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1993-04-19 CC Minutes Albertville City Hall 7:30 PM . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL April 19, 1993 PRESENT: Mayor Mike Potter, Counci lmembers John Vetsch, Duane Berning, Sharon Anderson and Albert Barthel, City Engineer Norm Gartner, City Clerk Linda Houghton Mayor Potter called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended by deleting the final plat approval consideration for Westwind Fourth Addition from the Planning Commission Department business. The agenda was further amended under the Administration Department by adding discussion of funding for Albertville Friendly City Days. Berning made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Barthel made a motion to approve the Follow-up Sheet from the April 5, 1993, meeting as presented. . The minutes of the April 5, 1993, regular Council meeting were amended on Page 2, Paragraph 4, indicating that Barthel, not Berning, made the motion to approve the variance for Steffens Brothers Meats, Inc. Barthel made a motion to approve the minutes of the Apri I 5, 1993, meeting as amended. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes of the Apri I 5, 1993, publ i c hearing on the vacation of 60th Street NE were corrected to add the following paragraph: "Berning made a motion to vacate 60th Street NE as proposed. Couri advised the Counci I that they must find that vacation of the street is in the best interests of the public and that finding should be made a part of the motion. Berning then rescinded his motion to vacate 60th Street." Barthel made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 5, 1993, public hearing on the vacation of 60th Street as amended. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Barthel made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 5, 1993, publ i c hearing on the vaca ti on of the all ey. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Wendi McDermeit requested that the City request MNDOT to do a traffic study on 51st Street. She and other residents of 51st street are concerned with safety of children along the street due to the heavy volume of traffic on the street and the fact that there is a hill on the street which creates a visibility problem for the driver. Linda was directed to contact MNDOT and request that a traffic study be done over the entire City, with first . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL April 19, 1993 Page 2 of 5 The maintenance department was directed to order and place two 30"x30" WATCH FOR CHILDREN signs for 51st street. priority given to 51st street, 50th street and 57th street. Linda was also asked to notify the Wright County Sheriff's Department to be especially cognizant of the traffic problems on 51st Street during the time that 50th street is under construction. The residents also questioned why Barthel Industrial Drive is not open to traffic to 50th street. Mayor Potter explained that a prev~ous Council had allowed the Industrial Park to be constructed wi thout compl eting Barthel Industrial Drive. This Council is aware of the problem but has not been able to arrive at a solution to the problem of how the street can be improved and who will pay for the improvements. . Karl Bowman, representing Appliance Recycling Center of America (ARCA), explained his company's proposal to conduct a joint appliance recycling collection day with the City of st. Michael and Frankfort Township. Bowman expl ained that his company provides recycling services for most major appliances, as well as tires. The company carries its own Pollution Legal Liability insurance and accepts responsibility for any problem at the time the appliance is del i vered. There is no cost to the Ci ty to conduct this recycling day, but residents are charged a $9.00 per appliance fee. Judy Rose, Wright County Commissioner, explained that the County would be active in helping set up a joint recycling day with the three communities and suggested that the Wright County garage located on the corner of County Road 19 and 35 may be a viable, convenient and centrally located spot for the drop-off. Rose indicated that she thought the Amnesty Day was set for sometime in the middle of May. More information will be available at a later date. Ken reported that street sweeping will begin later this week Wes Wittkowksi, an aide to Congressman David Minge, told the Council that Minge was very interested in getting input from the residents in his district. He asked the Council to contact him if there was anything the Congressman could assist the City with. . Ken Lindsay discussed schedul ing two Saturdays to colI ect compost materials at the wastewater treatment facility both in the spring and the fall. He presented the Council with a proposal to set Saturday, April 24, and Saturday, May 1, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM as the spring collection dates. The Council agreed to establish the compost si te and directed Linda to put a notice in the newspapers advertising the composting dates. Information on the compost dates will also be placed on the community bulletin board. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL April 19, 1993 Page 3 of 5 or the first part of next week depending on the weather. Crack sealing will be started as soon as possible. Ken was directed to check out the cost of renting an air compressor with a wand to use to clean the cracks before tarring them. Because of the wet weather, the baseball fields are not in the best condition, Ken advised the Council. The maintenance department will continue working on the fields. Linda reported that the proposal by the Jaycees to gravel the parking lot area by City Park requ~res a variance from City ordinances regarding blacktopped parking lots. Linda will contact Dave Li cht 's of f i ce concerning the procedure to fo II ow for the variance. Based on the recommendation of the Planning Commission, Barthel made a motion to approve the site plan for Security Bank Northwest. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Anderson made a motion to approve the final site plan for the first 75 unit apartment building in Westwind Third Addition, contingent upon the following: (1) A concrete curb, with a curb cut to facilitate drainage, is constructed on the entrance side of the parking lot, and (2) The city engineer approves all drainage plans. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Conditional Use Permit for the City of Albertville to expand its wastewater treatment facility. Linda was directed to contact Licht's office concerning how a parking area at the facility should be addressed. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve a minor setback variance for Robert Bongaarts to construct a thi rd s ta 11 on hi s garage, as recommended by the Planning Commission in the minutes of the April 13, 1993, meeting. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council reviewed the site plan as presented for DJ's Total Home Care Center. Anderson made a motion to refer the site plan back to the Planning Commission to review parking lot setbacks and the lack of curbing around the parking area. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Linda will provide the Planning Commission with revenue figures generated from planning applications. . City Engineer Norm Gartner reviewed the apparent low bid for construction of the wastewater treatment expansion. The low bid is for $755,000, over $200,000 more than the engineer's estimate. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL April 19, 1993 Page 4 of 5 Norm reported that he has spoken to the low bidder and has reviewed his bid. There are three areas which are exceedingly over estimates: the el ectrical work, the excavation and backfi II portion and the mobilization, insurance and profit overhead. Some minor changes can be made to the specs in the clarifier dome and the piping materials used that would cut approximately $19,000 from the total cost. However, making more radical changes in the specs would require additional PCA review time. The electrical work is high because it is designed to cover future expansions of the facility. The additional excavation and backfilling costs are due to the fact that the bui lding was moved to conform wi th the existing building. Norm was directed to continue checking into the bid to determine if additional cost savings can be found. Norm was also directed to revise the user rates to honestly reflect the cost associated with the expansion. . Norm also reported that water testing of Mud Lake and the otsego Creek are being taken to answer questions and concerns addressed by the Ci ty of otsego and the Department of Natural Resources. The tests will establish a benchmark for the continued monitoring of the effect of continuous discharge into Mud Lake. The cost of having an independent testing company do the continued testing is approximately $4,100, The Council reminded Norm that the City must dedicate enough capacity at the wastewater treatment facility to cover the area that is assessed for the trunk sewer line. In order to answer the concerns of the Historical Society regarding posslble Indian burial grounds on the wastewater site, Norm will be contacting a firm to do a study of the area. Norm estimates the cost of this survey to be $500-$1,000. Norm reported that his firm is in the process of securing easements for the construction of 50th Street. Construction of the sidewalks along Main Avenue is tentatively schedul ed to begin the week of Apri I 26, depending upon the weather. The Financial Statement was amended to show that Check #7354 and Check #7364 were not approved for payment on April 5. Barthel made a motion to approve the Financial Statement for the period Apri I 1-Apri I 14 as amended. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Barthel made a motion to approve payment of Check #7364 and Check #'s 7382 - 7412, with the exception of Check #7408 to Sunrise Plumbing, pending clarification of the charges. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL April 19, 1993 Page 5 of 5 Because the clerk did not have the amended budget figures prepared, the Council tabled the budget amendment until the May 3rd meeting. The Council discussed the power pole located in the middle of the sidewalk on 58th street. Linda was directed to contact NSP and set up a meeting with the mayor, clerk and a representative from NSP. The Council agreed to give the additional $200 budgeted for Friendly City Days to the committee for their use. The Council wi II keep the $300 allot ted for savings bonds presented to the Albertville royalty. Barthel made a motion to appoint Councilmembers Berning and Anderson to the Joint Fire Board. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Counci 1 agreed that the two Al bert vi II e representatives should meet with the Otsego representatives prior to recrulting Fire Board members from Frankfort Township. Linda will contact Elaine at Otsego concerning this decision. Anderson made a seconded the motion. motion to adjourn at 10: 20 PM. All voted aye. 11!f:~MaYor Berning