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1991-07-01 Frankfort Town Bd Minutes .. FRANKFORT TOWN BOARD JULY 1, 1991 Frankfort Town Hall 8:35 P.M. Present: Alfred Zachman, Greg Vetsch, Larry Van Hall, Dean Pichler, Clerk Sharry Berning, Engineer Peter Raatikka, and Treasurer Mary Beth Carlson. Chairman Zachman called the meeting to order and asked for agenda approval. Zachman asked to add Roberg, Frankl in Signs and McKinsey Avenue (GreenHaven) to the agenda. Confirmation was given to Van Hall that Dean Pichler is an alternate to the Water Board. Ve tsch made a mot i on to approve the amended agenda, Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye. Van Hall made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 17, Publ ic Hearing, Lot 1, Block 1, Lake Vista 2nd Addition. Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes of June 17, 1991, meeting were amended on page 2, BARTHEL ROLLING HILLS to add "Clerk Berning advised Mrs. Barthel that the township would take action using escrow funds to defray costs. Mrs. Barthel acknowledged her understanding of such action." Van Hall made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Pichler seconded the motion. All voted aye. Treasurer Mary Be th Car 1 son gave the f i nanc i a 1 repor t with checkbook balance th i s date of $23,788.12. The savings account remained the same as last report ($920.52), as June interest earned was not available this date. A new savings account has been establ ished with escrow from the Halsey (91-1) project. That account has a balance of $12,059.55. Signature cards were signed. Three signatures are required for any withdrawal. Carlson also went through a financial report for January through June, 1991, and made her recommendation that Linda Houghton/s computer not be used at this time, pending attendance of Carlson and Berning at a workshop the end of July and a special budget meeting in August, at which information obtained in the workshop could be presented to the board and decisions then made concerning future computer needs. Carlson recommended tentatively setting the special budget meeting for the second Monday in August (August 12, 1991). Van Ha 11 made a mot i on to approve orders to be issued, with the add it i on of applicable amounts at Item 29 (Alfred Zachman), Item 33 (Larry Van Hall), and Item 30 (Gregory Vetsch). Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. PROGRESSIVE CONTRACTORS - CUP. Engineer Peter Raatil<l<a stated he spoke to Mike McGray and briefly went over the proposed CUP for Progressive Contractors, Inc. McGray questioned the $10,000 letter of credit. If rubble were left, there would have to be an amount to cover. This would be a letter of credit--not cash. McGray also stated he would like to see water used for dust control (Item 10). The board was in agreement that dust goes a long way and calcium chloride is needed. It will be 1 ef tin. McGray can negot i ate with others on the road if he so des ires. The county will have to approve the CUP. Tom Salkowski spoke with Clerk Berning and asked abou t com i ng to the townsh i p board before the coun ty. Sa 1 kowsk i sa i d he is sending out an agreement on flood plain. Zachman questioned the meaning of Item 25 in the proposed CUP. I f there are probl ems at the rev i ew, can the cond it ions be changed. Raatikka said renewal will come after review each year. Item 25 will be changed to Annual Review and Renewal. Vetsch made a motion to approve the cond it i ona 1 use perm it as amended and con t i ngen t on coun ty approval. Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye. \, BARTHEL ROLLING HI LLS. Raa t i kKa sa i d he is worK i ng on specs and proposal. WorK probably will not be done until August. Pichler asked if the project could be tied into the work to be done in Greenhaven at the same time. RaatiKka said it could, .. July 1, 1991 - Page Two " but the Greenhaven portion would have to be at township expense. Zachman stated we owe it to the peop 1 e in Greenhaven to fill, 1 eve 1 and seed. HALSEY AVENUE. Raatikka said he has not heard anything about Halsey Avenue yet and cou 1 d not ge t through today. The work needs to ge t star ted. Raa t i kka was instructed to send a letter to the contractor to get started. ClerK Berning said she received several calls of complaint concerning the rough road and possible washouts. BERNINGI^,OOD. Raatikka said he was out with Louie after the last meeting. He took elevation shots at the house off McAll ister. There is standing water on top of the septic pipe. The ditch should be cleaned out. There is about 850 feet along 50th and probably another 400 feet. Raatikka asked if this should be tied in with the Rolling Hills job. Zachman and Van Hall thought that was feasible. Raatikka said this would not help the septic system. He will try to get a price before the next mee t i ng. GREENHAVEN - SEALCOATING. Raat i kka reported Bi tumi nous Roadwa)'s wi 1 1 be doi ng the work and the cost will be approximiately $300 (rock, spray, seal cracks and add surface). WILLOWBEND. Raatikka brought to the board/s attention the letter Attorney Goodrich rece i ved from Cra i g Scherber / s attorney. Goodr i ch recommended the board au thor i ze him to respond, indicating the work that needs to be done. Raatikka said the dike has settled and is failing right now. He said he shot it and it is a foot and one-half low right now. Zachman made a motion to direct the attorney to respond to the letter of June 21, 1991, from O/Neil, Burke, O.'Neil, Leonard &: O/Brien, Ltd., regarding Willowbend. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. AUTUMN WOODS DrainaQe. Zachman said Russell Price has not yet made the necessary changes. Vetsch will go down this week and talk to Price. Zachman stated he should be told that if nothing is done, the board will take action. OMANWS STOCK PILING. Glen Daleiden informed the board concerning stock pi ling of shingles by Omann/s. Vetsch indicated there must be a semi load there and that they recycle them. It was questioned if there was anything in the court settlement to cover this activity. Zachman asked how many loads are in. Daleiden said they are hauling every day. Zachamn felt this would require a CUP since it is not gravel. Van Hall questioned the condition of the shingles--whether fiber glass or asbestos. Daleiden has contacted PCA but has not heard back. Pichler fel t there should be more concern with the Daycare going in across the street. Daleiden was concerned about what might be happening to well water. Vetsch agreed there could be runoff from the shingles. Pichler suggested that Clerk Berning get in touch wi th PCA to see if information could be available from them before the meeting of July 10. Zachman announced a five minute break and reconvened the meeting at 9:56 p.m. CHAE/S HAIR DESIGN - CUP. Marl< Meyer was present and was asked about the amount of traffic expected for the salon. He indicated they anticipate perhaps 10 cl ients a week. Pichler made a motion to accept the findings of fact from the June 18, 1991, Publ i c Hearn i ng. Vetsch seconded the mot i on. All voted aye. Zachman quest i oned Meyer about parking space. He said there is room for ten or more. Zachman questioned if the CUP would still cover if the operation changed. Berning said the \ operation is subject to state approval. Zachman made a motion to grant the CUP subject to state approval. Pichler seconded the motion. All voted aye. RESOLUTION - UNPAID BILLS. Berning thought Goodrich was going to provide a draft, but she did not receive anything. This is with regard to culvert bills which have not been paid. A resolution is necessary to get them put on the county tax bill. Clerk Berning was instructed to ask Attorney Goodrich to draw up a resolution. ( . CROW RIVER HIGHLANDS. Berning reported that the trai 1er sign has not been moved. She sent a coPY of the full sign ordinance to Frank D/Aigle. It was sent by certified mail, so she knows it was received. He has had three warnings. Pichler felt a physical contact should be made with D/Aigle, requesting that he comply with the letter. Vetsch will contact D/Aigle with regard to the sign and other worl< on 55th street and in Crow River Highlands. Van Hall felt he should be given a 24-hour verbal notice. . RECYCLING BINS. Berning asked for direction on ordering additional recycl ing bins. She indicated prices have gone up each time we have ordered--the last bunch costing $9 each. We have a 1 ittle over 600 bins out. We should be receiving a new incentive from the county, but it still will not be much help. We could order another 100 bins now, start a waiting list, consider whether to charge for the bins in the future. Berning was instructed to start a waiting 1 ist for now and a decision will be made later. COMPOST SITE. Berning said she is also getting calls about a compost site. The coun ty says we need to find a site for the Townsh i p. Bern i ng sa i d she refers callers to the County Extension Office for information on starting their own compost piles. Apparently if township residents use t10nticello, the county will charge the township. It was decided to table any further action at this time. FRANKLIN SIGN. Zachman said FranKl in sign put in a culvert on Wi tbecks/ property. It is put in wrong and draining improperly. Frankl in said they would change it. Zachman will check. McKinsey. Zachman asked if any of the board wanted to look at McKinsey before work is done. Ve tsch fe 1 tit needs the work and $300 is i nexpens i ve. Raa t i kka fe 1 t a saturated base was a cause of the breakup. Vetsch made a motion to authorize repair of McKinsey in Greenhaven. Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye. ( RoberQ. Zachman said Roberg has appl ied for a CUP for a home extended business. He was concerned that they have only two employees in 1 ight of all the equipment. This will be addressed at the publ ic hearing, which Berning said has been advertised for Ju 1 y 16, 1991. LONG HAUL TRUCKING - SITE PLAN. John Daniels was present to request approval of the site plan for Long Haul Trucking. He indicated the request was basically to increase office size, which should have been built bigger in the beginning. He has six people working in less than a 20/ X 40/ space. He was asked about the number of trucks. Some weekends 4 or 5 will come i n--w i th dr i vers com i ng home for the weekend. He is not expanding that part, his basic business being truck brokerage. There was discussion on the screening. It was indicated the screening on the 1-94 (road) side could be el iminated. Daniels questioned some of the other screening stating that he already has tight turning of trucks. It was suggested the pines be on top closest to the shop--the first row 10 feet--15 between. Raatikka said if screening is dropped on the highway side, the escrow amount would be lowered to $4,950. Vetsch made a motion to approve the building site plan contingent on rece i p t of the 1 e t ter of cred it for screen i ng and changes in screen i ng. Pi ch 1 er seconded the motion. All voted aye. Van Hall made a motion to adjourn at 10:52 p.m. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. ( Alfred Zachman, Chairman Sharry J. Berning, Clerk