CC_Minutes_2013_0128 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 28,2013 Page 23 At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Miller confirmed that the water consumption rate could be revised at any time and at the discretion of the City Council. Mr. Miller advised that the only difficulty would be in staffs ability to communicate that message to residents in a timely manner between quarterly billings, noting that staff was fielding considerable questions from residents at this time on what they should expect for rates. McGehee moved a friendly amendment to the original motion that these items of discussion be included on the February 11, 2013 meeting for further explora- tion and 2012 usage analysis, allowing for full discussion of the issues raised tonight. Makers of the original motion (Willmus/Etten) accepted this friendly amendment. At the request of Mayor Roe as to whether or not all information would be availa- ble at that time, Mr. Miller advised that staff would not have December 2012 us- age available on all City accounts until the end of March; however, he confirmed that he would have information on how much water the City had purchased from St. Paul Regional Water Utility at that time, but not all specific customer con- sumption information. Roll Call (as amended) Ayes: McGehee; Willmus; Laliberte; Etten; and Roe. Nays: None. At the request of Finance Director Miller for the specific additional information being requested beyond the philosophical questions, Mayor Roe asked that he clarify that with Councilmember McGehee and other individual Councilmembers outside the meeting, given the lateness of the hour and additional agenda items still pending. Councilmember Willmus offered to have further discussion with Public Works Director Schwartz and Finance Director Miller to formulate ideas for the broader policy discussion. c. Request by HostasDirect for Approval of a Commercial Greenhouse as an Interim Use at 691 Larpenteur Avenue Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd briefly reviewed the request by Tom Carlson of HostaDirect for approval of a commercial greenhouse as an INTERIM USE at 691 Larpenteur Avenue, property owner by Mr. Henry Linder, as detailed in the RCA dated January 28, 2013. Mr. Lloyd reviewed general considerations for In- terim Uses, a history of the property and previous use as a commercial green- house, and staff's recommendation for a term of three (3) years for the INTERIM USE to allow the applicant to find a more suitable long-term or seek a Zoning Text Amendment allowing greenhouse use on this property on a permanent basis. Mr. Lloyd noted that staff's recommendations, as reviewed and enhanced by the