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1993-12-06 CC Minutes . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1993 Albertville city Hall 7:30 PM PRESENT: Mayor Mike Potter, Councilmembers John Vetsch, Duane Berning, Sharon. Anderson and Albert Barthel, City Clerk Linda Houghton, City Engineers Ron Guerts and Norm Gartner Mayor Potter called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. Approval of Ordinance #1993-18 was removed from the consent agenda. The agenda was amended by adding the following: Engineering Rich Miller - 50th street construction problems Quotation from PSG for contracted maintenance Administration Check #8065 - $340.67 (Tim Raab's driveway repair) Check #8066 - $450.00 (Burlington Northern lease) Vetsch made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Mayor Potter requested that approval of Check #8065 be removed from the consent agenda. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Follow-Up Sheet from the November 15 meeting. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 15, 1993, regul ar meeting as presented. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 23, 1993, publ ic hearing as presented. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 231 1993, . publ ichearing for the assessment of the 50th Street improvement project. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 29, 1993, special meeting to consider the 1994 budget. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. . LeRoy Berning addressed the Counci 1 concerning the acquisition of an electronic reader board to be placed on City owned property. Both the Lions and the Jaycees are willing to contribute toward the purchase of such a board. The City Council is agreeable to the proposal and Mayor Potter appointed Councilmen Vetsch and Berning to work with the service organizations toward the acquisition. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1993 Page 2 of 5 Arlan Middl eton presented a qlwtation for the Ci ty t s insurance coverage. The quotation does not include coverage on the new City Hall building nor the expansion to the wastewater treatment facility. There are no major changes in the overall program. The quotation is based on figures from the 1993 appraisal with an inflationary percentage added in. Total costs for the premium is approximately $600 higher than last year. The rate for coverage for the new City Hall and the wastewater treatment expansion will be $36.89 per S10,000 of value. Both items will be added to the policy as th~Cityactually takes over ownership. Ken informed the Council of a potential safety problem by the catch basin on .51st street. He feels that the catch basin's elevation is about a foot above the curb and presents a safety hazard for cleaning out the fire hydrant alongside of the basin, as well as danger to snowmobilers who use the area. Engineer Ron Guerts indicated the probl em caul d be deal t wi th bet ter in the spring and suggested that Ken mark the area with reflective posts for the time being. The Council members will check the area before the next meeting and will discuss a solution at the next meeting. Ken reported that the sidewalk contractor should be notified to come back to repair the area around 53rd street and Main Avenue. Mayor Potter questioned why Ken was continuing to use the wing on the snow plow to plow the sidewalks. Ken stated that he had tried not using the wing to initially push back the snow, but the snowblower alone leaves two ridges of snow on the sidewalks. He indicated that winging the sidewalks first, followed by the snowblower is a better method of snow removal. . Engineer Norm Gartner told the Council that the wastewater treatment facility is still on schedule. The building is basically completed and the electrical work has been started. The generator is schedul ed to arrive on December 20. Ini tial startup of the . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL December 61 1993 Page 3 of 5 operations will begin the week before Christmas. The Parkside addition is basically done for the winter. The temporary lift station and the phone line from the new lift station to the other lift stations will be completed. ,Linda was asked to check the Developer's Agreement for Parks ide to determine if anything concerning the temporary lift station is specifically addressed. Norm reported that the Savitski ditch cleanout project will be proceeding this week. The owner of L & D trucking has requested that a culvert be installed through the back of the property rather thana ditch. The owner agrees to pay for the culvert installation and to reimburse the Ci ty for any engineering e~penses incurred regarding the culvert. The Council agreed to allow L & D Trucking to have the culvert installed at the property owner's expense, but Mayor Potter and Councilmember Barthel will meet with the engineer to review the culvert size calculations before the installation proceeds. Rich Miller addressed the Council concerning the p~oblems that have reSUl ted from the 50th street improvements. He told the Council that the center line of the outlet from the storm sewer is about 20 feet from the west edge of his property and the banks are way too steep. He stated he was also promised a second driveway access and that was the reason he agreed to sign the easement. His original driveway was left with a hump in the new bituminous down to the apron and his vehicles now bottom out crossing the hump. He would like to be compensated for the loss of 20' of his back property. Norm will check the designs and Mayor Potter and Ron Geurts will meet tomorrow in an attempt to arrive at some solution to the problems Miller addressed. Anderson made a motion to set a special work meeting for December 13, 1993, at 7: 30 PM to address the propo.salforcontract maintenance of the wastewater treatment facility from PSG. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Linda was asked to get the total operating costs of the wastewater treatment plant together for that meeting. Linda and Norm wi II meet to review the proposed operating budget for the new plant prior to the meeting. Councilmember Anderson questioned the engineers about the letter the Council received from Kevin Mealhouse regarding the lack of inspection at the wastewater treatment facility and the connection of the Westwind 3rd Addition apartment building tot he sewer 11ne. Norm told the council he was not aware that inspections were required and he has since provided Kevin wi th ctures of the construction at the pond site that Mea house did not inspect. Be a1 so pointed out hat the pI ans and specs were submltt for Kevin's review in February and the permit was not . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL 'December 6, 1993 Page 4 of 5 issued until September. Kevin stated that the plans were submitted incomplete and there was no documentation on the footings. Norm admitted he had made a mistake in allowing the sewer and water services for the apartment bui 1 ding to be install ed and apologized to the Council for the error. The peA did not require the sewer service line to be disconnected but requested that a pI ug be installed at the manhole to prevent flow from reaching the sewer maln. The water service line was disconnected the following day as requ~red by Joint Powers. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Financial statement for the period November 10 - December 1 as presented. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve payment of check "s 8003- 8064 and Check #8066 as presented. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. . The Council reviewed the proposal from Sign City for replacing the sign at the old cl inic bui lding. The Council requested that Linda attempt to get another quote before a decision is reached. The Council discussed the letter from Wright Recycling requesting an increase in monthly service from the curre~t $435 to $7.00. Linda reported that she spoke with P. J . Hanson , the owner of Wright Recycling, and he offered to provide curbside recycling exclusively for residential users (approxImately 465 homes) for $600 per month <about $1.30 per house). Linda also contacted two other area recyclers and was quoted prices from $1.80 to $1.90 per house. The Council asked Linda to contact Mr. Hanson and request ne attend the December 20 meeting to discuss his contract. Vetsch made a ml.1tion to adopt ORDINANCE 993-18 enti tl eo AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING HOURLY RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN OPERATIONS l'UiiD IMPOS.I'NG PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. Barthel seconded motion. All voted aye. Vetsch maae a motion to release Albertville Industrial Development Company from the escrow agreement provided to insure the reta~ning wall be constructed on Lot 8, Block 2, Barthel Manor Addition. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Vetsch made a motion to approve a 3.2 Liquor License for the Albertville Jaycees at School Lake on Saturday, January 1, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday, January 2, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Barthel seconded the'motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve a 3.2 Liquor License for the Albertville .Jaycees at st. Albert's Parish Center on Sunday, . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL December 6, 1993 Page 5 of 5 January 2, from 4:00 PM to 12:00 PM. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the City's one year membership in the Economic Development Partnership of Wright County at a cost of $500~ Barthel seconded the motionft All voted aye~ The Council discussed Tim Raab t s request for payment tor cn;l veway repai rs in the amount of $340.67. According to the minutes of the January 20, 1993, meeting, the Council agreed to pay the cost of approximately 1 1/2 yards of concrete for repa~rs. Linda was asked to contact A.."1E Group from Elk River to get a copy of the original invoice 11A9836 to determine how much concrete was necessary for the repairs. Linda informed the Council that MNDOT has contact office and have orfered to tund the resurfacing of another Park & Ride area, 1:[ the City can provide the land. The Council 13 not 1n favor airesurfacing the original park and ride area because of its size and location at the entrance to the City. Linda will contact MNDOT and see if an alternate spot can be round. tit The Council requested that the Civil Defense Director attempt to locate the new civil defense siren on City owned property at City Park, rather than on the leased property by the railroad. The Counci 1 reviewed the letter received from Don ,Rochel of Hearthstone Bui 1 ders detai 1 ing his compl aints about the City's building inspector Kevin Mealhouse. The Council took no action. Barthe 1 made a seconded the motion. motion to All voted adjourn aye. at 10:15 PM. Anderson Michael Potter, Mayor ~ ,c' l::/ / . ,,' p;' , ",,__~~k Lln<1a tlougnton/ .