1994-08-15 CC Minutes
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
August 15, 1994
Albertville City Hall
7:30 PM
PRESENT: Mayor Mike Potter, Councilmembers Sharon Anderson,
Duane Berning, Albert Barthel and John Vetsch, City Clerk Linda
Houghton, City Administrator Dale Powers, City Engineer Pete
Carlson
Mayor Potter called the regular meeting of the Albertville
City Council to order.
The agenda was amended under Administration with the addition
of the following items:
Contract extension for Dale
Set Fire Board meeting
Schedule budget meeting
Extend temporary Certificate of Occupancy for 5476 Lander
Avenue NE
Berning made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Anderson
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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The minutes of the August 1,1 994, meeting were amended on
Page 2, Paragraph 8 to read "Vetsch, Barthel and Berning voted aye.
Potter and Anderson voted no. The motion carried." Barthel made
a motion to approve the minutes of the August 1, 1994, regular
meeting as amended. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Dirk. Posthumus, LaNetta Van Dale and Rita Stahlman,
representing the Friends of the Roy Simms Library, requested that
the Counci I consider a contribution to the library. The local
portion of the library budget is approximately $16,000. Posthumus
would like the Council to consider a contribution of approximately
20\ of that amount. Mayor Potter told the group the request would
be considered at the next budget meeting.
LaNetta Van Dale also explained that there is no
representative from Albertville on the library board and asked the
Counci I to encourage any interested resident to serve on that
board.
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Engineer Pete Carlson has looked at the MLDCO Addition
reviewed his letter dated July 21, 1994, with the Council. Carlson
does not feel that the beehive shown on the plat is essential for
draining the development. He agreed with Bernie Marx that the
beehi ve is more beneficial to the neighboring property. Pete
recommended that the Counci I consider two separate drainage issues-
-the Dundee Nursery property and the MLDCO drainage. The
install ation of the catch basin wi 11 benefi t both the Dundee
property and the lots in the MLDCO development. Bernie Marx stated
he is willing to contribute $500 of the estimated $3000 cost of
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having the catch basin installed. Dale reported that he has had
no response from Dundee Nursery to his letter. The Council agreed
to have the city attorney draft a letter to Dundee Nursery advising
them of the engineer's recommendations.
Carlson has reviewed the Ron Becker drainage swale. He has
found the swale to be inadequate. It is not large enough to carry
the drainage from 50th Street.. Compl icating the issue is the
drainage from the corn field. Pete recommends that the Counci 1
refer this back to the original design engineers for correction.
Pete will review the corrections and give approval before
additional work is performed.
Dale was directed to contact Meyer-Rohlin and request that
corrections to the Becker drainage swale be prepared and reviewed
by Pete Carlson before the next Council meeting on September 6th.
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Peter reported that he sees a potential storm runoff problem
in the entire Barthel Commercial Park area. He suggested that a
detention pond be constructed somewhere along the ditch within the
plat.
Pete has reviewed the Feasibility Study for the completion of
Barthel Industrial Drive and 52nd Street. Barthel made a motion
to adopt RESOLUTION '1994-9 entitled A RESOLUTION ACCEPTIBG THE
STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS FEASIBILITY STUDY BARBEL
INDUSTRIAL PARK. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Pete was di rected to gather information on establ ishing a
truck I ine access fee for the City as well as information on
sewer/water rates and storm water fees.
Anderson made a motion to issue a check to Wright Soil and
Water Conservation District in the amount of $250 for the purpose
of beginning a wetland delineation of the Westwind Park area.
Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Councilmember Vetsch suggested that the Planning Commission
be directed to consider increasing the minimum lot frontage from
90 feet to 100 feet and minimum lot size in the City. The Council
directed Dale to get information from surrounding communities
regarding their requirements.
Barthel made a motion to approve the Financial Statement for
the period July 29 - August 9 as presented. Anderson seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
~ Barthel made a motion to approve payment of the bills as
presented. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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Barthel made a motion to approve RESOLUTION '1994-10 entitled
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES AND SETTING HOURLY PAY RATE
FOR PRIMARY ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 13. Anderson seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
The Council discussed the request from Joint Powers Board to
provide the City's opinion on having the Board responsible for the
replacement of existing watermains on the system. Each individual
Council member was polled and were unanimous in their opinion that
the member communi ties should be responsible for the cost of
replacing existinq mains. Mayor Potter also pointed out that in
speaking with one or more of the original City representatives on
the Joint Powers Board, he was told that the intent of the
agreement was never to have the Board replace pre-existing
watermains. Anderson made a motion to approve RESOLUTION '1994-
11 enti tl ed A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE POLICY OF THE ALBERTVILLE
CITY "COUNCIL REGARDING WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT WITHIN THE JOINT
POWERS WATER DISTRICT. Berning seconded the motion. All voted
aye.
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Berning made a motion to approve the CITY OF ALBERTVILLE
SAFETY MANUAL AND AWAIR POLICY as presented. Anderson seconded
the motion. All voted aye.
The COllnci 1 di rE':'cted Da 1 e to get. i nformati on on organi zed
collection from Howard Lake for the next Council meeting.
Berning made a motion to set per diem rate for the Economic
Development Authority at $15 per meeting retroactive to its
inception. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Councilmembers Berning and Barthel recommended that Dale's
cont ract be extended to the end of the year. Terms negotiated
increase the hours Dales works from 30 hours per week to 30 hours
per week. Hourly pay rate will remain at $12.50. The Council
will have the city attorney draft the contract extension based on
the above terms.
Potter made a motion to set a meeting with the Fire Board
Committees from otseqo and Frankfort for Auqust 29, 1994, at 7:00
PM at the Albertville City Hall. Barthel seconded the motion. All
voted aye.
Potter made a motion to set a budget meeting for Tuesday,
August 30 at 7:00 PM. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted
aye.
. Anderson made a motion to extend the temporary certificate of
occupancy for 5476 Lander Avenue to January 3, 1995. Berning
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 PM.
Michael Potter, Mayor
Linda Houghton, Clerk
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