Loading...
1991-08-19 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL August 19, 1991 Albertville City Hall 7:30 PM PRESENT: Mayor Jim Walsh, Council Members Mike Potter, Duane Berning, Donatus Vetsch, and Mark Barthel, City Clerk Linda Houghton, City Attorneys Bill Radzwill and Mike Couri, and City Engineer Thore Meyer Mayor Walsh called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended by Schumm Electric in the amount of installation of the ball field approve the agenda as amended. voted aye. the addition of Check # 5453 to $4,024.32 as final payment for the lights. Vetsch made a motion to Barthel seconded the motion. All The Council reviewed the follow-up sheet from the August 5, 1991, meeting. Mayor Wal sh agreed to contact Minnegasco about installing underground gas service to the Pysk's Fourth Addition. Berning reported that some residents along 50th Street have also asked that gas service be provided there. The minutes of the August 5, 1991, meeting were approved on a motion by Barthel, seconded by Potter. All voted aye. Engineer Thore Meyer explained to the Council that the only short-term solution to the sewer back-up problem at the Youngdahl residence is to install a check valve in the home to prevent sewage from backing up into the basement. He explained that the sewer mains along Main Avenue are extremely flat grades. Another thing that could help to prevent sewage from backing into the mains on Main Avenue would be to disconnect one of the pumps at the lift station on Barthel Industrial Drive. This would let some of the sewage backup into the Barthel Industrial Drive mains. Vetsch made a motion to contact Sunrise Plumbing and have a check valve installed to prevent sewage from backing up into the basement at the Youngdahl residence at a approximate cost of $225. The City will pay for the installation of the check valve but maintenance of the check valve will be the responsibility of the homeowner. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Jennifer Bestgen, representing the STMA Women of Today, asked permission to install a Women of Today logo sign at each of the three entrances into the City similar to the Lions and Lionesses signs posted. The Council approved the request and directed that the Maintenance Department install the signs for the STMA Women of Today. Barthel made a motion to approve the 3.2 Non-Intoxicating . Liquor License for August Potter seconded the motion. 24 , 1991 , from 4: 00 PM to All voted aye. 9:00 PM. James Zachman addressed the Council on the drainage problem behind 55th Circle and 56th street. According to the minutes of the September 16, 1985, City Council meeting, the developer, Jim Hennum, agreed to cut a drainage swale between the lots. This has never been done. Attorney Mike Couri reviewed the minutes and explained that this was not a contractual agreement and, therefore, not enforceable. The Council directed the Planning & Zoning Commission to address this problem when they continue the public hearing on Hennum's lot division. The Council reviewed the July daily wastewater plant. Engineer Thore Meyer is getting prices for a flow meter. flow in report on the the process of . Thore has received quotes for televising the old sewer mains on Main Street to 54th Street. The low quote is 23.9 cents per mile. Thore estimates that 8,000-12,000 feet of mains should be televised. Thore is still waiting for one more company to quote a pri ce for tel evising the mains. Thore expl ained that a II manholes have been visually inspected and everything appears to be in order. However, the televising shows much better exactly what is happening. Potter made a motion to have 8,000-12,000 feet of old main sewer lines televised at the maximum cost of 23.9 cents per foot. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Thore reviewed two possible options to eliminate some of the flow down the Main Avenue mains. Option 1 is to install a new line through the alley from 57th Street to the lift station. This would cost approximately $109,000. Option 2 is to install a line across the undeveloped field west of Main Avenue into the lift station near Sunrise Plumbing. The approximate cost of this option is $94,000. The advantage of Option 1 is it is gravity flow. Thore will do further study on each option. Barb Creighton addressed the Council about the grill location in the Four Seasons Park. They were not located in the places the Park Board had requested. The Council directed Creighton to give directives to the clerk, who then would direct the Maintenance Department. Park Board representative advised the Council that no more sod is required in the Four Seasons Park. The remaining areas will be seeded. Thore reported that he has received verbal authori ty from MNDOT to begin work on the drainage problem in the City in a joint effort with Frankfort Township and MNDOT. . The Council reviewed the minutes of the Planning & Zoning hearing to consider a Conditional Use Permit for Ralph and Helen Ackerman to operate a dog kennel. Ackerman explained that he has . . . operated his kennel since July of 1989. The previous administration had never told him that he must apply for a CUP. Jeff Dow from the Wright County Humane Society told the Council that his office has received numerous complaints about the kennel and he wrote to the Ci ty on January 23, 1991, concerning the problems at the kennel. The last complaint the Society received about Ackerman's kennel was on Jul y 21, 1991. The Counci I asked the attorney to review the state statutes concerning kennels. Berning made a motion directing the Planning & Zoning Commission to review information from the state statutes, from the County Health Department and the City Ordinances and make another recommendation on the CUP to the Council. Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye. Clem and Bernard Marx showed the Council their concept plan for development of the Marx property. Vetsch made a motion to lower the price of the 3.2 Nonintoxicating Liquor License for non-profit organizations from $25 per day to $10 per day with a maximum of a $25 charge for a three-day event. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Barthel made a motion to change the date of the next scheduled City Council meeting from Monday, September 2, to Tuesday, September 3rd because of the Labor Day holiday. Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to adopt preliminary 1992 levy for the City. when the final budget is adopted. All voted aye. a resolution setting the The figures can be lowered Barthel seconded the motion. Linda was directed to set up interviews for the secretary position from the resumes the City has received with Council Member Vetsch. Potter made a motion to approve the 1992 Assessment Contract with Douglas Gruber, Wright County Assessor, at a contract price of $5.25 per parcel. This price includes all expenses except the cost of homestead cards, which will be billed to the City. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Barthel made a motion to set a Council work meeting to study the 50th Street improvements and the sanitary sewer extension to serve the new high school for Wednesday, August 28, 1991, at 7:30 PM. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council set the Appreciation Night for Wednesday, September 18th. Counci I Member Vetsch and Linda wi II make the preparations for the event and get prices on individual plaques for each organization. Council Member Berning reported that Harry Weber is able to get some poles at no cost and he would like the City to install . . . them at the Park & Ride site to prevent cars from driving on his lawn. It would cost the City about $300 to move the poles to the site. Berning was directed to get prices on concrete curb stops for the next Council meeting. Attorney Radzwill reported on the meeting he, the mayor and the clerk attended with Whirltronics. Whirltronics is requesting a time frame to relocate that the City is not able to meet. Radzwill presented the appraisal on the three lots behind City Hall. The appraisal is $70,000. The cost of having the appraisal done is $285.00. The Counci I wi II consider a counter offer to present to the property owners at the next Council meeting. Dan Eiden, who lives adjacent to the parcels the City is considering to purchase, expressed his concern that if the Ci ty buys that property, his own property will be devalued. Vetsch made a motion to pay the bills (Check #'s 5429-5453). Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council reviewed the memo from the maintenance department regarding repairs to 50th street. The Council directed Lindsay to check with the City of otsego to see if they can do the grading work. The estimated cost of striping Barthel Industrial Drive is $700. The Council directed Lindsay to contact the City of Rogers about renting their striping machine. Barthel made a motion to adjourn at 10:45 PM. the motion. All voted aye. Potter seconded ~LA,4~ ~es A. Walsh, Mayor 4 . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION August 28, 1991 Albertville City Hall 7:30 PM PRESENT: Mayor Jim Walsh, Councilmembers Mike Potter, Duane Berning, Donatus Vetsch, and Mark Barthel, Clerk Linda Houghton, City Engineer Thore Meyer Mayor Walsh called the work session to order. Thore presented the Council with four options for 50th street improvements. There is no parking on three of the four options presented. The sidewalks are shown on the northern side of the street. Berning explained to the Council that the residents present at the August 14th meeting preferred to have no parking on the street and the streets as narrow as possible. . Thore reviewed the 38' street option wi th bike paths. The proposal calls for 13' traffic lanes, 4.5' bike lanes and 4' sidewalks along the north side of the street. The total cpst for this proposal (including the portion which Frankfort Township must pay) is $418,000. Based on the "normal" residential street assessment of $30 per foot, $156,000 of the total cost would be assessed, leaving $117,000 as the cost to the City (after deducting the Frankfort Township share of the street). Thore was directed to provide precise cost figures for the next Council meeting on a 36' street and a 38' street, broken down into individual item costs. Thore next revei wed the Revi sed Feasibi I i ty study on the proposed sanitary sewer line dated July 23,1990, with the Council. Opti ons 2 and 3 are no longer vi abl e opti ons because of the existing sanitary sewer problems along Main Avenue. Thore recommends that the Council go with a 12" sewer main as allows better grades. The line should be overdesigned in size and depth in comparison to normal lateral lines to provide for future growth. The overdesigned system is estimated at $270,000. That figure does not include bonding and legal costs. Thore will provide several options for the Council to consider at the next Council meeting. . Potter made a motion to adjourn at 9:40 PM. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. ~ u.~A-a V~ ~ames A. Walsh, Mayor ---- . . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE FINANCIAL STATEMENT August 1, 1991 - August 15, 1991 Beginning Cash Balance July 31, 1991 INCOME (August 1 - August Building Permits Impound Fees Loan Payment - Fraser Park Rent Sewer Receipts Spec. Assessment Pymt. Storm Water Receipts Title Searches Variance TOTAL INCOME 15) 3,834.13 20.00 587.27 50.00 8,577.96 5,394.89 789.36 30.00 80.00 19,361.61 . SEWER CONSTRUCTION FUND Ending Cash Balance 8/15/91 EXPENSES (August 1 - August 15) Check #'s 5365-5416) 26,988.20 (Approved 8\5/91) PAYROLL 7/30 - 8/12 Check #5417 - Ann Check #5418 - Ken Check #5419 - Linda Check #5420 - Mike Check #5426 - PERA Check #5427 - Federal PARK & RIDE DEEDS Check #5421 - Wright County Recorder Check #5422 - Wright County Treasurer Check #5423 - Wright County Recorder Check #5424 - Wright County Treasurer Check #5425 - Wright County Mayors Assoc. TOTAL EXPENSES 436.72 751. 00 642.47 518.22 343.56 1,148.22 10.00 1. 65 10.00 1. 65 100.00 30,951.69 Ending Cash Balance August 15, 1991 $360,180.31 $348,590.23 $174,804.65 . . . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE BILLS TO BE PAID August 19, 1991 Check No. 5428 Amount 64.64 5429 5430 5431 5432 5433 5434 5435 5436 5437 5438 5439 5440 5441 5442 5443 5444 Vendor Road Rescue, Inc. Gutzwiller Const. Co. Meyer-Rohlin, Inc. Chouinard Ofc. Products Carlson Sod N.W. Assoc. Consultants CompressAir & Equip Crow River Rental Feed-Rite Controlls Inc. Gopher State DJ's Total Homecare Cntr Albertville Auto Parts Reason Supplies Ballfield Lights 1990-1 Improvment Project Ofc. supplies Sod Project-Sunrise Repair Fire Truck Replacement blades Testing Sewer Locate City Park City Hall 20.72 2.28 Maintenance 143.96 Fire Dept. 4.54 Linda Houghton Reimb. Mileage Browning-Ferris Ind. Park Monticello Animal Control Dog Catcher William S. Radzwill General Westwind Addit. Juran & Moody Larson Pheasant Ridge Savitski Fraser & Steel Parksedge Dvlpment Beaudry Crow River News Legal Fees 2,536.50 2,815.50 775.00 75.00 100.00 650.00 700.00 275.00 150.00 Publications 3,485.00 3,424.75 118.54 467.50 33.03 313.66 16.93 99.50 15.00 23.00 148.53 19.80 67.50 29.00 8,077.00 130.81