1991-09-16 CC Minutes
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ALBERTVILLE CITY CpUNCIL
September 16, 1991
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Albertville City Hall
7:30 PM
PRESENT: Mayor Jim Walsh, Councilmembers Duane Berning, Mark
Barthel, Mike Pot ter and Dona tus Vetsch,l Ci ty CI erk Linda Houghton,
Engineer Thore Meyer, Attorney Mike Cotiri
Mayor Wal sh call ed the regul ar meetiing of the Al bert vi 11 e Ci ty
Council to order.
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The agenda was amended by adding ~he following items:
- Discussion of Joint Powers ~ater Board charges
- Consideration of amendmentiof Joint Powers Operating
and Authorization Agreement
Barthel made a motion to approve the amended agenda. Berning
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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The minutes of the September 3, 19J1, meeting were amended at
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Berning's request on Page 3, Paragraph $, to state that his reason
for voting no on hiring Ann Bednarcyz~ as secretary is that he
believes the City needs a part-time ad~inistrator, Vetsch made a
motion to approve the amended minutes. ~otter seconded the motion.
All voted aye.
Kei th Frankl in discussed his sto~m water drainage probl ems
wi th the Counci I . He tol d the Counbi I the probl em has been
continuous for the past two years. Bdfore that time, he had no
probl em wi th drainage backing up on hisl property. Engineer Thore
Meyer was directed to contact the MNDOTlrepresentative and ask him
to come out to view the water problem ad it affects the interstate
highway. Thore was also directed to con~act the Frankfort Township
engineer to try to work out a solution ~o the drainage problem.
Jerry Lehn, owner of the WRight cou~ty Bag Company, questioned
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why he is charged a quarterly storm wat~r fee when his storm water
doesn't run into the City. The Council explained that there are
no exceptions in the storm water billing:. Every piece of property
in the City is billed for storm water.
Potter made a motion to approve i the 3.2 Non-Intoxicating
Liquor License for the Albertville Jayc~es for September 22, 1991,
from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Barthel secortded the motion. All voted
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aye.
Steve Hopkes was not present at the meeting to discuss his
sewage backup into his basement. Pott~r volunteered to talk to
Eugene Valerius, previous owner of Hopke$' house, regarding a check
valve that may exist outside the house. i
The Council reviewed the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's
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Reconnaissance Inspection Report dated September 4, 1991.
Maintenance Superintendent Lindsay was directed to notify the clerk
prior to any future verbal or written communication with the MPCA.
The Council will tour the drainage problem areas of the City
with Ken Lindsay on Tuesday, September 17th at 6:00 PM.
The Council reviewed the quote from Feed-Rite Controls for a
725 gallon tank for $1,329.00. The Council tabled the discussion
of the purchase of the tank unti I the Ci ty receives another
quotation from a different source.
Ken
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reported that 50th Street wi II be gravel ed starting
The Council authorized Ken to hire temporary help to
loads of gravel delivered to the City's portion of 50th
Ken reported that there has been damage to the dikes at the
ponds again. The damage has been reported tot he WRight County
Sheriff's Department.
The catch basin on 60th Street has been repaired.
had caved in several times this summer.
The area
Barthel made a motion to approve the variance request from
Albert Barthel to construct a 28' X 32' detached garage, contingent
upon the following contingencies recommended by the PI anning &
Zoning Commission:
(1) The new garage will be stuccoed to match the house.
(2) The existing garage wi II be torn down wi thin 45 days
after the new garage has passed final inspection.
Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Vetsch made a motion to set a public hearing on October 7,
1991, at 7:00 PM, to consider the trunk sewer improvement that will
service the new high school. Pot ter seconded the moti on. All
voted aye.
Barthel made a motion directing the engineer to prepare plans
and specs for the trunk sewer improvement that will serve the new
high school. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Bob Heuring discussed the increased storm water that he has
observed on his property. He believes additional water is coming
onto his property from the new high school and the Westwind
development. He explained that he has been maintaining a ditch on
his land that is now being used to drain other areas. He feels
that the Ci ty shoul d maintain that di tch if drainage water is
coming from other areas. Heuring also expressed concerns that
storm water from the City of st. Michael is traveling through his
drainage ditch. He would also like to see that the City requires
contractors to put in the detention ponds before construction on
the other improvements are begun. The Council told Heuring that
the engineer will be sending a letter to the City of st. Michael
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regarding the drainage from the Terrace Hills development into the
City of Albertville. The Council will also consider having the
detention ponds installed in new developments prior to the start
of other construction.
Heuring presented a peti tion to the Counci I signed by 16
residents contesting the storm water billings. The Council will
consider the petition at the October 7th meeting.
The Council discussed the $2,500 charge levied by the Joint
Powers Board as escrow deposit for engineering inspection services.
It is the Council's opinion that a full-time Joint Powers'
inspector is not necessary on the job site and is too costly for
the developer. Walsh agreed to make a motion at the next Joint
Powers meeting to rescind the $2,500 escrow deposit for
inspections.
The Council also directed the Joint Powers representatives to
make the recommendation that the City inspector inspects the water
lines from the shut off to the house at the same time he inspects
the sewer line.
The Counci I tabl ed approval of the amendment to the Joint
Powers Operating and Authorization Agreement until the next Council
meeting.
The Council reviewed the letter dated September 12, 1991, from
John-George, Inc. concerning the first lift of blacktop in the
Westwind Second Addition. Attorney Mike Couri advised the Council
that John-George has a legal right to enforce the terms of the
contract. He indicated, however, that John-George, Inc. 's delay
in providing the City with the necessary Letters of Credit caused
the contract with Redstone Construction to be delayed until late
August. Couri suggested the most logical alternative is to ask the
developers to put up a contingency escrow to cover the costs of any
repairs to the street for a three year period. The Council
directed the attorney to send a let ter to John-George, Inc.
relating the City's concerns.
Couri told the Council that the adjusted assessments on
Savitski's Sunrise Commercial Park will be ready for the Council's
review at the next meeting.
Couri reported that he has not found statutory procedures to
reduce the taxes on the PPM building before the TIF district is
decertified next year. He also reported that there is
approximately $35,000 left in this TIF that the City may be able
to spend on specific projects. He will do more checking and report
to the next Council meeting.
Couri reported that the City has nothing to gain by making a
claim against Barthel Construction, Inc. now in bankruptcy court.
The Counci I was advised that the let ters of credi t on the
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Parks edge development have not been renewed as of this date despite
the fact that the clerk has notified the developers in writing of
our intention to draw upon the letters of credit if they are not
extended. The Council will determine the amount to draw from the
letters of credit at the next meeting.
Couri will prepare an itemized list of expenses that he has
found Fraser Steel may owe to the City. Couri also reminded the
Council that the City is obligated to reimburse Fraser Steel the
tax monies paid under the terms of TIF District #6.
Couri was directed to set up a meeting with Juran & Moody and
the mayor and clerk.
The Counci I agreed to send the cl erk to the Pay Equi ty
Workshop on October lOth at the Brooklyn Center Community Center.
Vetsch made a motion to approve payment of the bills (check
#'s 5492-5523). Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Barthel made a
seconded the motion.
motion to adjourn
All voted aye.
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Berning