Challenge/USA Cup. A Fridley team will play some friendship games against the Fourmies team, and there will be some social events where the Fridley and Fourmies young people can get together. e. proqram specialist Position Mr. Kirk stated Mary Kaye Heiman, who has been the Program Specialist for 2 1/2 years, has left the City and taken a position as the Women's Athletic Director for the Minneapolis Athletic Club. He stated Ms. Heiman is a very talented person, and they were very sorry to see her go. Ms. Heiman ran the summer playground and tiny tot programs, special events, and coordinated a lot of outside activities for the City. She was the City's representative at the Channel 11 Health Fair that was held at the Northtown. � � PARRS i� RECREATION CO�ISSION MEETING. JIINE 4. 1990 PAGE 4 Mr. Kirk stated that because Ms. Heiman ran the summer playground program which is coming up quickly, they had to get someone very quickly to supervise that program. He stated they have hired a college senior who has worked with the playground program in the past, and she will supervise the playground program for the summer. Hopefully, they can find a more permanent replacement at the end of the summer. Ms. Schreiner stated the program specialist is an important position which is necessary in continuing to provide the level of service provided by the City of Fridley for parks and recreation programming. It is very important that the City make this position an authorized permanent full-time position. f. Vandalism at Sprinqbrook �iature Center Mr. St. Clair stated there have been a number of isolated vandalism events at Springbrook over the past several months. Mr. St. Clair stated in March, there was an attempted break-in; but the security alarm scared the would-be burglars away. In April, some individuals came in with saws and machetes and did some malicious vandalism (the worst in 12 years). They cut the support poles for the gazebo and threw them into the pond. They cut down about 40 trees that were about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. They flipped over and broke about 75 feet of boardwalk. They smashed three of the park benches. Most of the damage has been repaired now, and by the end of the week the gazebo will be rebuilt. Mr. St. Clair stated that last Wednesday night, some young adults built a fire in the gazebo. Luckily some people who were walking in the park saw the fire and threw the wood into the pond, so the damage was not extensive and the boards have been replaced. Mr. St. Clair stated the vandalism might be the result of more accessibility to the park, because Springbrook has become an island with developed areas all around it. The vandalism is happening later in the evening after the park is closed. Mr. St. Clair stated the staff has been discussing ways to reduce the opportunity for people to come into the park after hours. Last year's vandalism probably occurred because of graduation parties and kids getting out of school. He stated that since the City has a . � �ARRB & RECREATION COMMIBSION MEETING. .TIINE 4. 1990 PAGE 5 number of Community Service Officers (CSO's), they decided to hire a CSO to patrol the park from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, anticipating some graduation parties and celebrations. They felt the money spent on the CSO would be worth it by discouraging the potential of any vandalism. The CSO encountered one group of teenage individuals drinking beer, and the Police came out and ticketed them. And, the CSO kept people out of the parking lot. He stated they are thinking of hiring CSO's in the future on weekends or times when there is a higher potential for those kinds of activities in the park. Mr. St. Clair stated staff is also looking at either locking the gates or making an appearance of locking the gates so cars cannot get into the parking lot at night. Mr. St. Clair stated they have a much larger visitation at the park than they have ever had in the past, and he believed it will continue to increase for some time. The major events this past winter and spring have had more participation than ever before: Winter Critter Carnival; Spring Celebration - 1,750 people in a 3 hour period; Earth Day Celebration - over 600 people; Picnic in the Park - 750 people. Mr. St. Clair stated the records they are keeping show that it is not unusual to have up to 1,000 visitors on a Saturday or Sunday. That has doubled in just the last couple of years. Mr. St. Clair stated that with the higher use of the park, they are going to have to make some changes. They are a hiqh use, nearly urban, type of park, trying to maintain the integrity of its natural resources. They are booked solid on Saturdays and Sundays with programming and are busy during the week with school groups and preschool groups. Mr. St. Clair stated the summer day camp programs are booked solid with long waiting lists. Mr. St. Clair stated a major change is the enlarging of the parking lot, nearly doubling its size. It will be an improvement to the entrance of the park and there will be more landscaping. Mr. St. Clair stated they are also working with architects right now reqarding landscaping for wildlife. They are going to have seven sample backyards to show people how to landscape for attract wildlife. He stated the City is going to have to re-examine the City's grass l PARRB i RECREATION COMMI68ION MEETING. JQNE 4, 1990 PAGE 6 g• and weed ordinances and composting ordinances, because those ordinance relate to what people used to think yards should look like without a lot of landscaping, wildflowers, and native vegetation. There is now a lot of interest in natural landscaping, so staff will probably be reviewing those ordinances and seeing how they can be rewritten. Rice Creek Torabouse Playqround Mr. Kirk stated this area has been discussed by the Commission in the past. He stated Anoka County had proposed to put in some playground equipment on the County parkland to the west of the Rice Creek Townhouses and take out the existing playground equipment by the Rice Creek Townhouses. At that time, it was the feeling of the Commission that the new playground equipment would still not service all the children in that area because of the distance from the townhouses. Mr. Kirk stated the County took another look at the situation in conjunction with the Rice Creek Townhouses and are now proposing that if the City will help with the playground project to the west, the County will come in and upgrade the existing playground equipment, fix up the area, and fix the tennis court by the Rice Creek Townhouses. Mr. Kirk stated this sounds like a pretty good alternative to the first proposal. The City Council has been approached by the Anoka County Commissioners, and the Council has agreed to participate under the above conditions. The Rice Creek Townhouse Association has agreed to do the day-to-day policing and maintaining of the playground area. The future plan is that as the old playqround equipment becomes obsolete (and the Townhouse Association agrees), the County will pull it out and plant grass. h. Park Maintenance Report Mr. Vollanan stated the playground equipment will be coming soon for Plaza Park and Summit Square area (substituted for the Unity Hospital park area). The playground equipment will be replaced at Farr Lake this summer. Mr. Vollanan stated they have planted 15 trees in the boulevards. Dave Lindquist, the tree inspector, is swamped with tree inspections this year. w PARKS & RECREATION COIrII+IIBBION MEETING. JIINE 4, 1990 PAGE 7 i. Fridley 8tate Bank Donation Mr. Gargaro stated that with the recent vandalism at Springbrook Nature Center, Fridley State Bank decided it would like to help so, in cooperation with Mr. St. Clair and Mr. Kirk, the Bank donated four good sized trees for replanting at the Nature Center. Mr. St. Clair stated these trees were planted as part of the planting project on Earth Day. This donation was very much appreciated, and a thank you letter was sent to Mr. Gargaro on May 4, 1990. 2. NEW BUSINESS• a. Showmobile Rental Requests b. c. Mr. Kirk stated that the.City has received two requests for the showmobile from the Coon Rapids Fine Arts Commission for July 7 and August 16, 1990. He stated that he had received approval from the Commissioners over the telephone last month but would like a formal approval. MOTION by Mr. Solberg, seconded by Ms. Schreiner, to accept and approve the requests from the Coon Rapids Fine Arts Commission for use of the Showmobile on July 7 and August 16, 1990. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON RONDRICR DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOOSLY. Restroom Facilities at Commons Park Ms. Schreiner stated she would like to again express her concern about the lack of restroom facilities at Commons Park. Last year, she had requested that a satellite be placed near the playground area for the little children. Mr. Kirk stated that there is a satellite by field #2 and another satellite on top of the hill by the hockey warming house. If a satellite was put by the playground, it would be difficult to service as trucks would have to drive over the grassy area and irrigation system. If the satellite was put by the tennis courts, it would be about the same distance to walk as it would to the satellite by field #2. Bases at Community Park � PARRS ic RECREATION COMMI88ION MEETING. JIINE 4. 1990 PAGE 8 Mr. Gargaro stated he recently attended a tournament in Champlin, and he noted that they were using a new first base, a double base, 1/2 of it is in fair territory, and 1/2 (which is orange) is in fall territory. It protects the first baseman from being injured by the runner. It would certainly be a safety feature for softball. Mr. Gargaro asked if staff could investigate this type of base, get some costs, and see if it would be practical for the City to purchase some. Mr. Kirk stated this is a new concept, but he would first like to get some input on the impact these bases might have on the ballgame and whether it is worth investigating further. 3. OLD BUSINESS• a. N.E. Chamber Orchestra Mr. Kirk stated that at the March 5, 1990, meeting, the Commission had requested staff to request financial information for the year for the N.E. Chamber and a list of the Chamber members. Both were included in the agenda packet. He stated that no addresses were listed for the members. He stated he contacted Agnes Wolf of the N.E. Chamber, and she informed him that out of 37 members, 9 live in Fridley. Mr. Solberg stated 9 out of 37 members represents about 1/4 of the membership. He stated the City has been funding the Chamber at $150/concert for a maximum of five concerts for quite a few years. He was concerned that Fridley appears to be the sole provider of funds for this orchestra, yet only 9 of the members live in Fridley. b. Lions Boftball Tournament Mr. Kirk stated the Commission gave prior approval for this tournament; however, it was not decided what the Lions Club could donate in lieu of the rental fee. Because the City has started selling soft serve ice cream at the concession stand, the Health Department requires a license, but before the City is licensed, they must make a lot of improvements to the concession stand to continue to operate. Curt Dahlberg, Park Foreman is estimating $2,000 to meet the health department s standards. Mr. Kirk stated last year, the Lions Club donation came out at around $800. He stated he is recommending that at least $600 be used to tile the floor of the concession �l�RRS & RECREATION CO1�lMI88ION MEETING. JIINE 4, 1990 PAGE 9 stand. He would recommend that the other $200 be used for equipment at Moore Lake Beach. One item would be to purchase a cordless telephone at Moore Lake Beach. This will allow a lifequard who must stay in the building to answer the telephone or make calls to be out on the beach to help watch the swimmers. The other item would be to purchase a better megaphone. O ION by Ms. Schreiner, seconded by Mr. Solberg, to accept the donation of $800 from the Lions Club in lieu of the softball rental fee to be used for a new floor for the concession stand at the Community Park and equipment at Moore Lake Beach. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, C�ARGARO ABSTAINING, CHAIRPERSON RONDRICR DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED. Ms. Schreiner suggested staff send a letter to the Lions Club thanking them for this donation. ADJOURNMENT• OTION by Ms. Schreiner, seconded by Mr. Solberg, to adjourn the meeting. IIpon a voice vote, all votinq aye, Chairperson Rondrick declared the June 4, 1990, Parks and Recreation Co�ission meetinq adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Res ectfully s mitted, � t��2, yn Saba Recording Secretary � .. , CITY OF FRIDLEY ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALITY 71ND BNERGY CO��II+IISSION �[EETING JIILY 17, 1990 CALL TO ORDER; Chairperson Dahlberg called the July 17, 1990, Environmental Quality and Energy Commission meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. �tOLL CALL: Members Present: Members Absent: Others Present: Paul Dahlberg, Bruce Bondow, Susan Price, Dean Saba, Bradley Sielaff, Steve Stark Richard Svanda Lisa Campbell, Planning Associate Mark Winson, Asst. Public Works Director APPROVAL OF JUNE 19, 1990, ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MINUTES: MOTION by Mr. Stark, seconded by Mr Sielaff, to approve the June 19, 1990, minutes of the Environmental Quality and Energy Commission meeting as written. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON DAHLBERG DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 1. OLD BUSINESS• � 0 a. Final Review of Draft of Solid Waste Fact-Finding Report Ms. Campbell stated she had added those things that the Commission had discussed at the last meeting and reviewed those changes. Mr. Sielaff referred to the abatement goal of 8,300 tons for the City and asked what percent of the total this represents. Ms. Campbell stated this figure is based on 50 pounds/ household/month for 48 months, which is an estimated fiqure provided by the County. Uncler V, it states the requirement for the metro area counties is to increase abatement to 35$ by December 31, 1993. This figure also includes commercial and industrial abatements. Y ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALITY l�TD ::NERGY COMMZSSION MEETING. JIILY 17, 1990 PAGE 2 Mr. Dahlberg stated this is not stated clearly. A time frame should be included. Ms. Campbell stated that when discussing the expectations of the recycling program, also discussed were the expectations of the County under III. Expectations of the Fridley Recycling Program, paragraph 2. Mr. Bondow recommended adding a statement for clarification that says the 8,300 tons must be abated over a period of a four-year period. Mr. Sielaff stated the 35$ may not correlate to the City level. He thought this was confusing. Mr. Dahlberg stated that on the next page, Expected Program Performance, it states the City will abate 5,200 tons or 62$ of the 8,300. When making a statement such as "the City will abate ...", is this based upon present performance or based upon present performance plus any increase? They have a history where they can say what the percentage increase has been over the years . Does the percentage 1989's rate of participation or tonnage annually or is there a projection of an increase for each year until December 1993? Mr. Saba asked if Ms. Campbell still had the monthly abatement report. He has seen an increase in recycling. In his neighborhood, 80� of the households are recycling. Ms. Campbell stated 87 tons were collected in May without containers. This represents an average of 62 tons/month over 48 months. This is the current averaqe projected to 1993. Mr. Sielaff asked if the average used was based over the last three years. Ms. Campbell stated the average was based on the last three months. Mr. Dahlberg stated that, from the standpoint of making statements that say they can or cannot make the 8, 3 0 0 tons expectation from the County, the last sentence under Expected Program Performance states limited program expansion will be needed to abate 8,300 tons by December 1993. Ms. Campbell stated this could be dropped. � ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING. JIILY 17. 1990 PAGE 3 Mr. Saba did not think there was anything wrong with this statement. Mr. Dahlberg stated that, based on historical data in terms of the increases that have occurred over the past few years, it is likely that they will be able to meet the 8,300 ton goal or more by 1993. Ms. Campbell stated she thought this goal could be met with containers, but it is not likely this would happen without containers. Recycling now amounts to about 42 pounds/ month for each household now. Participation would need to increase to attain 8,300 tons. These calculations are based on 42 pounds/household from those that participate. Mr. Dahlberg stated that participation will not remain the same. Participation rates can be projected based on past performance. Mr. Saba stated that by graphing past performance you will get a curve that shows levels up to that level. Mr. Sielaff asked if 5,200 is projected based on current program performance. With more participation, they will get more. Mr. Dahlberg stated that without doing anything, they should be able to project an increase in participation. Ms. Campbell stated if they want the participation to go up and meet the goal, containers must be purchased. Without them, the goal will not be met. Recycling would not even come within the realm of 8,300 tons. Mr. Dahlberg stated to reach the 5,200 tons, the level will not change. Ms. Campbell stated she used the average level of participation to calculate the figures. Even with a gradual increase in participation, the pounds/month gathered still will not come within 80�-90� of the goal. With containers, they probably would. Mr. Dahlberg stated he felt this was an ultra- . conservative estimate and this was misleading. He felt that a conservative estimate could be made. Mr. Sielaff stated that if they are looking for a trend, this can be determined by using a moving average. ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALITY 71ND ENERGY COI+II�iISSION I+IEETING. JIILY 17. 1990 PAGE � Mr. Dahlberg stated the fiqure of 5, 200 tons is not a realistic figure to include in the report because he did not think it fs accurate enough. Mr. Sielaff stated the trend must be taken into account, which can be done by taking a three-month or six-month moving average. To do this, you take the monthly totals for three months and average. Then drop the first month, add the next month, and average again. By doing this over a period of time, this will provide a trend, which then can be used to project figures accordingly. Mr. Saba stated that there has been much stated and national publicity about recycling, and he thought it is catching on. Mr. Dahlberq stated he wanted to come to a realistic approach to arrive at a figure. Ms. Campbell stated that 18 months of figures should be sufficient to provide an accurate figure. Mr. Stark 6tated that what is actually being looked at is a percent of increase over a period of time. Mr. Sielaff stated that by averaqinq, they would see a trend in the percentage of increase. This is a way to take the trends into account. The assumption that everything will stay the same is too conservative. Mr. Dahlberg stated that if you deal with that type of approach and the figure changes, be sure that all figures and all references in the document are also changed. Mr. Sielaff stated that when doing the trends, at some place the trend line will plateau. Ms. Campbell will have to have some sort of intuition about when this will occur. Ms. Campbell stated she made changes and changed the emphasis as asked. The resident impact question survey was readjusted as was the emphasis on proqram options, the short term and long term proqramming strategies, and additional considerations. Also added were estimated costs to residents of the various options. Mr. Sielaff stated he thought there would be an additional higher cost at first, but felt that in the long run the resident should pay for recycling. � ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING, JIILY 17, 1990 PAGE 5 Mr. Bondow stated the 6� sales tax is designed to handle this cost. Mr. Saba asked what would happen to money that the City gets back from the State. He felt that should somehow go back to those that are recycling. Ms. Campbell stated this is discussed as part of pass through funding. This is a difficult issue to address and difficult to implement. Mr. Sielaff stated that people who recycle are not being compensated for it. That is what we should ultimately do, but this is hard to figure out how to do this. Ms. Campbell stated a per household payment could go to the refuse hauler to avoid passing costs on to the customer. Other program strategies were reviewed, including recommendations for multi-units, promotions, and plastics collection. Mr. Sielaff stated there could be a promotion for plastics through SORT. Mr. Saba stated that SORT does not take very much of the plastic, just milk and water bottles and two-liter pop bottles. He recently took plastics to Goodwill in Columbia Heights that accepts all types of plastic. Ms. Campbell stated that Recycle Minnesota Resources does not have markets for some of the plastics, but residents do have the option of going to Columbia Heights. Mr. Sielaff asked if there is something that could be put in for volume-based fees. Ms. Campbell stated the haulers already have volume- based fees which were voluntarily implemented. Ms. Campbell referred to the charts following the report and stated she was not sure if these were redundant. Mr. Saba asked, in reference to Contract, One Hauler, Performance, how can one say performance is excellent? Ms. Campbell stated that in Blaine, where they have this system, their abatement is 100� more than in Fridley. Mr. Stark stated that under Open Refuse Single Contractor Recycling, what is being compared is the long term. He suggested modifying the first column to reflect a long � 0 ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING, JIILY 17. 1990 PAGE 6 term program where the City would pay the costs for recycling. Ms. Campbell stated that billing options are included in the next chart. Mr. Stark stated he can see this being interpreted as though the cost to the resident appears to be the cheapest when it may not be without a grant. He felt this should be broken out by taking the total cost and dividing by the number of households. Ms. Sielaff asked if the other figures assume there is not grant money. Mr. Stark stated that the chart is made with the assumption that there is no grant money except for the first column. Mr. Dahlberg stated the only other items are attachments 2 and 3. Ms. Campbell asked the Commission members to review the charts and let her know if there are any comments by Tuesday, July 24. These are new and support the statements made in the paper about the costs to City, charging the resident, and additional strategies for purchasing containers. Mr. Bondow asked if grant monies are available from the Met Council. Ms. Campbell stated this is unclear. Some monies were available in the spring, but the City Manager recommended waiting until this process was further along. An application will likely be made in November. Ms. Saba asked if the City was losing out on any funds. Ms. Campbell stated there may be some funding opportunities that were missed. Ms . Campbel l stated the document would be reviewed by the City Council at their conference meeting on July 30. 2. NEW BUSINESS• a. Mark Winson, Assistant Public Works Director to Discuss GIS, Locke Lake Dam, Moore Lake Water Quality, etc. � ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING. JIILY 17. 1990 PAGE 7 Mr. Winson attended the meeting to discuss the Geologic Information System (GIS) being implemented in the City and Anoka County, as well as answer questions concerning Locke Lake Dam and Moore Lake. Mr. Winsom stated the GIS system is being implemented by the County of Anoka, along with the cities of Fridley, Anoka, Coon Rapids, Columbia Heights, Blaine, and Linwood Township. The County and cities started about two and a half years ago to find a GIS system they could use and in which they could cooperate in setting up the data base for the County. What they found is the ARC Information System, out of California, which is the most widely used system in the U.S. Five of the other six metro counties are using Ultra Map, developed by Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis. Mr. Winson stated he prefers tlie system chosen in Anoka County. It is a broad based system and allows much latitude. What the City is doing now is using a computer aided design (CAD) program with which staff can "draw" maps on the computer to make an electronic map. GIS takes this electronic map and can put attributes on each parcel of land. Staff can tag each lot in the City with its property identification number (PIN) and can relate to any information associated with that PIN number, ie. owner, address of parcel, value, size of lot, etc. It is also possible to put in building additions, variances, violations, geologic information, etc. Mr. Winson plans to eventually enter utility lines and easements. Everything that is now mapped can be made part of the data base and information can be accessed by listing the desired parameters. Mr. Stark asked if the data has been entered. Mr. Winson stated this is now in process. By the end of the week, the City maps should be digitized and they will then know the size of each parcel. The County has found surveying errors resulting in gaps or overlaps in property lines, which will need to be resolved. When all the sections are done, then the PIN numbers will be assigned. The County will provide this data file from the County's Assessor's Office. Once this is done, much can be done with the information, but this is a long process. Mr. Saba asked if staff would be able to zoom in and look at water flow areas, drainage, etc. � ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING. JIILY 17. 1990 PAGE_9 morning session is for County employees and the afternoon for city employees. Mr. Dahlberg stated that the schedule is to have all parcels identified by next spring. He asked what information would be included. Mr. Winson stated it would include the PIN number, the owner and owner's address, the parcel address if different than the owner's, square footage, assessed value. The key element is the PIN number. Mr. Dahlberg asked if topography was difficult to do. This information can be obtained from the U. S. Geological Survey Information, but can you get this information by parcel? Mr. Winson stated he understood that the Unex systen allows work to be done in 3-D. He would like to have topography and storm sewer infornaation recorded. Mr. Saba asked if the easements are shown. Mr. Winson stated that this is something he wants to include eventually. Mr. Dahlberg stated that over the next few months members will keep in mind what things they might wish to include in a data base and will discuss with Mr. Winson how these may apply. Ms. Campbell stated that regarding environmental issues, she would suggest that one subj ect be selected each month so that she and Mr. Winson can develop a report. She can then relay the information at the Commission meeting. Mr. Saba stated that at Moore Lake they have identified the weed, purple leaf strife. The only way to get rid of the weed is to use 2-4-D. Mr. Stark stated that he would like to be kept up to date on the status on the million dollar project for Moore Lake. He had also heard that something was happening at the FMC burial vaults. Mr. Winson stated that FMC and the Navy have two separate programs. FMC has areas where they have very contaminated soil, have a cap, monitor, and have closure on that site. They feel containment is intact and need only be monitored now. They are trying to get closure from the government. He is more involved with the Navy's ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING, JIILY 17. 1990 PAGE 10 ground-water contamination problem. They have produced a plan which is basically to drill a series of wells, start pumping groundwater out and discharge into the sewer where it will be treated at a plant. Then in three years, they will build a treatment plant and treat the water to drinking water standards and then discharge to the City of Minneapolis, to the Mississippi, to the City of Fridley or use inhouse at the plant. They started running a test well about one month ago, and are now waiting for approval of the final plan. Mr. Dahlberg stated that, as far as other information, it might be interesting to see an overall status of the issues. There have been a number of issues raised in the last few months about TCE's in user wells. From the Commission's standpoint, these are not issues that they need to talk about and create any suggestions or recommendations. It is more a matter, as an Environmental Quality and Energy Commission, that they should be kept informed of some of these things that are happening throughout the City. If it is appropriate to say the residents should be informed, they may say that, but nothing more. Other topics are the water quality of Moore Lake, the condition of the Rice Creek Watershed. Mr. Stark asked Ms. Campbell if she received public notices from the PCA. Ms. Campbell stated she receives public notices for utilities. Mr. Winson stated that the public hearing regarding FMC was publicized in newspapers and on the radio. Mr. Winson stated the problem at Locke Lake is that the dam is falling apart. The structure was never designed as a dam. The dam is considered the property of the City of Fridley. Locke Lake is part of the Rice Creek Watershed and is the sediment basin for the watershed. The Watershed District says it is their problem. The sediment in Locke Lake should be cleaned out. Staff are now working with Anoka County, the DNR, PCA, and Corps of Engineering to determine what needs to be done, when, and by whom. The City thinks the dam should be rebuilt and the sediment removed. The City was presented with a check for $20,000 to do the engineering to accomplish this, with the City basically agreeing to pick up the cost for designing the dam and reconstruction of the dam, but they want, in conjunction, to remove the sediment and sediment basin. � ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALZTY 71ND $NEicui a.vru iooiv^i: s c°�i:3r^-�, �nT.v � 7_ � ooe PAGE 11 Mr. Winson stated the dam was originally designed as a culvert for Rice Creek to allow the trolley to cross the creek. A developer later made this into a dam to create Locke Lake. Mr. Saba asked the cost involved in building a dam. Mr. Winson estimated the cost to be $250, 000 to fix what is there and make it work. Mr. Saba asked how many households were in the Locke Lake district. Mr. Winson stated there are about 78 to 84 households. The watershed district could tax the entire district for the cost, but the work benefits those who live on the lake. Mr. Dahlberg asked what information is available about some of the proposed pumping of water from the ammunitions plant. Mr. Winson stated the Army is looking for a discharge of approximately 10 million gallons/day from the plant. The Cities of Fridley and New Brighton are working with them on a method to take the water, have it treated to drinking water standards, and used by the residents. This may require a change for some pump houses. This is strictly in the negotiation phase and may not happen. It could supplant the present cap in winter and allow the City not to pump so much in the summer. The question is what would the public say about getting this water. Mr. Winson asked the Commission members to let Ms. Campbell and he know what issues they are interested in and they will provide that information. 3. OTHER BUSINESS: a. Ms. Campbell stated the monthly reports would again be included in the agenda next month. b. Mr. Stark asked if the yard waste budget has been spent. Ms. Campbell stated it had. ' c. Ms. Campbell stated that at the next meeting she will ' provide an update on the yard waste site, what happens at the City Council meeting regarding the Solid Waste Fact-Finding Report, and an update on the water quality report. y � � ENVIRONMENTAL QIIALITY l�ND � ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING. JIILY 17. 1990 PAGE 12 Mr. Dahlberg requested that at the next meeting the Commission members begin the process of brainstorming to get ideas for some of the eductional materials pertaining to issues to be pursued over the next few months. d. Mr. Saba stated that Springbrook Nature Center was starting a chapter on environmental quality designed for children from the ages of 9 to 12. ADJOURNMENT• OM TION by Mr. Bondow, seconded by Mr. Sielaff, to adjourn the meeting. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON DAHLBERG DECLARED THE JULY 17, 1990, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:35 P.M. • Respectfully submitted, � Lavonn Cooper / � Recording Secretary 0 CITY OF FRIDLEY HOIISINa ]1ND REDEVELOPMENT l�IITHORITY l�lSETING� JIILY 19, 1990 � �� CALL TO ORDER• Chairperson Commers called the July 19, 1990, Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Members Absent: Others Present: Larry Commers, Virginia Schnabel, John Meyer, Duane Prairie, Walter Rasmussen None Jock Robertson, Executive Director of HRA Paul Hansen, Accountant Virgil Herrick, HRA Attorney Jim Casserly, Casserly Molzahn Paul J. Noyes, CPM, Inc. Michael Schrader Dick Bienapfl, Boisclair Corp. & Associates APPROVAL OF JUNE 21 1990 HOUSING AND REDEVEIAPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES• OM TION by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. Prairie, to approve the June 21, 1990, Housing and Redevelopment Authority minutes as written. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTIIJG AYE, CBAIRPERSON COMMERS DECLARED THE KOTION CARRIED IINANIMOOSLY. l. �,ROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND LEASING CONTRACT FOR RICE PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER: Mr. Robertson stated that in his memo dated July 12 to the HRA, he had listed the major items he thought should be compared from the three firms who submitted proposals for the management and leasing of the Rice Plaza Shopping Center. He stated he is recommending the HRA direct staff to negotiate a management/ leasing contract with the Kordiak Company because their rates are competitive, they had very good recommendations from references, and they are located close by and are available on a 24 hour basis. HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19, 1990 PAGE 2 Mr. Commers asked staff to put together a schedule showing the various tenants and the term of the leases. Mr. Robertson stated he had that information available and would provide the HRA with that information. Mr. Commers asked the length of the management and leasing contract. Mr. Robertson stated it will be a yearly contract. If they can make the lease longer, until they dispose of the property, with a breaker clause, that would give the HRA the option of breaking the contract whenever the HRA wanted. Mr. Commers stated he believed a yearly contract is alright. MOTION by Mr. Prairie, seconded by Mr. Meyer, to authorize staff to negotiate a management/leasing contract with the Kordiak Company based on the proposal submitted by The Kordiak Company dated June 21, 1990. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, RASMIISSEN ABSTAINING, CHAIRPERSON COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMODSLY. Mr. Robertson stated that since the closing is scheduled for Friday at 9:30 a.m. and staff wants to get the contract as soon as possible, he is suggesting that the HRA Chairperson sign the final terms of the contract with The Kordiak Company before the August 9th HRA meeting. MOTION by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. Prairie, to authorize the HRA Chairperson to execute any final terms of the contract before the August 9, 1990, HRA meeting. OPON A VOICE VOTE, RASMIISSEN ABSTAINING� CHAIRPERSON COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY. 2. INVESTIGATION OF CAN-AMERICAN (BOISCLAIR) LOW/MODERATE INCOME HOUSING PROPOSAL: Mr. Robertson stated Mr. Gregory has submitted a more detailed proposal. The HRA bond counsel, Jim O'Meara, has reviewed it and met with Mr. Gregory. Mr. Dick Bienapfl is at the meeting to go over the proposal so that the HRA can more clearly understand the implications of this on the HRA's present bond obligations. They are now at the point where, in staff's judgment, it is going to take some extensive consulting work the part of the financial consultant, legal consultant, and bond counsel before they can get a clear recommendation back to the HRA and City Council. Mr. Robertson stated that staff has indicated to ASPRE that because of the costs involved, staff is recommending a filing fee of $7,500. They, in turn, are willing to proceed on this basis HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19 1990 PAGE 3 but want to get some indication that both the City Council and HRA are willing to proceed to do further analysis. Since Dave Newman is leaving as HRA attorney, staff does not know how the work is going to be divided on this project. He stated he does not feel comfortable proceeding until he gets a clear idea of what the assignments are going to be. Also, staff needs some opinion from the City Council whether they are interested in having the HRA proceed with such an arrangement where the HRA would end up owning Village Green and hiring a property manager to operate the facility so that they could ensure the continuation of low and moderate income housing. Mr. Robertson stated that at this meeting, he is recommending the HRA implement a policy statement to charge an administrative fee of $7,500. He would also like some indication of the HRA's level of interest in proceeding at this point. Mr. Commers stated they should first address the policy statement. ' Mr. Robertson stated the administrative fee of $7,500 for recovering some of front-end costs for the analysis of development proposals. Mr. Casserly helped staff develop this. It is based on the experience they have had on the number of projects where the financial analyses and feasibility studies were done and then, for some reason or another, the projects were not able to proceed and they were not even able to recover the administrative costs through the additional tax increment revenues. This fee would be refundable if and when the project did proceed. Mr. Commers asked if this policy is typical. Mr. Casserly stated this concept is used in a number of cities. He believed it is within the range of what is reasonable. The policy tries to do two things: 1. To separate those developers who are just making inquiries from those developers who really want to do some projects. 2. To cover some of the HRA cash flow drain at the inception of these things. There are a lot of up-front expenses that take a long time to recover. Mr. Commers stated that in terms of rendering services, the HRA funds come from taxes so that is a consideration in how they spend the money. Also, in the past the HRA has imposed certain requirements upon developers such as letters of credit or asked them to do studies or put up money to pay for certain things on more of ad hoc basis. So, there are two sides to this issue. �iOUSING & REDEVELAPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19. 1990 PAGE 4 Mr. Robertson stated there is a circuit-breaker in the policy statement (Section VI, Subd. C) which states: "Upon completion of any inquiry or decision on a TIF application, the HRA shall render a total of all claims and charges paid. The HI2A shall refund any outstanding balance." Mr. Casserly stated he thought this is policy that will be very helpful. As the HRA gets into very difficult redevelopment projects where the HRA is out seeking redevelopers, this is not the kind of policy that makes sense. So, the HRA does not have to impose this policy when the HRA is initiating redevelopment. This policy is trying to address the problem of developers coming in and making application to use the powers and funds that are available to the HRA for projects that are very specific to the developers. Mr. Casserly stated the HRA might want to implement the policy and then review it in six months to see what the implications are. Mr. Meyer stated they can try the policy for a year. He asked what some other cities are�doing. Mr. Casserly stated Arden Hills has this identical policy. New Brighton is trying it on an ad hoc basis. On their last project, they charged $6,000 for the initial work and were requesting another $12,000 to complete what was rather a complex project. White Bear Lake has a policy of getting between $2,500-5,000. They try to gauge the difficulty of the work, and normally anticipate a fee of somewhere between $7,500 and $12,500. That has been uniform for two years. Again, when White Bear Lake initiates a redevelopment project, they do not charge anything. He stated it varies considerably between communities and those that are into it more have developed more of a concern about some of their out-of-pocket costs. Mr. Prairie stated that since there seems to be some flexibility, he would agree to trying the policy. If it doesn't work, they can always change it. Mr. Commers asked what happens of a developer does not pay the fee. Mr. Casserly stated the HRA does not approve the project. What staff normally suggests when they prepare resolutions, the HRA direct that the resolutions not be delivered or executed until such time as the payment has been received. There is a letter that goes with the policy statement in which the applicant signs in which the applicant agrees to pay for these costs. Ms. Schnabel stated the concept is good. The City charges its own residents fees for variances, special use permits, etc. So, - HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG JULY 19 1990 _ PAGE 5 it does not seem like a bad thing to charge a fee for other things that involve staff time. She was in agreement with the fees as outlined in the policy statement. MOTION by Mr. Rasmussen, seconded by Ms. Schnabel, to approve the proposed "Policy Statement Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Administrative Costs". IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY. Mr. Commers suggested staff set up a statement for each applicant for the next six months to see how it goes. Mr. Robertson stated Dick Bienapfl is representing ASPRE, Inc. Mr. Bienapfl has asked to have the HRA address their feelings about proceeding with further analysis of a project of this type. This is a very unique proposal and will require a lot of analytical work. Mr. Bienapfl stated the concept is basically that of attempting to utilize the existing the Section 8 housing in the City of Fridley, specifically, Village Green, in a sale mode that will result in that housing being maintained as low income housing for the life its contract and beyond that; at the same time, capturing some of the revenues from the project to produce as much as another 100 units of low income housing for the community as well. It is very complicated. They have been working with HUD, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, the owners of Village Green, and Mr. Robertson and various other staff inembers to see if this concept is something that makes some policy sense to the City of Fridley. They have been working with staff to try to identify some housing which is below standard, at risk, that, utilizing this overall concept they are proposing, will allow them to acquire and rehabilitate that housing and keep it on the marketplace at low and moderate income rates. Mr. Bienapfl stated he is just looking for some guidance from the HRA that says they are generally interested in looking at this proposal further. He has been told by Mr. Robertson that, due to various changes in staff and a heavy workload, it might be at least two months before they can pursue this with any vigor; however, there are a lot of things they can do during the next couple of months towards bringing a much more definitive proposal to the HRA. Mr. Robertson stated staff is also going to do a summary of this and present to the City Council in the near future to get the some reaction and policy direction from the Council. Ms. Schnabel stated that several times it was stated in the information received in the agenda packet that there have been HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19 1990 PAGE 6 numerous offers or there are people waiting to purchase Village Green. She had two questions: (1) Why isn't Village Green sold to an outside party other than the HRA and the money captured out of that sale and used for this type of project with the low and moderate income housing? (2) With the funding that the developer is looking to receive through HUD or any other agency, can they get that same financing without the HRA being involved? Mr. Bienapfl stated that the financing that would be utilized to acquire Village Green by the City is something that only the City or a nonprofit can do. It is not available to them as a private developer to obtain tax exempt financing of that type. The funds that would be captured from the sale of the project are not proceeds of the sale because the project is owned by a limited partnership who are not willing to sell unless they can achieve a reasonable return for the investment they have made. So, the proceeds of the sale would be going to the limited partnership and the sale would be basically a market rate sale. By the City or nonprofit acquiring the property, they are then assured that the property remains low and moderate income housing. Mr. Bienapfl stated they are working on this concept in Roseville, Mankato, Golden Valley, and Bloomington. As the HRA members know, there are not many programs available for low and moderate income housing. Mr. Casserly stated one of the threshold questions the HRA has to concern itself is whether they wish to get into the housing business, even in the somewhat prescribed fashion this concept presents. This issue was before the HRA last fall when they were looking at some concepts for development on the southwest quadrant. One of those concepts was a very creative approach, but it required the IiRA to become the owner. Mr. Bienapfl agreed that the HRA will have to consider whether they want to get into the housing business. It is just that the two concepts are somewhat different in that the housing that would owned by the City in this case would be Section 8 housing which has governmental backing where rents are pretty much assured; whereas the concept on the southwest quadrant was basically solely dependent on whether or not it rented. Section 8 housing has no problem renting. The City need not establish a full management staff. There are other ways to manage the property. Mr. Robertson that in Mr. Jim O'Meara's letter dated July 6, 1990, pages 5 and 6(agenda pages 2-E and 2-F), Mr. O'Meara points out some alternatives. He points out that if the Village Green is already paying tax increment (which it is), some of that is pledged toward retiring bonds and yet another way to do it is to simply amend the plans and use some of that increment, if available, for some kind of assistance. . HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19 1990 PAGE 7 Mr. Herrick stated that what the HRA needs to do is tell the developer that they are not interested and do not wish to waste any more time or money, or they can tell the developer that they are willing to listen further, but they are not in any position to make any commitments because they do not know the answers to the number of legal questions nor do they know what the economics of the proposal are going to be. Ms. Schnabel stated it seemed the alternatives raised by Mr. O'Meara are things that would have to be answered first before the HRA can give the developer any indication of whether or not they are interested. Mr. Rasmussen stated he did not want to see the HRA get involved in owning housing. Mr. Casserly stated that if the HRA decides they want to be involved in trying to provide low and moderate income housing, there might be other ways to do it. This might be just one of several options the HRA might want to explore. Mr. Commers stated he did not see any problem in their looking at trying to retain some low and moderate income housing or rehab some housing in the City of Fridley, but it is very low priority to him to be in the ownership of this housing. There are probably other ways to accomplish the same thing. Mr. Prairie stated he is willing to listen further, but the HRA's decision would depend on the findings and recommendations of staff. Ms. Schnabel stated she had mixed feelings about this proposal; she liked the concept of the rehab of existing housing. Mr. Meyer stated he is a pragmatist. He stated they should be doing something about the aging housing stock in the City of Fridley, and this is one tool that can accomplish that. It certainly will not cost the HRA anything to let the developer pursue this concept. It does not hurt to have another tool in the toolbox. Mr. Commers stated it seems to be the consensus of the HRA that they are willing to listen further to this concept; however, they are not comfortable enough that the developer should put up a great deal of money. The HRA is somewhat cautious about becoming a landlord or owner, but they are interested in trying to maintain this type of housing in the City of Fridley and develop further that kind of housing. Ms. Schnabel stated the loss of Section 8 housing would be a real loss to the City of Fridley in terms of the housing need. HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19. 1990 PAGE 8 Mr. Herrick stated it might be helpful for the HRA to have additional information on what other "tools" or options are available to the HRA. Maybe Mr. Robertson or Mr. Casserly can obtain that additional information for the HRA. Mr. Rasmussen agreed. He would like to have more information about other options. He stated he liked the Habitat for Humanity project and has personally contributed to that project. Mr. Commers asked staff to prepare for the HRA a brief description other programs that might be available to the HRA in order to maintain low and moderate income housing in the City of Fridley. Mr. Robertson stated they can do that in about two months. Mr. Robertson stated that if staff needs some consulting time to analyze this project either in the next 60 days or after that, is the HRA authori2ing staff to implement the policy adopted and to ask ASPRE for $7,500 to defer any consulting expenses. Ms. Schnabel stated that since the HRA has adopted the Policy Statement to defer administrative costs, they should start implementing it. However, she would have no objection to reducing the amount in this situation. The HRA members agreed. Mr. Commers asked staff to get some estimate of the consulting cost and time that might be needed from Mr. O'Meara. Mr. Robertson stated it is staff's intent to make any analysis as cost efficient and time-limited as possible. 3. RE4UEST FOR TIF ASSISTANCE TO FRIDLEY AUTO/SERVICE MALL: Mr. Robertson stated Mr. Alvan Schrader is proposing to construct a 26,300 sq. ft. auto/service mall and a 4,000 sq. ft. full service restaurant at 73 1/2 Avenue and Highway 65. The property will need to be rezoned from M-1, Heavy Industrial, to C-3, General Shopping District, and a special use permit will be needed for automotive uses in a C-3 district. Mr. Robertson stated the proposal will require the purchase of 36,000 sq. ft. from Royal Electric, and about 20,000 sq. ft. of City-owned land. At this time, the City Council is not interested in selling the land. John Flora, Public Works Director, has stated that this land is one of two possible sites for another City well and treatment plant. HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG nJLY 19 1990 PAGE 9 Mr. Robertson stated the Council members were polled on this proposal, and they were not particularly positive about recommending tax increment assistance for this project. He had informally polled the HRA last month and had received the same reaction. Mr. Schrader has asked that they be able to make a formal presentation to the HRA, and Mr. Mike Schrader and Mr. Paul Noyes are representing the applicants. Mr. Robertson stated that the City Council has asked the HRA, whenever they can, to consider a pay-as-you-go type of grant. Giving preliminary information from the developer, Leon Madsen, City Assessor, has estimated a market value of $1.7 million. If the HRA wishes to proceed, staff recommends a 2-3 year pay-as- you-go grant of an amount yet to be negotiated. Based on an estimated market value of $1.7 million, the pay-as-you-go grant would range from $85,000-136,000 following the 5-8� precedent for Northco. Mr. Mike Schrader stated they are at the meeting to try to obtain a final determination as to the HRA's interest in the tax increment financing as described by Mr. Robertson. The land will be assembled through a purchase of 36,000 sq. ft. from Royal Electric, and there has been some dialogue with the City regarding the City-owned land. They do have an option on the Royal Electric property, but there are issues regarding possible municipal waterworks on the City-owned property that will have to be addressed by the City Council. Mr. Schrader stated the outstanding portions are owned by his father, Alvan Schrader, the developer. This property was previously used as a retail mobile home sales center until about three years ago. There were several model homes on the lot and a permanent office that have since been removed, so it is now vacant land. Mr. Schrader stated the subject site is in a redevelopment district within the tax increment program, and they have asked for a preliminary type of review from the HRA in order to determine how they can move forward. He stated they feel the 26,000 sq. ft. auto/service mall (of which there are 8 others in the Twin Cities metropolitan area) and free-standing restaurant is within the designated use for the redevelopment area. It will also provide an opportunity for the City of Fridley to diminish the number of stop/shop type of service repair stations in the City and, at the same time, give the developer to the opportunity to have a auto/service mall that will have top rate service of automobiles and light trucks. They have incorporated into this mall the best items, in terms of landscaping, design, and the restaurant, from the other eight existing auto/service malls in the metropolitan area. As far as other uses that could go on this property, this auto/service mall represents the highest and best use of the property. HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19, 1990 PAGE 10 Mr. Schrader stated that as far as tax benefits to the City, this development would give the City the opportunity to greatly raise the tax return on this land which is approximately $9,000/year now to upwards of $100,000/year and establish a precedent in the area which is surrounded by junkyards, light industrial, and a mobile home park. The mall will provide approximately 200 additional jobs for the City. Mr. Schrader stated they have letters of intent for 10,000 sq. ft. of space and will have letters of intent for another 12,000 sq. ft. in the next 10 days. The restaurant will probably be a Denny's Restaurant or Country Kitchen. Mr. Rasmussen stated he certainly liked the proposal. It would be one of its kind in the Fridley area. Mr. Commers stated the HRA has to answer the questions of whether or not they want a continual proliferation of strip malls and whether they should give assistance to these kinds of developments. (Mr. Prairie left the meeting at 9:00 p.m.) Ms. Schnabel stated that if this concept is approved and the mall built for an auto services type of development, would that limit the usage of that development to different type of tenants in the future? Mr. Schrader stated it would be somewhat limited. It is a specialized mall; however, most of the build-out is on the interior. Ideally, these tenant spaces are structured on long term, triple-net leases, whereby the tenants are committing themselves and understanding that the spaces are accommodated to their use and this is a long term relationship. They have had excellent response regarding the site from national companies who review sites all over the country. The developer is very conservative in nature and would not proceed if he were not confident that the leasing will continue at the rate it is and that they will be able to obtain the preleasing necessary to obtain financing. Mr. Robertson asked Mr. Schrader how critical it is for their business to have the frontage road extended to the north to Viron Road. It is an area which the City has told Mr. Noyes and Mr. Schrader that they will have to take the initiative if they wish to pursue that right-of-way. Mr. Schrader stated the frontage road stops at the mobile home park between Viron Road and the subject property. They have been marketing the project with the frontage road as it exists. If the frontage road was extended to Viron Road, it would greatly n HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19 1990 PAGE 11 enhance their project as far as the traffic level; however, they are not in any position to deal with the present landowner to initiate eminent domain proceedings. It is an issue that will be discussed with the City Council. Mr. Herrick asked if the developer has approached the owners of the mobile home park about the owners' willingness to sell the right-of-way for the extension of the service road. Mr. Schrader stated, yes, they have approached the owners and have made several offers to purchase, but the owners are unwilling to sell. Ms. Schnabel asked what happens if the City does not sell its property to Mr. Schrader. Mr. Schrader stated that piece of property is a key to the auto/service mall because it takes the space where the restaurant would be located. It is an important issue that will have to be discussed with the City Council. Mr. Meyer stated the objections he had to the Fridley Town Square proposal on the 10,000 Auto Parts site are not present in this proposal. Those objections were traffic problems, the potential danger to the residential neighborhood, and the prevalence of strip shopping malls. He stated he thought the auto/service mall was an interesting development. Ms. Schnabel stated it is hard for the HRA to proceed until they know what the City Council is going to do. She did not have any real problems with the concept. She did like the restaurant as part of the development as it seemed to enhance the development. Mr. Rasmussen stated he is willing to listen in terms of tax increment financing if the developer is able to proceed with the proj ect . Mr. Meyer stated he was also. Mr. Commers stated that irrespective of the Council's indication, it appears that the HRA is willing to look at the project if the developer is able to put the project together. The HRA is not indicating a rejection out of hand, and they are willing to look at it if the Council approves it. 4. RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND TIF DISTRICT PLANS: Mr. Robertson stated that at the April 18, 1990, meeting the HRA recoaunended the City approve the specific development plan and proceed with giving notice for a public hearing to consider e�cpanding the redevelopment area by creating TIF District No. 11 0 HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19, 1990 __ PAGE 12 for the two easterly lots of the proposed development by Fridley Town Square Associates. The City Council established July 23, 1990, as the public hearing date for considering this action. Mr. Robertson stated staff recommends that the HRA adopt the resolution approving the Amendments subject to City Council approval on July 23, 1990. MOTION by Mr. Rasmussen, seconded by Ms. Schnabel, to approve Resolution No. HRA 5-1990, Resolution Approving Redevelopment Project and Tax Increment Financing District Plans, subject to City Council approval on July 23, 1990. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANZMOIISLY. 5. ESTIMATES• a. Talberg Lawn and Landscape (La}�'e Pointe Maintenance) MOTION by Mr. Rasmussen, seconded by Ms. Schnabel, to approve a payment in the amount of $14,878.58 to Talberg Lawn and Landscape. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRPERSON COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY. 6. CLAIMS• a. Billing for Operating Expenses and Second Quarter Administrative Expenses Mr. Robertson stated that in 1990, the City switched from keeping track of administrative expenses on an hourly basis charged to the various HRA projects to a budgeting system where the City used a base year e�erience allocation. Because there was some confusion on the part of the HRA members regarding the change in the new budgeting system for administrative expenses, staff was asked to better explain the change at the next meeting. MOTION by Mr. Rasmussen, seconded by Mr. Meyer, to approve the Billing for Operating Expenses and Second Quarter Administrative Expenses as presented by staff. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRPERSON COMMERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY. b. Check Register (2027-2040) HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19 1990 PAGE 13 MOTION by Mr. Meyer, seconded by Ms. Schnabel, to approve the check register dated July 19, 1990. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYB� CHAIRPERSON CO�ERS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY. 7. MOORE LAKE COMMONS REPLAT: Mr. Robertson stated this is an informational item. Included in the agenda packet was a memo from John Flora dated June 29, 1990, explaining the Moore Lake Commons Area Replat. Mr. Robertson stated S.E.H. was the engineer hired to lay out East Moore Lake Drive. In a memo to William Burns dated June 28, 1990, from Jock Robertson, Barbara Dacy, and Clyde Moravetz (agenda page 7A, paragraph 3), it states that approximately $6,700 is required to replat the property. Of that amount, $2,000 is what will be paid by the City as opposed to the developer. That is based on the percentage that they originally paid for the improvement of East Moore Lake Drive (old Rice Creek Road). The HRA's portion of the $2,000 is $400. It is not clear that the HRA can recover that amount of from S.E.H. Mr. Flora states in his memo of June 29, 1990 (agenda page 7) that it is unclear whether it is S.E.H.'s mistake. It might have been part MnDOT's fault when MnDOT changed some design standards. Mr. Commers asked if the City can bill S.E.H. Mr. Herrick stated they could make some effort to try to collect the $2,000 from S.E.H. He will discuss this with John Flora. 8. TIF DISTRICT NO. 11 STATUS: Mr. Robertson stated this is also an inf�rmation item. Mr. Robertson stated that he talked to Tom Schutte, Fridley Town Square Associates, on Tuesday evening, July 17. Mr. Schutte stated that Walgreen Drug in Chicago is now delaying making a financing commitment to this project. Walgreen does not want to make a decision until August. Fridley Town Square Associates has said it is urgent that Walgreen make a decision yet this week. Mr. Robertson stated that there is the possibility that this project may not go forward; therefore, staff is recommending that the City Council hold the public hearing on Monday, July 23, but carry forward any action on the resolution adopting Tax Increment District until they receive a financing commitment from Walgreen. 9. EXPERIENCE OF OTHER HRA'S WITH ASSISTANCE STATUS SIMILAR TO PAPPY'S FOODS• �` DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MTG. JULY 19 1990 PAGE 14 �!. HOUSING & RE . Mr. Robertson stated that in the agenda (agenda pages 9 and 9-A) is a letter dated July 1, 1990, from Jim Casserly and Mary Molzahn regarding "Financial Assistance to Pappy's Food Company". This is information requested by the HRA. 10. 57TH PLACE CLEAN-UP STATUS: Mr. Robertson stated it appears that the letter from the MPCA specifying the clean-up procedure will be sent to Rapid Oil within a month. The HRA will receive a copy of that letter. They can expect Rapid Oil to come then come back to the City Council asking for action on their permit application for rezoning and special use permit to expand the present station. At that point, the HRA will have to make a decision on the Winfield development proposal which was put on the table 1 1/2 years ago. Winfield has told staff that they are ready to proceed and will proceed to get a financing commitment. Mr. Robertson stated HRA members have asked the question: How would this 57th Place development proposal fit in with overall redevelopment plans for the Gateway area. He stated staff has prepared internally a Gateway Redevelopment Plan which shows 57th Place as the first of several stages for both sides of University Avenue and both sides of 57th Street. The Council will review the plan on July 30 and the HRA will review it at the August 9, 1990, meeting. ADJOURNMENT• MOTION by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. Meyer, to adjourn the meeting. Upon a voice vote, all votinq aye, Chairperson Commers declared the July 19, 1990, Housinq and Redevelopment Authority meetinq adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Respectively submitted, .. �yc� Lynn Saba Recording Secretary CITY OF FRIDLEY APPEAIS COIrIIrIISSION MEETING, JULY 24, 1990 _�_�__......______..��......__________.._____...._..___..__.,.....�.._...._.._.,�_�.._ CALL TO ORDER- Chairperson Savage called the July 24, 1990, Appeals Commission meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. ROLL CALL• Members Present: Members Absent: Diane Savage, Ken Vos, Cliff Johnson Larry Kuechle, Cathy Smith Others Present: Barbara Dacy, Planning Coordinator Michele McPherson, Planning Assistant Robert Franzen, 590 Kimball Street N.E. Robert Carlson, 350 Osborne Road N.E. Eileen Branco, 5720 Polk Street N.E. Nancy J. Jorgenson, Councilmember (See attached list) APPROVAL OF JULY 10 1990 APPEALS COMMISSION MINUTES: MOTION by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Dr. Vos, to approve the July 10, 1990, Appeals Commission minutes as written. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOUSLY. 1. CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE RE4UEST, VAR #90-15. BY ROBERT FRANZEN: Pursuant to Section 205.07.03.D.(1) of the Fridley City Code, to reduce the front yard setback from 35 feet to 23 feet; and pursuant to Section 205.07.03.C. of the Fridley City Code, to increase the lot coverage from 25� to 27�, to allow the construction of an addition to the front of the existing home and to acknowledge the coverage of the existing garage on Lots 37 and 38, Block E, Riverview Heights, the same being 590 Kimball Street N.E. MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Mr. Johnson, to open the public hearing. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED Tii� MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 7:37 P.M. � pPEAIS COM1rIISSION 1KEETING JIILY 24 1990 PAGE 2 Ms. Dacy stated this property is located south of and adjacent to Kimball Street. The property is zoned R-1, Single Family Dwelling, and is surrounded on all sides by R-1 zoning. At the September 19, 1989, meeting, the Appeals Commission heard and recommended approval for a front yard variance to permit the construction of an addition to the front of the home. That front yard variance (from 35 feet to 29 feet) was approved by the City Council on October 2, 1989. However, during the building permit process, staff discovered an error in the site plan dimension in the lot depth which necessitates the petitioner to reapply for the front yard variance. On the 1989 site plan, a lot depth of 116 feet was indicated; however, that dimension was in error. The platted lots in this area are only 110 feet, not 116 feet. Ms. Dacy stated that although the petitioner submitted this drawing in 1989 indicating these dimensions, he indicated to staff he had received these lot dimensions from the City offices. Unfortunately, these errors were not caught during the staff review process or the public hearing process. Ms. Dacy stated that another complication is that in 1989, the petitioner had indicated the construction of an 18 ft. x 24 ft. garage. A building permit was issued for that garage, because, by right, he had met all the setbacks and the other requirements of the R-1 zone. After the initial permit for the 18 ft. x 24 ft. garage was issued, the petitioner requested another building permit to widen the garage to 22 ft. x 24 ft. Unfortunately, the increased size of the garage, in addition to the reduced dimension of the lot depth, caused an infraction of the maximum lot coverage percentage. The Zoning Code states that no more than 25� of the lot area can be covered by principal and accessory structures. Therefore, with the 528 sq. ft. garage and the existing 890 sq. ft. house, that resulted in a total lot coverage of 1,418 sq. ft., or 25.7$. If the petitioner had not increased the size of the garage, the new garage plus the existing house would have met the minimum lot coverage requirement of 25$ (1,312 sq. ft.). Ms. Dacy stated the petitioner is now requesting approval of the front yard variance to construct the addition onto the front of the existing house as approved in 1989. Now the front yard setback request has to be reheard because the dimensions have changed, and the new issue of the lot coverage maximum is also involved. Ms. Dacy stated staff has to recommend denial of the lot coverage variance. Obviously, staff cannot recommend approval of a further encroachment into the requirements of the Zoning Code. Because the garage is near completion, staff is recommending that the Appeals Commission grant a variance for the increase in lot coverage to 25.7� only for the garage and the existing house. This will bring the property into compliance with the Zoning APPEAIS COMHIISSION MEETING JULY 24 1990 PAGE 3 Code. To permit the addition onto the front of the house would be contrary to the spirit and intent of the Code. Ms. Dacy stated that if the Appeals Commission recommends approval of the lot coverage variance request to allow the addition to the front of the house, the second request that needs to be considered is the front yard setback request from 35 feet to 23 feet. Ms. Savage asked if there were any alternatives for an addition onto the existing house. Ms. Dacy stated that as part of the original request, staff had suggested at least three alternatives the petitioner could explore to meet the code for the house other than the front yard. At the September 19, 1989, meeting, the petitioner had cited various reasons why those alternatives were not feasible. Mr. Robert Franzen, 590 Kimball Street N.E., stated that none of the dimensions for his proposed improvements have changed since the variances were approved in 1989. When he applied for a building permit for a larger garage on March 5, 1990, there appeared to be no problems. Since that time he has built the garage and the retaining wall, and then when these discrepancies in lot dimensions were discovered, all his plans have been put on hold for two weeks. Because his plans have been put on hold, he has lost a lot of money. He has building materials ordered for the addition. Errors have been made by City staff and himself; but at this point, there are no other alternatives and he wants to proceed with the addition to the front of his house. Ms. Savage stated that in visiting the site, the other houses along that block appear to conform to the 35 foot front yard setback. With the proposed addition to the front of the house, Mr. Franzen's house would stick out. Mr. John Kuusisto, 585 Janesville Street N.E., stated he lives directly behind Mr. Franzen. When the front yard variance was approved last year, he had questioned the lot coverage and was assured there was no problem. He stated that there has been a lot of debris during the construction of the petitioner's garage. The garage is not yet completed. There is an erosion problem created by the landscaping that has been done, and the landscaping is shoddy, not quality work. He can understand the improvement to the neighborhood, but the construction materials used by Mr. Franzen are used and not of good quality. One window is.rotting on the bottom. He had taken pictures of Mr. Franzen's property to show the shoddy workmanship. He stated he objected to the granting of the variances. He does not feel the proposed construction fits in with the neighborhood. G �IpPEAIS COIrIIrIISSION lSE�ETING JIILY 24 1990 PAGE 4 Mr. Franzen stated he is not done with the garage. His work has been put on hold since July 11, 1990. One of the stipulations put on by the Appeals Commission and City Council was a hard surface driveway, and that will be put in before winter. When he puts in the driveway, he will pour the concrete floor. Also, he miscalculated and ran out of building materials, but those are on order. As far as the landscaping, he has not altered the landscaping. His lot slopes down to Mr. Kuusisto's yard and the water drains that way. He can do nothing about that. As far as the workmanship, Darrel Clark, the Building Inspector, has had no problem with the worlananship. Mr. Jerry LaPlante, 604 Lafayette Street N.E., stated Mr. Franzen is a very friendly and quiet person and has been a nice neighbor. He is trying to improve his property. He did not think any one person should have the right to put a time limit or dictate someone else's construction plans. Not all the errors are Mr. Franzen's fault. Some of the errors were made by the City. He would urge the Commission to grant the variances. Mr. Jim Brown, 560 Kimball Street N.E., stated he has no problem with what Mr. Franzen is doing. The variances should be approved. Ms. Janet Martin, 580 Kimball Street N.E., stated they live next door to Mr. Franzen, and they have no problems with the construction or the proposed addition. In the future, they would like to add onto the front of their house, too. These are very small houses with small living rooms, and in order to enlarge the living room, they have to add onto the front of the house. Regarding Mr. Kuusisto's concern about erosion, all of the drainage from the lots on Kimball Street run down to the Janesville lots. Mr. Duane Montoya, 8270 Broad Avenue N.E., stated he lives on the west side of Mr. Franzen. He stated he is a professional carpenter working in residential home building in the State of Minnesota for several years. He has been helping Mr. Franzen with the construction of the garage, and the workmanship is professional. He stated the standard grade of lumber used by Mr. Franzen is up to grade. As far as the erosion problem, Mr. Franzen has no control over that. He believed Mr. Franzen should be granted the variances. Ms. Kay Olson, 612 Lafayette Street N.E., stated they live across the street from Mr. Franzen. They feel Mr. Franzen is doing the best he can in this situation. They do not have any problem with Mr. Franzen's construction plans. It appears that errors were made on both sides, and he should be granted the variances. She also understood the drainage problems. APPEAIS COMliISSION MEETING JULY 24 1990 PAGE 5 Mr. Phillip Kramme, 572 Kimball Street N.E., stated he lives two houses to the east of Mr. Franzen. He would like to echo what the other neighbors have said. None of the neighbors except one have any problems with Mr. Franzen's construction plans. Ms. Savage stated that the Appeals Commission cannot deal with the issues of erosion and shoddy workmanship. Perhaps those concerns can be brought up at the City Council meeting. The Commission must deal strictly with the variance requests and not how the neighbors like or do not like the construction. MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Mr. Johnson, to close the public hearing. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND TFIE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 8:02 P.M. Dr. Vos stated that at the September 19, 1989, Appeals Commission meeting, of the four members present, three voted in favor of the front yard variance and one voted against the front yard variance. At that meeting, he had expressed concern about the amount of square footage on the lot and that the petitioner's proposal with the addition and the double car garage was really filling up the lot. Because he did not see a hardship, he had voted against the variance. Ms. Savage stated that, whether right or wrong, she had voted in favor of the variance at the September meeting. It is not entirely the petitioner's fault that errors were made in lot dimensions. In all fairness, in order to remain consistent with her decision, she would vote in favor of the front yard variance and lot coverage variance. Ms. Savage stated that in adding to the front of the house, Mr. Franzen's house will come forward more than it should be. It bothered her that another neighbor is saying they agree to the addition, because they would like to get a similar variance and add on to the front of their house. She stated that is not the way the system works, and there needs to be a proven hardship before a variance is granted. She stated a lot of the houses on Kimball Street can certainly use improvement. She is glad to see a homeowner making improvements; but she is also concerned about the nonconformity of the front addition to the other houses. Mr. Johnson stated the petitioner is really not to blame for the situation he is in right now. If the proposed construction had be�n designed properly with the right facts and dimensions, he would not be in this situation. Based on what the Commission did last year in approving the variance, he would agree with Ms. Savage that they have to vote for approval of this variance. APPEAIS COMMISSION IiEETING JIILY 24. 1990 _ PAGE 6 Ms. Dacy stated that if the Commission is going to consider recommending approval of the variances, there are the issues of the hard surface driveway and the removal of all construction debris and the 8 ft. x 16 ft. shed on the property. MOTION by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Ms. Savage, to recommend to City Council approval of variance request, VAR #90-15, by Robert Franzen, pursuant to Section 205.07.03.D.(1) of the Fridley City Code, to reduce the front yard setback from 35 feet to 23 feet; and pursuant to Section 205.07.03.C. of the Fridley City Code, to increase the lot coverage from 25� to 27�, to allow the construction of an addition to the front of the existing home and to acknowledge the coverage of the existing garage on Lots 37 and 38, Block E, Riverview Heights, the same being 590 Kimball Street N.E., with the following stipulations: 1. The hard surface driveway must be completed by November 1, 1990. 2. The storage shed must be removed by November 1, 1990, or 30 days after the final inspection on the addition to the front of the house. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY. Ms. Dacy stated this item will go to the City Council on August 13, 1990. 2. CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE RE4UEST VAR #90-14 BY ROBERT CARLSON: Pursuant to Section 205.07.03.D.(2).(c).((3)) of the Fridley City Code to reduce the side yard setback on a side street from 25 feet to 15 feet to allow the construction of a garage on Lot 1, Block 2, Osborne Manor, the same being 350 Osborne Road N.E. MOTION by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Dr. Vos, to open the public hearing. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED Ti� MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY AND THE P[JBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 8:22. Ms. McPherson stated this property is located at the intersection of 5th Street and Osborne Road in the general vicinity of Unity Hospital. The property is zoned R-1, Single Family Dwelling, as are adjacent parcels to the east, south, and west. The property to�the north is C-2, General Shopping. Ms. McPherson stated the petitioner is proposing to remove the 16 ft. x 22 ft. garage currently on the site and to construct a new 26 ft. x 38 ft. garage. She stated she had contacted Mr. Carlson ApPEAIS COMMISSION MEETING JIILY 24 1990 PAGE 7 to tell him first floor allowed by this issue. 37 feet. that the proposed garage is greater than 100$ of the area of the single family dwelling unit which is not the Zoning Code. It is a simple matter to resolve The petitioner just needs to shorten his garage to Ms. McPherson stated the petitioner would like to utilize the existing garage floor of the original garage for the new garage. This will encroach into the setback and reduce it from 25 feet to 15 feet. The purpose of the setback requirement is to allow a car to be parked in front of the garage without encroaching into the City boulevard, thereby taking up potential snow storage space or other uses for the boulevard. Ms. McPherson stated the petitioner has two alternatives for the location of the garage. He could move the garage to comply with the Code requirement. If the petitioner wishes to preserve the patio space in the rear yard, he could shift the garage to the south up to within 5 feet of the rear property line as allowed by Code and shift the garage to the west. This would preclude the petitioner from utilizing the existing garage floor. Ms. McPherson stated staff recommends the Appeals Commission recommend denial of the variance request as the petitioner does have two alternatives to meet the Code. However, if the Appeals Commission recommends approval of the variance request, staff is recommending the following two stipulations: 1. 2. A hard surface driveway shall be provided by September 1, 1991. There shall be no repair of automobiles, other than the petitioner's, on site. Mr. Robert Carlson stated he is in agreement with staff to reduce the garage to 37 feet in order to comply with the Zoning Code regarding the floor area of the garage. Mr. Vernon Godeen, 375 - 76th Avenue N.E., stated he is directly behind Mr. Carlson. He stated he is in favor of the variance request. His garage is at the same setback as Mr. Carlson's garage facing 5th Street. He does not want the garage in the rear yard just 5 feet from the property line. Dr. Vos stated he did not see much of a hardship when there seems to be two viable alternatives. Mr. Robert Carlson stated he did not want to put his garage west and south to within 5 feet from the rear property line. In the future he would like to extend the house to adjoin the garage. The garage in that location would wreck the backyard, and his neighbor is opposed to that location also. He also wants to p�ppg,AIS COMl�IISSION MEETING JIILY 24 1990 PAGE 8 utilize the e ei setba ka aas other garages in the�neighborhood, Wand be at the sam it will look better this way. Dr. Vos aske�he bO astt regardingP the csale tof r vehiclesarfrom the received in P property not on a hard surface. Mr. Carlson stated he is not selling cars on his property, and he will not be doing any repair of automobiles on the property, other than his own. MOTION by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Dr. Vos, to close the public hearing. IIPON A VOICE VOTE,�D ��B�C��INGRCLOSED AT 8A39 P M�ED THE MOTION CARRIED Dr. Vos stated that since the existing garage is nonconforming, technically the petitioner is enlarging the existing garage, even though he is tearing the old one down and building and corner using the existing slab. This is also a corner lot, lots are difficult to deal with. He stated he would be in favor of granting the variance for the following reasons: l, The hardship incebtheuhouse wase builtge in the setback requirement s 2. The petitioner already has a nonconforming garage, and he wishes to use the existing garage slab. Dr. Vos stated he did not see any advantage to the neighborhood or to the neighbor to tiineoutlttdid�nottseemalike thehspiriteof from the rear property the code to do that. Ms. Savage and Mr. Johnson stated they agreed with the statements made by Dr. Vos. MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Mr. Johnson, to recommend tRo ert Council approval of variance request, VAR #90-14. by Carlson, p ursuant to Section 205.07.03.D.(2).(c)•((3)) of the Fridley City Code to reduce the side yard setback on a side street from 25 feet to 15 feet to allow th �he� same cbeingo350 garage on Lot 1, Block 2, Osborne Manor, Osborne Road N.E., with the following stipulations: 1. A hard surface driveway shall be provided by September 1, 1991. 2. There shall be no repair of automobiles, other than the petitioner's, on site. APPEAIS COMMISSION MEETING JIILY 24. 1990 PAGE 9 IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANII�OIISLY. Ms. McPherson stated this item goes to City Council on August 13, 1990. 3. CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE RE4UEST. VAR #90-13, BY EILEEN BRANCO: Pursuant to Section 205.07.04.D.(1) of the Fridley City Code to reduce the front yard setback from 35 feet to 19 feet to allow the placement of a garage in the front yard, on Lot 3, Block 2, Sexter Addition, the same being 5720 Polk Street N.E. MOTION by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Dr. Vos, to open the public hearing. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPER.SON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND Tf�: PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 8:43 P.M. Ms. Dacy stated the property is located west of and adjacent to Polk Street. It is zoned R-1, Single Family Dwelling. To the north and east of the site are existing single family homes. To the south is R-3, Multiple Family Dwelling, zoning, and to the west is C-1, Local Business, zoning. Ms . Dacy stated the existing structure has been on the property for a number of years. In the early 1960's when the Sexter Addition plat was approved, the City acquired right-of-way for Polk Street such that it rendered the existing home nonconforming. The distance from the front of the home is, at minimum, 5 feet from the property line. The farthest distance from the front of the home is 7 feet. Another unique feature to this lot is the large tree at the south side of the home. The petitioner is proposing to locate the garage that was moved onto the property on a foundation so that it would be 19 feet from the property line. There is already an existing curb cut from Polk Street to the property. Ms. Dacy stated the petitioner is very concerned about the moving the garage onto any other part of the property in order to avoid damage to the existing maple tree. There is an existing chain link fence line on the property, and that would have to be removed even with the proposed location for the garage. Ms. Dacy stated that staff is required to point out other alternatives that meet the intent of the Code. The proposed garage could be located behind the 35 foot front yard setback and could be moved in order to avoid the maple tree branches so that it would also conform with the side yard setback. Again, the petitioner wants to take advantage of the existing curb cut and the small driveway area to the proposed garage. Staff has AppEAIS COMMISSION MEETING JIILY 24 1990 PAGE 10 recommended that the Appeals Commission recommend denial of the variance request to the City Council. Ms. Eileen Branco stated that because the house does sit backwards and because 99� of her entrance is through the "back door", in order to use the garage efficiently, the proposed location is the most desirable placement for the garage. Ms. Nancy J. Jorgenson stated this is a very unusual situation. She lives next door to Ms. Branco and the garage that has been moved onto Ms. Branco's property was theirs. In the process of constructing an addition to their house and an attached double car garage, they found out that Ms. Branco was interested in purchasing the old garage and relocating it on her property. Ms. Jorgenson stated there is another problem in putting the garage farther back on the property as recommended by staff, and that is a fairly steep drop in grade. MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Mr. Johnson, to close the public hearing. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PITBLIC HEARING CIASED AT 9:00 P.M. Dr. Vos stated the public purpose served by the requirement to have a 35 foot front yard setback is "to allow for off-street parking without encroaching on the public right-of-way and also for aesthetic consideration to reduce the building "line of sight" encroachment into the neighbor's front yard." Dr. Vos stated the house already encroaches more into the neighbor's front yard than the garage will. So, he did not have any problem with the proposed placement of the garage. Ms. Savage stated this is a unique property, and the petitioner's problems are not caused by the petitioner but were caused by the City. She agreed that the spirit of the code is met by having the garage in its proposed location. Mr. Johnson agreed. Ms. Jorgenson stated she has talked to all the neighbors on Polk Street, and no one had any objection to the placement of the garage because of the property's unique situation and one that the City has imposed on the property. MOTION by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Dr. Vos, to recommend to City Council approval of variance request, VAR #90-13, by Eileen Branco, peducenthe�front yard setba k.from,35 feetetor191feetlto Code to r . APPEAIS COMMISSION MEETING JIILY 24, 1990 _ PAGE 11 allow the placement of a garage in the front yard, on Lot 3, Block 2, Sexter Addition, the same being 5720 Polk Street N.E. IIPON A VOICE VOTE, AI� VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED IINANIMOIISLY. Ms. Dacy stated this item will go to City Council on August 13, 1990. ADJOURNMENT• MOTION by Dr. Vos, seconded by Mr. Johnson, to adjourn the meeting. IIpon a voice vote, all voting aye, Chairperson Savage declared the motion carried and the July 24, 1990, Appeals Commission meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, i�. `--tti-- Lynne� Saba Recording Secretary 8 I G N- IN 8 H B$ T �pPEAI,B COI�iIBBION l�IEETING, July 24, 1990 _-