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1995-01-17 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COORCIL January 17, 1995 Albertville City Ball .7 : 30 PM ,PRESO'l':, Councilmembers Sharon Anderson, Curt Muyres, Duan. Berning, and John Vetsch, city Clerk Linda Boug,hton, City Engineer Pete Carlson, City Administrator Garrison Hale, City Attorney Mike Couri Acting Mayor Berning called the regular meetiag of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended by adding the following: Legal Administration ... EDA Projects Letter from Meyer-Rohlin, Inc. Approve application" for Centra.l Minnesota Initiative Fund grant Anderson made amotion to approve the agenda as amended. Muyres seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning removed approval of a reduction in the Parkside Letter of Credit from the consent agenda. Muyres made a motion to approve the Follow-~p Sheet from the January 3, 1995, meeting. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes of the January 3, 1995, regular meeting were amended on Page 2, Paragraph 9 by adding the appointment of Dave Vetsch as Fire Chief. Muy~es made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Vetsch secOftded the motion. All voted aye. Muyres made a motion to approve the Financial statement from December 30 -January 11 as presented. Vetsch seconded,t.he motion. All voted;aye. . Muyr.. made a motion to approve payment of Check "s 9062- 9088 as presented. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Muyres .made a motion to the Knights of Columbus' requeAt for a Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor License for saturday, January 28, 1995, at the st. Albert's Parish Center from 6:00 PM to midnight. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Muyres mad! a motion to adopt OaDI.UCE '1995-1 entitledM ORDIRMCE ES'l'ABLISBIRO A PORMAL CIft ORGMIZA'l'IORAL CHAR'l'. Vetsch seconded the motion. All ~oted aye. Muyres made a motion to adopt RESOLO'l'IOR '1995-5 entitled A RESOLO'l'XON APPOIN'l'IIIO A DEPUft CIn CLBRK-ftUSORER. Ve.tsch . . . ALBERTVILLE CIn couaCIL January 17, 1995 Page 2 of 6 seconded the motion. All voted aye. Muyres made a motioDto adopt RUOLUlfIOB 1199$-6 entitled A RESOLUTIOIl APPOIlI'l'IBO itE8POJI8IBLB: AU'l'IIORIH. 'Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. - LeRoy Berning, ~po~esperson for the Albertville Jaycees, addressed the Counci I under Conmunity Forum. The Jaycees are requesting permission to !sQundproof the walls and ceiling of the Park Shelter and!add a p~rtable wall in the City Park shelter at thei r expense . The purpose of the improvement.. is td make the building quieter so that meetings could be conducted there. Muyres made a motion to approve the Jaycee's request to add soundproofing materials and a portable wall to the City Park Shelter. vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Rod and Frank D'Aigle explained that the Municipal Board appears to be reI \lctant to force properties into a conrnuni ty, which has not indicated that it will accept that property. Rod D'Aigle asked the Council for direction on how the City Council views the annexation of additional properties. Acting Mayor Berning explained that discua.io~ of the detachment/annexation issue is scheduled under engineering department business. City Engineer Pete Carlson reported that he has met with the Wright County engineer to get a clarification of their Transportation Plan. He found that the f:ull interchange at County Road 19 and 1-94 is not identified in the Transportation planas a "need". However, thil! County has incl~ed the realignment of County Road 37 in its plan. In the process of realigning County Road 37, County Road 19 will be upgraded to three, or possibly fOl,lr I lanes. .' The County has scheduled the construction for 1996. Wright County will be contacting the City in the near future to set up a workshop meeting wi tihthe City Council sometime in February. At this point, Pete will approach MN])OT about the interchange at County Road 19 and 1-94. Pete is reviewing the contour maps of the City to determine an Urban Serv~ce Area and to establish trunk line access fees. Pete reported that the ul timate capacity of the Ci ty' s wastewater treatment .plant is approximatel y 1.4 mi 11 ion gallons per day flow. The plant has a current capacity of 315,000 gpd and the current average daily flow is around 150,000 gallons. Based on an average of two lots per acre .of land, Pete sees no problem with the City having the capacity to serve the peripheral areas outside of the current city limits with sewer. Kent Roessler and his attorney presented a draft resolution stating the policy of the Council on the detachment/annexation . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 17, 1995 Page 3 of 6 mat ter for the Counci 1 consideration. The resol ution st,ates that the Ci ty of Alpertvi 11 e does have t~ capacity to serve the properties considered for annexation wi th municipal sewer and water and wi 11 accept the properties into .i ts corporate 1 imi ts if approved by the Municipal Board. The Council requested several revisions in the resolution. Roessler, his attorney, D'Aigle's and the city administrator left the meeting to revise the resolution as requested. Attorney Couri explained to the Council that he has reviewed the Pay Equity materials drafted by the city administrator and everything aPpears fine. The Council will set a special meeting date to review the Pay Equity mate,rials. Couri advised the Council that the suit againatPiper-Jaffrey will be heading for litigation. The judge huyet to rule on whether the suit will be a class action suit, which covers all parties who_suffered losses. Should the judge rule for a class action suit, the City would have to speCifically request to be excl uded if it so chose. Couri advised the Counci 1 to maintain its investment at this time and wait for the legal system to proceed. Couri reported that a manufacturing firm is interested in relocating in the Industrial Park in Albertville. The firm requests tax increment financing as an incentive to relocate here. Sased on Couri's information, the building would be valued at $1.5 million and shoUld generate around $67,500 .in tax revenues. Should the City approve of a TIF program, the penalty on the City's Local Government Aid (LGA) would be about $22,500. Over an eight year TIF term, the City would bear around $180,000 in penalties in the General Fund. 'There will be a staff meeting between the attorney, the engineer, the financia~ planner, and the administrator to discuss the business being considered at County Road 19 and 1-94. Couri reviewed the letter from Thore Meyer of Meyer-Rohlin, Inc. regarding final payment of the engineering fees for the 50th street project. Meyer is proposing a $1,500 reduction in the original bill in the amount of $8,721.52, if the Council decided to havedts present City Engineer complete the remaining drainage work. Couri recommends that two C9uncilmembers meet "i th Thore Meyer in an attempt to .ettle, the issue. Berning stated he feels that would bea waste of time, since there have been other meetings with Meyer-Rohlin about the project. Anderson made a motion to deny the set.tlement offered by Meyer-Rohlin, Inc. for final payment of the 50th Street project. Vetsch seconded the motion. ALl v,otedaye~ ~_n ! . . / . ALBERTVILLECI'lY COURCIL January 17, 1995 Page 4 of 6 Couri reviewed the letter signed by property owners adjacent to the proposed Meadow Vi." site requesting that a public hearing be conducted to consider rezoning ~hat property from R-3 to R""l. Couri explained the City's Zoning Ordinance states that rezoning requests must be made by tho.. with a "proprietary interest" in the property, meaning either t.he present property owner, or one who is in the process of' purchasing the property. Contrary to statements in the letter presen~ed by the citizens, neither the City Council nor the Planning Commission is required to ,conduct a publ~c hearing based on their request~ The issue will be discussed at the Staff Meeting to be held on Wednesday, January 25th, at which time the developer of the Meadow' View plat will be in attendance to present his revised plat. Couri suggested the City should review its insurance coverage over and above the limits of the liability presented by Wright Recycling in. the 1995 contract. vetsch made a motion t'o have Dave Koch be responsibl e for opening the warming house each morning and locking the building each night. Dave will be" compensated $5 per day for performing this duty. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. The parties who met to revise the resolution 'stating the City's policy on the annexation of land into the City presented the revised resolution. Kent Roessler agreed to fax the City a letter in response to the bi 11 ing for storm water entering the sani tary sewer system during construction of the Parkside Addition. Dennis FEhn has offered to purchase the City's old generator that is too small for use at the wastewater treatment plant for $1,500. The City has received and denied an earlier bid from Ziegler, Inc. to purchase the generator for $500. Vetsch made a motion to approve the sale of the generator to Dennis Fehn for $1,500, contingent upon the City attorney's opinion on the legality of the sale. Muyres seconded the motion. All votedaye. The Council discussed the letter from adjacent residents of the Meadow View proposed plat requesting a public hearing to rezone . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 17, 1995 Page 5 of 6 that property. Muyres made a motion to refer the letter to the Planning Commission to determine if . publi'c hearing .should be conducted. Vetsch.econded the motion. Mu:rres, Vetsch and Berning voted aye. Anderson voted no.' The motjoncarried. Anderson made a IDotiOll to'appro"e the recycling contract for 1995 with Wright Recycling, pending an increase in the. insurance 1 iabi 1 i ty coveragep.rovided by Wright B,Ecycl ing. Muyres seconded the motion. Allvoted.aye. . Muyres made a motion to approve..the:insurance quotation from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)as provided by the agent, with additional coverage to be provided on the pontoon and motors stored at the wastewater treatment site. Anderson seconded the motion: .AIl voted aye. The Council reviewed the quotation for Blanket Faithful Performance Coverag.>8now offered by the LMCIT. The policy covers all employees of.theCity, as well as the Council and mayor up to the limit requested. The premium for a $200,000 limit is $519.00. The City currently holds a $25,000 bond on the clerk-treasurer only. That bOItdcosts $100 pe~ year. An~additional bond on the administrator "ould also be required. Anderson made a motion purchase the Blanket Fai thful Performance insurance with a $200,000 limit at the cost of $519.00. Muyres seconded the motion. Anderson, Muyres, and Berning voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The moti on carri.ed:. Acting .Mayor Berning reCOMmended that Councilmembers Vetsch and Potter be appointed to the Publ~c Works Committee, Councilmember~ Anderson and Potter be appointed to the Personnel Committee, and Councilmembers Muyres and Berning be appointed to the Finance Committee along with City-Clerk Treasurer Linda Houghton . The ci.ty admirUstrator wi 11 be a member of each of the commi tlees. Mu1'res ..de. motion to approve RESOLUTIOlf '1995-9 entitled A RESOLUTIOltU,.ULISRIKG VARIOUS COMNIftDS UD ASSIGKIKG 1995 COMMI'1".l'DMEMBERfI as recommended by Acting Mayor Berning. Anderson sec'ondedthem~tion. All voted aye. " . Muyresmade a motion to set a special meeting to discuss Pay Equity issues on Tuesday," January 24, at 6:00 PM.. Anderson seconded the motion.. All voted aye. Anderson made a motion authorizing the administrator to submi t to the Office of the state Demographer a request to amend the 1990 census for additions in population through 1994, and further, to authorize the submission of the required documentation to support a population and household estimate increase. Muyres seconded the motion. All voted aye. . . . ALBERTVIL~E CITY COUNCIL January 17, 1995 Page 6 of 6 " Muyres made a motion approving the grant appl ication and process from the Central Minnesota Initiative Fund for $10,000 to be used in long term planning of the City (Project Name: Albertville 20/20) and, further, to authorize the mayor to sign pertinent documents. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Linda reported that Mik. Rutkowski had informed her that he would be aeein" his doctor on January 19th. She also presented the Council with the estimated coats tollave Kike e.aminedby a spine injury specialist. Mike has agreed to prcwide the Ci tywi th information he. receives on his injurYlfter his appointment. Anderson made a motion to table discussiollof the<issue until the next meeting. Muyres seconeS_d the motion. All voted aye. Anderson made. a motion to adjourn at 10: 55 PM. Muyres seconded the motion. All voted 818'n n_ \J\..o.t'-L- \~ ~~/ Duane Berning, Act{ng Mayor