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1992-04-06 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL April 6, 1992 Albertville City Hall 7:30 PM PRESENT: Mayor James Walsh, Councilmen Hark Barthel, Mike Pot ter, Donatus Vetsch and Duane Berning, Ci ty Engineer Thore Meyer, Ci ty Attorneys Bi II Radzwi 11 and Hike Couri, Ci ty Cl erk Linda Houghton Hayor Wal sh call ed the regu1 ar meeting of the Al bert vi II e Ci ty Council to order. The letter from Gruys, Borden & Carlson concerning penalties to the Internal Revenue was added to the agenda under Administration. Potter made a motion to approve the amended agenda. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Hayor Walsh requested approval of the liquor license for the 152 Club be removed from the consent agenda because the application form has not been completed and turned into the City. Vetsch made a motion to approve the follow-up sheet from the Harch 17, 1992, meeting. Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes of the Harch 17, 1992, meeting were amended at Page 2 Paragraph 2 to read "RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY RESTRICTING WEIGHT. . " Vetsch made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 17, 1992, meeting as amended. Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye. Tom Thelen, a representative of the League of Minnesota Cities, addressed the City Council on the coverage provided by the city's errors and omissions insurance. Thelen explained that the policy does not provide coverage for non-performance of assigned tasks by ci ty staff. Errors and omission insurance does provide coverage for third party sui ts resul ting from the actions or inactions of the Councilor its staff. LeRoy Berning, representing the Albertvi 11 e Friendl y Ci ty Days Committee, requested that another pole be placed along Hain Avenue to allow the Commi t tee to pI ace a banner over the street. The Council had no problem with the Committee's proposal. Ken Lindsay discussed striping of Barthel Industrial Drive with the Council. The Council directed Ken to meet with the city engineer to determine where the striping should be placed. The Council requested that the maintenance department and the park board include striping expenses in their budget requests for 1993. Ken presented bids for street sweeping from Clean Sweep and . . . Albertville City Council April 6, 1992 Page 2 of 5 T & S Trucking. Potter made a motion to accept the low bid for street sweeping from T & S Trucking at $52.00 per hour. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council discussed having a compost site for City residents again this year. Mayor Walsh suggested that instead of having residents drop off compost material as has been done in the past, the City should select a day when compost materials will be picked up curbside by Ci ty maintenance. Barthel made a motion to set Honday, April 27, 1992, for picking up compost material curbside. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Counci lman Vetsch agreed to work with Linda and Ken setting up the compost pickup day. Vetsch made a motion to approve the purchase of a 525 gallon tank and a chemical feed pump from Feed-Rite controls, Inc. for $1,069.00. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Ken updated the Council on the following projects: street Sweeping - will begin about April 15 Crack Sealing - nearly 1/3 complete Light at City Hall - has been repaired Flow Heter - scheduled to be installed tomorrow Sharon Anderson, representing the Park Board, explained the Park Board is pI anning a Spring FI ing on Sunday, Hay 17th. The event is being held to familiarize residents with the City's park facilities. Anderson discussed the probl ems wi th dogs, skateboarders, roll er skaters, and bicycl ing in the Ci ty parks. The Counci I directed the Park Board to discuss how to handle these problems and make a recommendation to the Council. Berning made a motion to appoint Dean Spenser to the Park Board as recommended by the Park Board. Barthe I seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council approved the request from Park Board Chair Barb Creighton to attend the 1992 Safety and Loss Control Workshop on April 23, 1992 at Hinnetonka. The Council reviewed the preliminary plat of psyk's 5th Addition and the recommendations of the Planning & Zoning Commission. Councilman Potter stated he will abstain from voting on this decision because he represents a builder who is planning to purchase some of this property. Vetsch made a motion to grant preliminary plat approval for psyk's 5th Addition contingent upon the following: (1) A developer's agreement is signed by Doug Psyk. . . . Albertville City Council April 6, 1992 Page 3 of 5 (2) The DRN grants approval regarding the wetlands. (3) An erosion plan is provided. (4) Park dedication is provided by land, cash or a combination of both. (5) The pro jectwill be financed under the 42 9 state statutes. Barthel seconded the motion. Vetscli, Barthel, and Walsh voted a.ye. Berning voted. nO. Potter abstained. The motion carried. P~~Jer.made a motion to. approve the req.uestfrom Dayle Veches to rezone and subdivide a portion of the Bernard Vetsch property fr()m A.-I Eo R-3to al1.ow a home to be built, c.ontingent upon the following: . , (1) The width of the easement wi 11 be increased from the p.resent 40.75 feet to 48.75 feet. (2) Payment of park dedication fee in the amount of $170. Beining.secondedthe motion. All voted aye. The Council saw no problem with Ron Long's setback for Lot 3,Block 4, Westwind Addition. made because of the lot's unusual configuration. as zoning administrator, will approve the request. request for a 25' The reques twas Linda, serving The Council discussed the request from Fire Chief Rick Wacker to increase the Piremen's Relief Association benefit from $240 to $400 for 1993 and to $500 for 1994. According to the schedule provided by Pat Krau$e, increasing the benefit will not have an effect on the 1992 City budget. Potter made a motion to set the Firemen's Relief Association's benefit at $300 per year. The motion died for a lack of a second. Barthel made amotion to increase the Firemen 's Relief Association's benefit to $350 per year for 1992. Vetsch seconded the motion. Vetsch, Barthel, Potter and Walsh voted aye. Berning abstained. The motion carried. The City of st. Michael has been sent a copy of the proposed excavation of the Eicher property as proposed by Dennis Fehn. Tpe Council reviewed the response by the St. Michael Clerk ana engine.er. Potter made a motion to . approve the excavation permit for Dennis Fehntoexcavate tbeEicher property. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Engineer ThoreNeyer told the Council that between 500- 600 feet of the sanitary sewer line has been installed at this time. Thore reported that Frankfort Township has not yet acted to appoint two members of their board to a storm water committee as requested by their engineer. The Council agreed to make a decision . . . Albertville city Council April 6, 1992 Page 4 of 5 on how to proceed at the next regular meeting on April 20. Linda was directed to contact the Frankfort Township clerk to find out what progress has been made on the fire contract. Linda was directed to contact Tom Holstrom from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to set up a meeting with the full Council to discuss expansion of the wastewater treatment facility. City Attorney Bill Radzwill updated the Council on the Fraser Steel agreement. The documentation should be ready for signatures by next week. Radzwill's office has prepared draft ordinances for the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider on April 28. The Council agreed that in an attempt to keep legal fees down, the attorney will be scheduled on future agendas at 8:30pm. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Financial state for the period of March 12 - April 3. Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye. V.,ts<:h made a motion to pay the ))ills as presented (Check " s 6264 - '63(9). Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye. A decision on selecting a new city logo was tabled until the next meeting. Vetsch made a motion to approve the annual on-sale liquor license, the Sunday On-Sale liquor License and the Off-Sale Liquor License for the Albertville Bar. Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Off-Sale Liquor License for Hackenmueller's. Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye. Linda reported on the numerous dog complaints City Hall receives. The Council directed Linda to contact the City's animal control officer to find out the cost of a monthly all day patrol in the city in an effort to control the number of animals running loose. Vetsch made a motion to approve the list of election judges presented for the presidential primary election. Potter seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to pay the Presidential Primary election judges $6.00 per hour. Potter seconded the moti on. All voted aye. . Albertville City Council April 6, 1992 Page 5 of 5 The Council set the 1991 audit report meeting for 7: 30 pm April 29, 1992. John Kricek has requested a refund of his liquor licence application fee of $1200. Kricek expl ainedthat the deal to purchase the old Ronay's buildin9has fallen through. The Co~cil directed Linda to contact Mr. Kricek and request that he submit a written reque.st for a refund for the Council to consider. Linda reported that the special assessments on the lot owned by Carl Swanson were paid in full to the Ci ty in 1986. Wright County was not notified of the pay-off. Consequently, the Swanson's have continued to pay the special assessment annually listed on their tax statement. The Council directed Linda to determine exactly what the Swansons have paid in principal and interest since 1987 and the Council will make a decision at the next Council meeting. . Upon written request from two of the City employees, a special closed session of the City Council will be conducted on Monday, April 13, 1992, at 7: 30 PM to discuss a compl aint against the employee. Vetsch made a motion to adjourn at 11: 25 PM. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. .