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1993-01-04 CC Minutes Albertville City Hall 7:30 PM . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 4, 1993 PRESENT: Mayor Mike Potter, Councilmembers John Vetsch, Duane Berning, Sharon Anderson and Al bert Barthel, City Cl erk Linda Houghton Mayor Potter called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended by adding the following items under the Administration department: . Accept the resignation of Sharon Anderson from the Park Board effective immediately Approve the appointment of Ani ta Roden and Kevin McIntosh to the Park Board as recommended by the Park Board at their December meeting Set up meeting with Dave Kennedy from Holmes & Graven to discuss TIF financing Discuss storing City pickup in maintenance shop Employee overtime hours Discussion concerning fire protection services for the City of Otsego Discuss establishing a committee to check into a lease/purchase agreement for a new fire hall Anderson made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Linda was asked to include an "Other Business" area on all future agendas. Berning made a motion to approve the Follow-Up sheet from December 21, 1992. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 21,1 992, meeting as printed. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Don Scherber explained to the Council that the landscaping on his corner has been damaged again this year by the snowplow. He asked that the Council have the damages repaired in the spring. Potter offered to meet with Scherber to view the damages and come up wi th a mutual 1 y agreeabl e sol ution to be presented to the Council at the next meeting. . There were no other Community Forum items. The Council reviewed the report from the Maintenance Department about the broken crank shaft on the Hustler. Berning made a motion to approve payment of the bills (Check . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE January 4, 1993 Page 2 of 5 Arrangements have been made with Bergstrom's to have the Hustler repaired on Tuesday. Anderson made a motion to approve the Planning and Zoning's Findings of Fact dated December 22, 1992, and deny the Aero Asphalt rezoning request as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Barthel made a motion to approve the minor residential Condi tional Use Permi t for Beatrice Roden for her garage and storage shed as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission on December 22, 1992. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Anderson made a motion to approve the appointment of Donatus Vetsch to fill the term on the Planning & Zoning Commission created by the expiration of the term of Tom Haller, as recommended in the minutes of the Planning & Zoning Commission's December 22, 1992, meeting. Barthel seconded the motion. Berning, Barthel, Anderson and Potter voted aye. Vetsch abstained from voting. The motion carried. . Berning made a motion to appoint Jan Heikes as the alternate to the Planning & Zoning Commission. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council reviewed the amendment to Ordinance #1988-2 proposed by the Planning & Zoning Commission regarding fire hydrant landscaping. The Council was unsure of the Commission's intention in Section 1, 1000.22 (a) regarding snow removal along the boulevard portion of the public right-of-way. The Council agreed to table approval of this amendment until the next meeting in order the have the Planning & Zoning Commission clarify their intent on who is responsible for snow removal. Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 1993-1, a resolution stating that the City Council agrees that the City need to establish an Adult Use Ordinance regulating adult uses with the City, as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission at their December 22, 1992, meeting. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve the Financial statement for the period December 17 - December 31, 1992, as printed. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Berning made a motion to retroactively approve Check #'s 7074- 7117 in payment of bills received by the City on or before December 31, 1992. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. #'s 7118-7125) as presented. voted aye. Barthel seconded the motion. All . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE January 4, 1993 Page 3 of 5 Berning made a motion to approve the 1993 Cigarette Licenses for the following businesses: Albertville Bar Don's Auto Hack's 152 Club Pat's 66 Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve the 1993 Amusement Licenses for the following businesses: Albertville Bar - 6 machines 152 Club - 5 machines Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Berning made a motion to accept the resignation of Sharon Anderson from the Park Board effective immediately. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Barthel made a motion McIntosh to the Park Board, Berning seconded the motion. to appoint Ani ta Roden and Kevin as recommended by the Park Board. All voted aye. Linda informed the Council that Marvin Vetsch is the 1993 Chairman of the Park Board and LeRoy Berning is the 1993 Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission. The Council reviewed Mayor Potter's recommended appointment list as presented in RESOLUTION '1993-2. Councilmember Berning recommended the resolution be amended to include the following appointments: BOARD OF VARIANCE: Mike Potter MEDICAL OFFICER: Dr. David Ehlenz Buffalo Specialty Care Clinic . Councilmember Anderson indicated she is opposed to switching the legal newspaper from the Crow River News to the Wright County Journal Press as recommended by Mayor Potter. Linda explained that she has compared the costs of publishing legal notices in each paper and the Wright County Journal Press has lower rates per inch. Mayor Potter indicated that he feels the City has received negative publicity from the Crow River News. A member of the audience, Ed Hackenmuell er, pointed out that al though the Ci ty had received negative publicity from the Crow River News, the newspaper was . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE January 4, 1993 Page 4 of 5 always willing to publish articles dealing with City and organization activities. Berning reported that he had spoken with the editor of the Wright County Journal Press and had been told that the newspaper would also publicize City events if they are informed of them. Mayor Potter also pointed out that the Wright County Journal Press has made arrangements to have the newspaper sold in at least three local businesses to increase circulation. Potter also feels that the Wright County Journal Press reports fully on the actions of the Wright County Board of Commissioners and other County government agencies that directly impact the residents of the City. The Council concurred to appoint the Wright County Journal Press Albertville's official newspaper for a six month trial period. . Berning requested that the Ci ty have a contract for the services with the attorney, the engineer and the building inspector detailing services provided and proof of bonding. The engineering contract should include language that prevents the engineer from working with individual developers within the City of Albertville. The Counci 1 concurred and Linda was di rected to arrange to get these contracts as soon as possible. Barthel made a motion to approve RESOLUTION '1993-2, entitled A RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN OFFICES AND POSITIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE FOR THE YEAR 1993 as amended in the above two paragraphs. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Counci 1 discussed how to avoid allowing employees to stockpi 1 e comp hours to allow them to stay wi thin the overtime payment budgets. The clerk was directed to notify the employees that in the future comp time earned should be taken within the same payroll period that is earned. Linda will attempt to control the comp time buildup and report on the progress to the Council. Barthel made a motion to house the Ci ty' s pick-up in the maintenance bui Iding effective tomorrow. The vehicl e wi 11 no longer be allowed to be taken home by the maintenance employees overnight or on weekends. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Linda was directed to set up a convenient time for Dave Kennedy from Holmes & Graven to meet with the Council to advise them on TIF financing procedures and policies. . Mayor Potter asked the Council for approval to allow the Fire Department to check into an lease/purchase agreement for a new fire hall. The Council was not in favor of such a move at this time. Counci Imember Anderson vol unteered to put together some information on forming a committee made up of city residents and fire department personnel to consider how to proceed. Vetsch made a motion to adjourn at 9:20 PM. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE January 4, 1993 Page 5 of 5 Linda was directed to send a letter to the city Council of otsego expressing Albertville's interest in reinstating fire protection to Otsego by the Albertville Fire Department. The letter will be signed by each of the Council members. The Council will consider implementing the use of time clocks for Ci ty employees. Linda was directed to get prices on time clocks for the next Council meeting. The Council concurred to use the additional LGA amounts to decrease the deficit in the General Fund. Mayor Potter briefly explained that he will present the Council with his agenda for 1993 at the next Council meeting. Linda was directed to contact the chairs of the Park Board and the Planing & Zoning Commission to begin drafting a performance/job description covering the duties of those members. . The Planning & Zoning Commission will be asked to consider a moratorium on multi-family housing until single family home growth gets more in balance. .