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1988-11-21 CC Minutes .. CITY OF ALBERTVILLE . POBOX 131 ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE (612) 497-3384 COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 21, 1988 The regular meeting of the Albertville City Council was called to order by Mayor Loretta Roden. Members present included Bob Braun, Don Corne11us. Donatus Vetsch and Gary Schwenzfeier Others present included Maureen Andrews, Bob Killer, Bob Sullentrop, Ken L1ndsay and Lorie Villareal The agenda for the evening~s meeting was reviewed by the Counc1l. Donatus Vetsch made a motion and Don Cornelius seconded it to approve the agenda All were in favor and the motion carried The minutes of the October 17th meeting were rev1ewed by the ~ouncil A correction was made to page 6, paragraph 4 which stated ~hat the City had means to deny the project" The sentence should read "that the C1ty had no means to deny the project" Hear1ng no other corrections, Bob Braun made a motion and Don Corne11us seconded it to approve the minutes of October 17th All were 1n favor and the motion carried. The minutes of the special meeting which was held on October 28th were rev1ewed by the Council. Hearing no correct1ons or add1tions, Don Corne11us made a mot1on and Gary Schwenzfeier seconded 1t to approve the m1nutes of October 28th All were in favor and the mot1on carr1ed The minutes of the November 9th special Counc1l meet1ng were reviewed by the Council A correction to the minutes was made by Gary Schwenzfe1er. The minutes stated that the second to adjourn the meeting was made by Gary Schwenzfeier This was incorrect as Gary was not at th1s meet1ng. The second was made by Donatus Vetsch Donatus Vetsch then moved to approve the corrected minutes of November 9th. Don Cornelius seconded the motion All were in favor and the mot1on carried. The m1nutes of November 15th were reviewed by the Council Hearing no corrections or addit1ons, Gary Schwenzfeier made a motion to approve the minutes of November 15th Don Corne11us seconded the 411ft ion All were 1n favor and the mot1on carried. Make our Cltv Your City We mvlte Home, Industrv Busmess . The Council next heard a Joint Powers update. The Joint Powers Board is still in dispute over the lawsuit settlement relating to the installation of water on the Dehmer property. The Counc1l was informed that the water pressure problem here in Albertville was turned over to Joint Powers. The matter is supposed to be checked out by the next Board meeting. The minutes should note that no residents from Albertville showed up to address the water pressure problem The Council next heard from the Maintenanoe Department. Ken reported to the Counoil that extensive damage has again been done to the dikes on the east side of the Wastewater Treatment Facility during the last two weeks. Ken feels that it is likely that it is just two or three individuals that are responsible for cutting ruts six to eight inches deep and he thinks that it is time the Counoil does something to stop this vandalism He suggested that maybe the City should push the reward posters again. ~ One Council member expressed that he would like to see no reward ~ut have the money used for the purpose of doing something to alleviate the problem. Another suggestion made during the course of the discussion was to install a fence at the bottom of the dikes, but in doing so, would mean that there would be two fences to be mowed around. There was also some discuss10n about leaving the fence where it is and in addition install guardrails with heavy cable at the bottom of the dikes. Guardra1ls were questioned as to whether or not it would be enough of a preventive measure and whether or not there would be a liability problem. The project of installing guardrails and cable would be quite expensive three to four thousand dollars However. Ken stated that over $1.000 worth of damage has been done and it seems to keep occurring each year It would be well worth it for the City to do something about the problem in the near future. · No action was taken on this matter at this time. The Council agreed to discuss this matter further at future meetings in order to dec1de what to do. Ken informed the Council that the ponds again met the required lim1ts set forth by the PCA and discharge has been done. In addition _he informed those present that the ponds are now in shape for the inter months. PAGE 2 . The Council was next informed that the worst fire hydrants had been raised The minutes should note that there some are hydrants left that still need to be raised on Lannon Avenue and that additional extension kits have been ordered. It was suggested that since the Snow Ordinances relating to snowplowing and parking are now in effect (from November 1st to March 31st) that a reminder notice be put in the paper to explain the snow and parking ordinance It was also suggested that "Snow Ordinance in Effect" be put up on the reader board. Ken informed the Council that he can not plow the two new additions of Westwind and Braun's because the manholes are raised too high and the bituminous patch was not applied correctly. He stated that he was concerned about damaging the equipment when plowing He stated that they will have to be repaired before any plowing can be done . The City's Engineer informed the Council that LaTour had been contacted and the manholes are to be corrected Because this work had been subcontracted to Buffalo Bituminous they will be responsible for ~om~ng out to correct the problem. It was expected that they would be ..,n to correct the manholes the following week Ken next informed the Council that a new sand and salt shed has been built to protect the City's supply of sand and salt. Franklin Signs donated poles and some of the lumber for the proJect, which saved the City some money A thank you note from the City should be sent to Franklin Signs for their generous donation. The Christmas decorations are now up. Ken told the Council that he helped the Jaycees put thea up on Saturday, November 19th Ken brought up the issue of raises for 1989 and was told that a time has not yet been scheduled to discuss raise reviews The fact that three street lights are out on Main Avenue was brought to the Council's attention. Northern States Power has been contacted and will be out to do the repairs. Council member Gary Schwenafeier said that he had received a complaint on snowplowing by Creamery Antiques. Ken said that they don't typically plow gravel until it is completely frozen over. A question was brought up as to how level the rink is. Maureen ~nformed the Council that according to Mike Potter, Dennis Fehn had used a lazer to assure that that rink area was leveled Ken still ~estioned whether or not one corner might still be too high Ken said that they had cleaned the rink off of snow so that the PAGE 3 . ground will freeze so that the rink can be flooded. It will have to be done again if we get any more snow. Ken next brought to the Council~s attention the need for more storage space for the Maintenance Department. Everything is quite crowded and something permanent must be done. To do anything temporary would really be a waste of money. The idea of buying an all steel building to construct on a 30 x 30 cement slab was discussed. The steel building would have an opening for a 10 foot overbead door and would have to be put together. The cement slab would run $2500 The building would then need insulation, w1ring. sewer and water hookup, etc. The total cost would run roughly $10.000 - even if all,the work was done by the Maintenance Department. The building would probably fit where the old jail now stands. Tbis would still end up being only a temporary solution It was pointed out that a 30 x 30 building would most likely be to small and that there was really a need for a 30 x 40 building (minimal) to make the addition more feasible, but in either case this 1S just a temporary solution for which the City does not have have .money set aS1de for. It was suggested that as another alternative to the storage problem is that the City could look at storing some of the equipment at Loren Becker's for a temporary solution. It was suggested that possibly the pontoon could be brought into town and that the equipment that is not used everyday could be stored at the Wastewater Treatment Facility. Ken pointed out that this would be difficult since all the tools for ma1ntaining the equipment are in the Shop Maureen pointed out that the City might be interested in looking at the lease-purchase option for financing the construction of the needed space Maureen explained that this option allows a developer to have the financing incentives to build a building, at the same time reducing the capital expenditure needed up front by the City It was the general oonsensus of the Council to have the Maintenance Department continue doing what they are doing for the time being A solution will be decided upon over the winter. The Council next heard from Bob Miller on the status of the sign request by DJ's The reader board sign requested at an earlier meeting does not conform to the current City ordinance and the City Planner is not enthusiastic about it. The Council will have to make a policy deoision about what to do ~bout DJ's request for the reader board. If the Council allows for ~ne. they will have to allow for anyone else who requests them. ~GB4 . At this point in time, Bob has not been successful in reaching Don Savitski to try and find a plan that would be both agreeable to the City and D.J. 's. He will keep trying to call Don. The matter was tabled for the time being. The Council reviewed an ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF There was some discussion as to how do ATV's get from point A to point B without violating the ordinance as it stands now. Also, it was p01nted out that there currently is no control over snowmobiles in the area The biggest problem is the speed with both ATV's and snowmobiles The City would have to prohibit speed during certain times of the day and night and it would have to cover both types of vehicles in the ordinances. There was no further discussion and the issue was tabled until a further date. The Council next discussed the following ordinance which Wright-Hennepin Klectric had asked the City to adopt . An ORDINANCE GRANTING TO WRIGHT-HENNEPIN COOPERATIVI ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, A MINNISOTA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATK, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA, AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION LINKS, INCLUDING NECESSARY POLES, POLE LINES AND FIXTURES AND APPURTENANCES, WOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS, AND OTHERS, AND TO USE THE PUBLIC WAYS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS OF SAID CITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES This ord1nance was brought up because there was never a signed copy of the franchise agreement. After some further discussion, it was decided that the ordinance should indicate that Wright-Hennepin should have the obligation to restore any area disturbed during the installation of the utilities and that any scheduled work they do should be completed within a certain time frame. It was agreed that before the ordinance is adopted that the matter should be looked into a little further by the City's Attorney. The matter was tabled until a later meeting. The filling of the Council seat vacancy was discussed The vacancy will need be filled by the Council at the first meeting in January. Bob explained that the Council must adopt a resolution to appoint whomever they decide would be a good candidate. . The Council next heard from Engineering on project updates. PAGE 5 . Bob informed the Council that the Savitski project is almost completed At this time it appears that the contractor will install just minimal Class 5 on the road but will put in enough Class 5 (single lane) so that Ken can get in and out of the lift station area. In addition. Bob stated that the right turn lane will not be installed until spring sinoe the project got suoh a late start. It was pointed out that this had been agreed upon by the County Engineer's Office as well The utilities are beina installed at this time as well. It pointed out that Ken had requested that the services be extended oloser to the property line (approximately another 10 feet) so that the utility oompan1es have room to install the servioes In other engineering business, it was brought up that on utilities. the easement right of way on projects is 11 1/2 feet. All the utility oompanies are fighting over who gets how muoh room. It is the intent that when the City meets with the utility oompanies that a consensus oan be reached and the problem resolved onoe and for all. The 1ncome reoeived and the bills to be paid were reviewed by the ~ouncil Hearing no comments, Don Cornelius made a motion and Donatus ~etsoh seconded it to approve the bills. All were in favor and ohecks 9088 through 9161 were paid. At this point Ken raised a question concerning the 51st Street Park. He stated that he was concerned about the grade of the southeast corner of the lot and how it drops off. This is the area that is being proposed as the tennis court area. Ken stated that he had talked to Mike Potter questioning why the land was being left like this and was told that there would be some need to have a bobcat in on the property in the spring to do some final grading He also questioned whether or not the excavating had been approved The Park Board should be checked with on this and a report brought back to the Council at a later date. The Council next discussed Friendly City Days. The Council was informed that there have been several inquiries regard1ng whether or not the City will be having the festival this coming summer. At this time the committee has not met to discuss this issue It was the feeling of the Council that they are not in the position to make this discussion and that it should be deferred to the Albertville Friendly City Days comm1ttee. It was pointed out that the Chair of the Committee had also not tEllowed through with collecting the money from the different groups volved in order to cover the expenses from the weekend as agreed to rior to the City committing to paying all the bills. PAGE 6 . The following work meetings were approved by the Council: December 8th Joint meeting with the Plann~ng Commission to discuss and review the new Zoning Ordinance. December 13th Work meeting with Brad Farnham regarding financing alternatives to building a new building to co~ncide with Bond Sale In addition, the Council will meet with staff regarding raises December 19th -- Joint Public Hearing on Ordinance 1988-12 A COMPREHINSIVE AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE 1975-5 THE LAND USE (ZONING) REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH REGULATIONS. Don Cornel~us asked if Maureen had checked with the County on the rumor regarding the hauling of fill out to Pelican Lake from one of ~he western suburbs? Maureen informed the Council that in checking it ~ppears that the land owner has not gotten permission from the DNR so no other permits have been issued at this time. Don also asked if MNlooT had been contacted regarding the condition of 1-94 between Rogers and Maple Grove? No one has contacted the state at this time. Loretta informed the Council that the St. Michael's L~on's Club was proceeding with the library proposal at this time. She had minutes of the last library committee meeting which was handed out to the Council prior to the end of the meeting. At this time no one has come to the City of Albertville requesting any financial assistance for the project There was no other business so a motion was made to adjourn. The motion was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Don Cornelius All were in favor and the meeting adjourned. . 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