What Does Fridley Need to Know about Environmental Issues at FMC Site Before Redevelopment?

What should the public know about environmental issues at the East River Road industrial site where BAE Systems is located before a planned redevelopment gets underway?

The Fridley City Council will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, to discuss that question. The next item on the council's agenda is whether to approve the Scoping Document for the Alternative Urban Area-Wide Review (AUAR) at the site, also known as the FMC site.

See the draft AUAR for the FMC site here.

The council will also vote on a new map for approved locations for cell phone towers and conduct other city business, including zoning code concerning home-based businesses (see agenda below or in detail in PDF).

A special Fridley City Council meeting will start at 6:45 p.m., before the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. The items under discussion at the special meeting are:

1. Public Services Worker (Parks), and Police Technician positions.  

2. Review of Minnesota Open Meeting Law and Minnesota Government Data Practices Act in the context of how it relates to the City Manager's search process.  

3. North Metro Mayors Association.

You can watch the council meeting in person at Fridley City Hall; live or on rebroadcasts on Cable Channel 17; or in archived streaming video online. Like the regular council meeting, the special meeting is open to the public, although special meetings before regular council meetings are not normally recorded on video. 

Here is the agenda for the regular Feb. 11, 2013 Fridley City Council meeting. For the full agenda that includes staff memos and other supporting documents, click on the PDF thumbnail.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 City Council Meeting of January 28, 2013

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 205 of the Fridley City Code Pertaining to Home Occupations (Text Amendment, TA #12-03, by the City of Fridley) and Adopt Official Title and Summary Ordinance.

2. Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 205.30, 0-5, of the Fridley Zoning Code Pertaining to Clarifying Approved Locations for Telecommunications Towers and Facilities and Adoption of a Map of Approved Tower Sites as Part of Appendix A to chapter 205.30 (Text Amendment, TA #12-04, by the City of Fridley) and Adopt Official Title and Summary Ordinance.

3. Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 11 of the Fridley City Code Pertaining to Telecommunications Fees (Text Amendment, TA #12-05, by the City of Fridley).

NEW BUSINESS:

4. Resolution Ordering Advertisement for Bids: 2013 Miscellaneous Concrete Repair Project No. 429.

5. Approve Change Order No. 1 for the City of Fridley AV System Project.

6. Approve Change Order No. 3 for the City of Fridley AV System Project.

7. Appointment – City Employee.

8. Claims (158310 – 158484).

9. Licenses.

10. Estimates.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA:

OPEN FORUM, VISITORS: Consideration of items not on Agenda – 15 minutes.

PUBLIC HEARING:

11. Consideration of the Final Scoping EAW Document of the Alternative Urban Area-Review (AUAR) for the property generally located at 4800 East River Road (FMC Site) (Ward 3).

NEW BUSINESS:

12. Resolution to Approve the Scoping Document for the Alternative Urban Area-Wide Review (AUAR) for the Redevelopment of the FMC Site (Ward 3).

13. Resolution to Approve Application for Safe Routes to Schools Infrastructure Funds for Improved Bike/Pedestrian Access to Fridley Middle School on 61st Avenue, West Moore Lake Drive and 7th Street (Ward 1).

14. Approve Change Order No. 3 for 2012 Street Rehabilitation Project No. ST2012-01.

PRESENTATION:

15. Annual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Review of Fridley’s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for 2012.

16. Informal Status Reports.

ADJOURN.