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1989-11-06 Frankfort Town Bd Mintues FRANKFORT TOWN BOARD November 6, 1989 Frankfort Town Hall 8:00 PM PRESENT: Dean Pichler, Dave Melanson, Alfred Zachman, Jean Rolsing, Sharry Berning, Peter Raatikka, Bill Goodrich Chairman Zachman called the meeting to order. The minutes of the October 16, 1989, meeting were approved with the following amendments: On Page 1, Paragraph 6, a sentence will be added indicating that the Board explained to the residents from Lander Avenue that the cost of the street improvement assessment would be approximately $2,400 or more per parcel. On Page 2, Paragraph 2, the park dedication fee for Southern Cross Corners will be $1,012. Pichler made a motion to approve the amended minutes. Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye. Treasurer Sharry Berning presented the financial report to the Board showing a current General Fund balance of $68,771.83. Sharry reported that Park Fund CD #7498 in the amount of $7,462.97 will earn interest at the rate of 7'.75% and will mature on February 1, 1990. Pichler made a motion to pay the bills as presented with the exception of the bill to Lindenfelser Landfill in the amount qf $2,590 until more information can be gathered about the charges. Melanson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Building permits were issued for houses to Dave Dobosinski and Homes Plus (2), for an addition to a house to Joe Marx, for a pole building to Terry Kelly, for a garage to Daryl Hackenmueller, for an activities building for Donahue Construction and for a shed for J & B Wholesalers. The Board discussed the possibility of applying for a loan from Security State Bank to pay Munn Blacktopping for the Cape Ridge and Berningwood improvements. Only about 39% of the total Cape Ridge assessments have been paid to the Township at this time. Melanson volunteered to contact the residents in Cape Ridge to encourage them to pay the assessment up front before November 15. Randy Marsh requested permission to purchase a file cabinet for his paperwork. The Board authorized Randy to purchase a file cabinet from Chouinard's and send the bill to the Township. LeRoy Walz, representing Walz Brothers, requested permission to build a 102' x 60' pole building in the Crow River Industrial Park. The building will be used for light maintenance on their fleet of garbage hauling trucks. Melanson recommended that a public hearing be held before a decision is made. The Board set -~ up the public hearing to be held on Tuesday, December 5, at 8:00 PM. The Board agreed to hold a special meeting after the public hearing to act upon Walz' request. Mrs. Darrell Watkins discussed their plan to subdivide their 26 acre parcel into three separate parcels. According to the letter dated October 5, 1989, from Tom Salkowski of the Wright County Planning and Zoning, the existing home is not on the flood plain, but some of the acreage lies within the flood plain. Therefore, subdivision of the property will require a public hearing. The public hearing will be held December 5, 1989, at 8:00 PM. The Watkins' will request a Conditional Use Permit to subdivide their property. Dan Berning, representing Barthel Rolling Hills development, requested final plat approval. A Developer's Agreement has been drafted providing for the following: (1) A $15,300 cash deposit or Letter of Credit will be presented for improvements. (2) The $200 per lot administration fee has already been paid. (3) The park dedication fee is $1,760 based on the land valuation of $2,200 per acre for 8.01 total acres. (4) A Maintenance Bond in the amount of $10,000 will be provided to the Township. (5) Title insurance in the amount of $25,000 has been issued to the Township. Zachman made a motion to grant final plat approval to the Barthel Rolling Hills development and to enter into a Developer's Agreement. Melanson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mike Hogan, acting as the spokesperson for several MacIver Avenue residents, asked the Board what the residents could do in order to get their road blacktopped. The Board explained that a petition requesting the improvement must be signed by a minimum of 35% of the residents. Frankfort Township's policy is to assess the cost of the improvements back to the benefiting property owners. Since there are only a few residents living along the road, the cost of the improvements per parcel could possibly run between $6,000-$7,000. The Board advised the residents to delay action on the matter until next spring. At that time, there may be more assessable units along MacIver Avenue that would decrease the assessment per parcel amount. Tom Schany requested final plat approval for the Schandosy Hills development. A Developer's Agreement has been drafted detailing the following: (1) Schany will furnish the Township a Letter of Credit in the amount of $30,900 to cover the costs of the remaining improvements. (2) The developer has already paid the $200 per lot administrative fees in the amount of $5,000. (3) The park dedication fee is set at $6,250, based on land valuation of $1,736 per acre for the 36.5 total acres. (4) A $10,000 Maintenance Bond will be provided. (5) Frankfort Township will be listed on the Title Insurance. Goodrich advised the Board to consider the Developer's Agreement for Crow River Highlands, which pertains to reimbursement to the developer of Crow River Highlands if another development directly benefits from the improvements to .. Industrial Park. Melanson made a motion to have the Township engineer get figures on the impact and the cost of bringing the _~_ water main through. Pichler seconded the motion. All voted aye. Zachman made a motion to table preliminary plat approval on the Barhel/MEI Residential and ME! Commercial developments until the water report is received from the Township engineer. Melanson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Tom Lund requested that he be allowed to subdivide a piece of property on Beebe Lake that he has an option to purchase with the condition that no bUilding would be allowed on the subdivided parcel until the Board makes an Ordinance change allowing for more development in the lake shore areas. The Board reviewed the Planning and Zoning minutes of May 23, 1989, and the Town Board minutes of April 17, 1989. At this time, no changes in the Ordinance has been made. The Township attorney will be meeting with the Planning and Zoning Commission on November 21 to discuss changing the Ordinance. The Board discussed the request from Roland Lindenfelser in his letter dated October 6, 1989, that the vegetative barrier deadline be revised to May 15, 1990. Condition No. 18 of the Lindenfelser Landfill Conditional Use Permit calls for a vegetative screen to be installed on the west and south boundaries of the landfill to act as a visual screen and wind control for the landfill. This screen was to be installed by October 30, 1989. Melanson made a motion to extend the deadline for the vegetative barrier to May 15, 1990. Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye. Melanson made a motion to have Raatikka do a feasibility study to improve 32nd Street and Lander Avenue NE, up to 17th Street NE. Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Board directed t~e attorney to send a letter to Gary Rozycki, 9135 60th Street NE, informing him that he cannot strip vehicles on his property located in agricultural zone. Melanson agreed to check the problem at the Turkle residence in Berningwood. Turkle has reported that since the street has been improved drainage water collects on his driveway. Randy Marsh reported that Mike Klein, who lives on the old Kramer farm in Frankfort TownShip, has experienced water problems in his basement because the drainage ditch in the right-of-way has been plowed. Water follows the field and collects in his back yard. Klein offered to clean the ditch himself if the Township will pay the rental cost of $225 for a backhoe. Zachman agreed to talk with Wayne Kessler and give him the option of repairing the ditch himself. If he chooses not to, the Township will rent the backhoe to clear the ditch and will bill the cost Jack to the Kesslers. Pichler made a motion to adjourn at 12:06 AM. Melanson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Alfred ZaChma~airman Q~(~:.~.. ~ -3- 55th Street. Schany's position is that primary access to Schandosy Hill and Schandosy Hill East developments is Needham Avenue NE, not 55th Street. Schany has blacktopped a total of 2,600' of roads for his two developments. Frank D'Aigle blacktopped 2,200' of road for Crow River Highlands. Melanson made a motion that the Town Board finds that neither Schandosy Hills or Schandosy Hills East development has primary access on 55th Street between Ochua and Needham Avenues. Therefore, the developments are not subject to pay a pro rata share of the cost of blacktopping 55th Street. Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye. Frank D'Aigle requested the report on drainage from the two developments be sent to his engineer. Raatikka indicated that the reports on drainage were completed in March of 1989. Public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission were held prior to preliminary plat approval. D'Aigle was present at the hearings to express his concerns. Zachman made a motion to grant final plat approval to Schandosy Hills and to enter into a Developer's Agreement with Tom Schany. Melanson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Tom Schany requested final plat approval for the Schandosy Hills East development. The Developer's Agreement has been drafted requiring a cash deposit or Letter of Credit in the amount of $18,900 for improvements. The $3,600 administration fees have been paid to the Township. Park dedication fees are $2,510, based on valuation of $25,100, or '$965 per acre. A $10,000 maintenance bond will be required. Pichler made a motion to grant final plat approval to the Schandosy Hills East development, to grant a variance for Lot 5, Block 3, on minimum lot depth, and to enter into a Developer's Agreement with Tom Schany. Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye. Melanson made a motion to approve the water main extension across the intersection and north past the Marksman Metal property at a cost to the Township of $6,255. A 20' easement over the property will be written into an agreement with Peter Scharber. Any development to the north of the water main on Scharber's property will be assessed. Pichler seconded the motion. All voted aye. John Gries, representing Barthel/ME! Residential and ME! Commercial plats, requested preliminary plat approval. The plats have been granted preliminary plat approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission contingent upon several items, including that the plats be served with municipal water. Planning and Zoning has also recommended granting a 6-month extension to both plats. Wayne Roiger had some questions over the drainage in the plats. Because municipal water !s still not available to these plats, Pichler suggested that the Township bond for the cost of a 12" water main between Tom Berning's proposed plat and Chouinard's