1986-04-07 CC Minutes
CITY OF ALBERTVILLE
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ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301
PHONE 497-3384
TAPE RECORDED MEETING--TAPE 1, SIDE
1 AND 2. TAPE 2 SIDE_l AND 2 THROUGH
TAPE COUNTER POINT 640.
COUNCIL MINUTES
4-7-86
The regular meetIng of the AlbertvIlle CIty CouncIl was called to order
by Mayor Walsh. Members present Included Gary Schwenzfeler, Donatus
Vetsch and Bob Braun; member Don Corneluls was absent. Others present
Included Maureen Andrews, Don BernIng, Barry Johnson and Gary Meyer.
Before any busIness was dIscussed the CIty CouncIl and the members of
the audIence were Informed by Mayor Walsh that meetIngs of the CIty
CouncIl wIll be recorded for future reference. The recordIng of the
meetIng was prompted by the followIng reasons:
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1 An Increased number of Items on the agenda and the
need to keep detaIled records of the proceedIngs.
2. Increased number of developers comIng Into town and
agreeIng Issues that later need to be reaffIrmed If
there are any questIons about what was agreed to.
NotIce to the fact that meetIng are beIng recordIng are posted InSIde
the CIty Hall and on the NotIce Board outsIde the front door of CIty
Hall.
The recorder pIcks up VOIces throughout the room but there IS a need for
persons addressIng the CouncIl to state theIr full name and address for
the record.
The mInutes of the March 17, 1986 meetIng were read and approved on a
motIon by Gary SchwenzfeIer and a second by Bob Braun. All were In favor.
A LImIted LIquor LIcense for the AlbertvIlle LIons for an AprIl Fund
RaIser was approve on a motIon made by Donatus Vetsch and a second by
Gary Schwenzfeler. All were In favor.
Mr. Korb Schwelterlng of 11707 54th Street was present to request that
"Deaf ChIld at Play" SIgns be placed on 54th Street. There was a motlon
by Donatus Vetsch and a second by Bob Braun to approve the purchase
of the SIgns. All were In favor.
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Maureen was asked to have Ken L. order the SIgns and Gary S. WIll go
out and determIne where the best locatIon of these SIgns are and WIll
then let ken know where to place them.
The CouncIl dIscussed the SmallIOmmunlty Conference to be held on AprIl 18
There are a varIety of Issues that the CIty mIght be Interested In
gettIng more InformatIon to. Later In the meetIng Maureen was Informed
Make our CIty Your CIty
We inVIte Home, Industry, BUSiness
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that she could attend the meetlng.
The CouncIl dIscussed the eXIstIng dog problem In AlbertvIlle. Maureen
was asked to have a notIce put In the paper that the CIty has an
ordInance WhICh requIres that dogs are lIcensed and collared. The
CouncIl agreed that there IS a problem wlth dogs and Members Braun
and Schwenzfeler wIll respond to calls and wIll take the anImals
to the WrIght County Pound.
Maureen was asked to check wIth Gall LIppert and Otesego TownshIp to see
what they are dOIng about theIr problems.
There was a motIon by Gary Schwenzfelelr and a second by Bob Braun to approve
a fee of $100.00 for Rezonlngs, CondItIonal Use PermIts and VarIances
and a $200.00 fee for specIal meetIngs. The one tIme fee would cover
publIcatIon costs, admlnlstratlon fees and meetIng charges. In addItIon,
any ~her charges that mlght be Incurred by the CIty would be charged
to the party requestIng the changes.
Gary Meyer suggested that the resolutIon should be clearlfled by addIng
...." And the cost of such serVIces shall be born by the applIcant,
In addltlont to saId fees establlshed hereIn at the tlme of
applIcatIon." The motIon was so amended by Gary Schwenzfeler and all
were In favor of the motIon as amended.
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The PublIC HearIng for JIm Hennum was called to order at 8:00 p.m.
Maureen was asked to read to NotIce of HearIng and a pad was sent
around to duly note who was present for the hearIng. (ThIS lISt
has been attached to the mlnutes.)
NotIces we~sent to the followlng people wIthIn 300 feet of the effected
property:
ST. ALBERT'S CHURCH
JIM HENNUM
152 CLUB
G & K MILLING
ALBERTVILLE BAR
HEIDELBERG INN
DONELLE PETERSON
CYRIL CHRISTENSEN
JAMES FARRIS
MARK WEBER
KEN TIERNAN
BRUCE YOUNGDAHL
RON KOLLES
BOB BRAUN
MAT DAHLHEIMER
MAGDELAN MELLAN
DONATUS VETSCH
EUGENE VALERIUS
MARK BERNING
The HearIng was for a varIance to allow 10,800 square feet Instead of
12,500 square feet and to allow an 80 foot frontage Instead of a 90
foot front as requIred by the CIty ZonIng Code.
The plan does meet the 3,500 square feet of area per unIt as requIred
In the ZonIng OrdInance.
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BIll HeIdelberg of the Heldelberg Inn was present to dISCUSS hIS concerns
for parkIng even though It meets the requIrement of OrdInance.
Maureen was asked to read the mInutes of the January ~ '1 t"" CouncIl
MeetIng at WhICh tIme the Councll was Informed by the PlannIng CommIssIon
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of theIr recommendatIon were.
Items of concern to the CouncIl are as followed:
1. Number of parkIng spaces.
2. Number of bedrooms In each unIt vs. the number of
parkIng spaces
3. Room to get out of the last garage and turned aroung.
The varIance was approved provIded that the followIng Items are
carrIed through:
1. The apartment unIt WIll be 2 bedroom Instead of of
3 bedroom unIts.
2. There wIll be 3 parkIng spaces Instead of 2 parkIng
spaces.
3. FencIng shall be located along the west sIde of the
property (along the HeIdelberg property lIne). The
fencIng shall be 6 feet hIgh startIng at the pOInt
equal to face of the bUIldIng back to the rear property
l1ne and Y feet hIgh to the front of the property.
4. That an apron of 12 feet (12 by 20 feet) would be added
to the edge the proposed drIveway. (ThIS would be placed
three feet from the bUIldIng.)
5. The drIveway and parkIng spaces wIll be blacktopped.
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The CouncIl approved a LIquor LIcense for the HeIdelberg Inn, ThIS
approval was made by Gary Schwenzfeler and seconded by Bob Braun.
All were In favor.
The CouncIl began some lImIted dIScussIon on Junk cars, the Issue
was tabled untIl the AprIl 21 meetIng so that Gary SchwenzfeIer and
Maureen can go out and look for cars that are In vOllatlon of the
CIty OrdInance.
The CouncIl was remInded that the AnnexatIon HearIng on the ValerIus
property IS scheduled for AprIl 11th at 9:30 a.m. No actIon was requIred
on the Issue.
KeIth FranklIn was present to Inform the CouncIl that he had meet wIth
the Old AlbertvIlle AntIque Store and resolved the sIgn problem.
franklIn WIll be preparIng a sIgn and wIll place It on the property of
the AntIque Store free of charge. Both partIes are happy wIth thIS
SolutIon.
FranklIn also showed the CouncIl the CIty of
have desIgned for placIng along the freeway.
by FranklIn for the CIty of AlbertvIlle free
was needed on the Issue but KeIth wanted the
gOing up.
AlbertvIlle SIgn WhIch they
ThIS sIgn WIll be put up
of charge. No approval
CouncIl to know that It was
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LeRoy BernIng of Barthel ConstructIon was present to dISCUSS the
posslbllty of makIng some zonIng changes In the IndustrIal Park. In
addItIon, they are also askIng the CIty to look Into maybe sWItchIng
the eXIstIng park land for another lot wIthIn the IndustrIal Park.
Items of dIScussIon Included lookIng Into the followIng:
The dIfference between the taxes paId on the land that may
be exchanged for the eXIstIng park land and what mIght have
been collected on the park property had It been taxed.
What IS the current value on the two propertIes under
dIScussIon.
Street assessments on the two pIeces of property under
dIScussIon.
Barthel ConstructIon was referred to to the PlannIng CommIssIon to
have a PublIC HearIng set.
Members of the Park Board were present to dISCUSS what plans they have
been workIng on for the park. They had prepared a plan of the property
under dIScussIon. No actIon was taken on the thIS matter.
Mayor Walsh brought up that pOInt that we should request that a
CertIfIcate of Insurance should accompany the BUIldIng permIt.
Maureen was asked to check to fInd out what FHA fInancIng requIres
WIth regards to street Improvements and drIveways.
The CouncIl approved Ken's request to have a Grader come In and
get the road In shape now that most of the frost IS out of the ground.
Barry Johnson brought the CouncIl up to date on the the NOV. At the
tIme of thIS meetIng the letter from the Army Corp of EngIneer's has
not been recleved by the CIty of AlbertvIlle.
JIm brought the CouncIl up to date on the Frankfort LawsuIt. The
followIng Items have been dIscussed wIth Frankfort:
1. AlbertvIlle pay legal fees.
2. ConsIderatIon fro droppIng the actIon
a. Agree to admIt that we were wrong or at fault.
b. Agree to a 10 year moratorIum on AnnexatIon east
of AlbertvIlle from Frankfort, unless at some later
date the two partIes agree to the annexatIon.
The CouncIl aprroved the bIlls.
There was some dIScussIon on the matter of rentIng the CIty Hall for
BIrthday partIes, ect. ThIS matter wIll be dIscussed at a later date.
The CouncIl agree to sell Don BernIng a old copIer for $50.00, wIth the
understandIng that the serVIce organIzatIons can use It. All were In
favor.
There was a motIon to adjourn. All were In favor.