1994-07-18 CC Minutes
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
July 18, 1994
Albertville City Hall
7:30 PM
PRESENT: Mayor Mike Potter, Councilmembers Sharon Anderson,
,DU4Re Berning, Alber~. ~arthel and John Vetsch, Ci ty CI erk Linda
Houghton, Ci ty Administrator Dale Powers, Ci ty Engineer Pete
Carlson, City Attorney Mike Couri
Mayor Potter called the regular meeting of the Albertville
City Council to order.
The agenda was amended by adding the following i terns under
Administration:
Discussion on Forms of Government meeting
Set meeting withmaintenanoe personnel
- Discussion of infil tration concerns at wastewater treatment
facility
MNDOT Transpor.tation study
Resol ution '1994-9 accepting the Feasibility study for Barthel
Industrial Drive and 52nd Street improvements was removed from the
agenda.
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Anderson made a motion to approve the agenda as amended.
Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Barthel made a motion to approve the Follow-Up Sheet from the
July 5th meeting as presented. Anderson seconded the motion. All
voted aye.
Barthel made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 5,
1994, regular meeting as presented. Anderson seconded the motion.
All voted aye.
Kent Roesller explained to the Council that he has petitioned
the Municipal Board to attach an 80-acre parcel now located in the
city of Otsego to the City of Albertville. Roessler further
explained that he is purchasing the property for development and
he needs municipal services to the area. A hearing before the
Municipal Board has been set for the last week in July.
Linda was di rected to contact Norm Gartner regarding the
castings on the manholes in two areas of the Parkside Addition
which allowed ground water to enter the wastewater treatment plant.
Barthel made a motion to reduce the Doug Psyk' s letter of
credi t for Psyk I s 5th Addition to $1,000, as recommended by
Engineer Norm Gartner in his letter dated July 14, 1994. Anderson
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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Barthel made a motion to approve Change Order '1 for the
Hardwood Ponds 2nd Addition to install geotextile fabric on the
subgrade and an additional three inches of aggregate base, Class
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5. Change Order '1 increases the contract price of the 1993-1
Improvement Project $12,287.50. Anderson seconded the motion. All
voted aye.
Barthel made a motion to approve Change Order '2 for the
Hardwood Ponds 2nd Addition to seed and mulch the boulevard area
to control erosion until the project is entirely developed. Change
Order '2 increases the contract price of the 1993-1 Improvement
Project by $950.00. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Barthel made a motion to approve Change Order '1 for the
Westwind 3rd Addition to install geotextile fabric on the right
turn lane. Change Order '1 increases the contract price of the
1993-2 Improvement Project $1,303.80. Anderson seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
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Ron Guerts expl ained to the Counci I that the Ron Becker
drainage problem has evolved beyond the limits of the 50th street
project and needs to be addressed and corrected. Querts
recommended that the Counci 1 consider the probl em as a general
storm water drainage issue. The Counci 1 decided to have City
Engineer Pete Carlson look into the problem.
Querts also explained that the turn lane into the Barthel
Commercial Park has not yet been approved by Wright County and
recommended that the letter of credit for the project not be
released until the County approves the turn lane.
The Council delayed discussion of the amendment to the MLDCO
1st Addition plat until the attorney arrives.
Due to the absence of the attorney, Mayor Potter proceeded to
the Administration portion of the agenda.
Barthel made a motion to approve the Financial statement for
the period June 30 - July 12 as presented. Anderson seconded the
. .motion. All voted 'aye.
Barthel made a motion to approve payment of Check "s 8615-
8655 as presented. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Barthel made a motion to approve a Non-Intoxicating Liquor
License for the Albertville Jaycees on July 24, 1994, from 12:00
noon to 9:00 PM. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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Barthel made a motion to approve the Thank-You letter to RCM,
Inc. as presented. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Potter made a motion to appoint himsel f and Councilmember
Anderson to a committee to meet with an Otsego Committee to discuss
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joint concerns. Councilrnember Barthel will serve as the alternate
member. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Anderson made a motion to set a 1995 budget review meeting for
Wednesday, August 3rd, at 7:00 PM. Vetsch seconded the motion.
All voted aye.
The Council discussed conducting a referendum vote at the
November election for a new fire building once the Fire Building
Committee has final numbers on the structure.
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Anderson made a motion to set a meeting with the maintenance
personnel on Wednesday, July 27, at 6:30 PM. Berning seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
The Council discussed the memo from Ken Lindsay describing the
infiltration occurring at the wastewater treatment plant. Ken has
suggested the Council consider having some smoke testing of the
sewer mains done to isolate the areas where the most infiltration
is occurring. The Council directed Pete to meet with Ken to
determine how best to proceed with isolating the infi 1 tration
areas.
Since Attorney Couri was sti 11 not present, Mayor Potter
called a recess of the meeting at 8:40 PM.
Mayor Potter reconvened the meeting at 9:00 PM.
Attorney Couri reviewed the Municipal Engineering Services
contact with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH). There is no
significant changes in the rate structures. from the RCM contract.
Couri pointed out that Paragraph 5.4.2 allows the City to continue
with Pete Carlson in the event he leaves SEH. Paragraph 5.6.4
allows the City to retain other engineers on a project basis by
giving SEH advance notification. Berning made a motion to approve
the Municipal Engineering Services contract with SEH. Anderson
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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Couri reviewed the Developer's Agreement for Psyk' s 6th
Addition. A letter of credit in the amount of $32,961 will be
required of the developer to cover 25' of the Municipal
Improvements and the Site Improvements. The City must decide how
to handle the park dedication requirements for this development.
Only a small portion of land was dedicated as park area in the 5th
Addition, and the developer agreed to pay additional cash or more
land, at the City's preference when future development occurred.
Since approval of psyk's 6th Addition preliminary plat approval,
the park dedication fee has been increased from $170 per lot to
$500 per lot. Because of the time of the preliminary plat
approval, the Council may wish to address the amount per lot the
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developer will be required to pay. If the City wishes to acquire
more land for a park, Couri recommended that the Park Board be
directed to begin working with the Developer to determine where
such a park should be located and how large the park will be. In
order to expedite approval of the Developer's Agreement, Couri
recommended that the $500 per lot amount be listed in the
agreement, pending a decision by the Park Board to acquire land
instead of cash or a decision by the Council to lower the park
dedication fee per lot to the previous amount.
Couri also reviewed with the Council the language in Paragraph
2 (e) detailing the escrow amount to be established for future
storm sewer 1 ines when the Marx property is developed. Bob
Robertson of ReM, Inc. estimates costs of install iug a storm sewer
in the area to be $20,000 and recommends a 25% contingency be
included. Since Psyk will be responsible for approximately 55% of
the storm sewer, Robertson recommends the developer provide the
City with a $13,750 escrow amount. These funds will be invested
in an interest bearing account to be used exclusively in the storm
sewer installation.
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vetsch made a motion to approve the Developer's Agreement for
psyk's 6th Addition, subject to engineering review and language
changes concerning park dedication fees as recommended by Attorney
Couri. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Bernie Marx requested that the final plat for MLDCO 1st
Addition be amended to delete the beehive located at the northerly
border of the plat. Marx's attorney Ken Holker explained that
there are several options the Council could consider and
prioritized the Marx's preference as follows:
(1) The City installs the beehive, and if it is
necessary to drain bordering lots, assess those costs
to the benefitting properties.
(2) Grant the Marx a 30-day extension to install the beehive.
(3) Allow Marx to resubmit the plat with a revised drainage
plan.
The Council agreed to have Pete Carlson review the plat and
visi t the si te as soon as possibl e. Depending on his
recommendation, the beehive will be installed either by the
developer or the City.
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Berning made a motion to grant a 30-day time extension to Marx
for the installation of the beehive and to have Pete Carlson review
the MLDCO 1st Addition plat to determine if there is a feasible
alternative to the beehive. Barthel seconded the motion. All
voted aye.
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Barthel made a moti.on to extend the temporary Certificate of
Occupancy for the Veches Construction home located in the MLDCO 1st
Addition. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 PM.
Michael Potter, Mayor
Linda Houghton, Clerk