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1996-11-04 CC Minutes . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL November 4, 1996 Albertville City Hall 7:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor Michael Potter, Councilmembers Curt Muyres, Duane Berning, John Vetsch, and Sharon Anderson, City Administrator Garrison Hal e, Ci ty Cl erk Linda Houghton, ci ty Engineer Peter Carlson, City Attorney Mike Couri, Financial Advisor Bob Thistle Mayor Potter called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended as follows: Add Item 8c - Discussion on salt supply storage Delete Item 7d - Shared Roads Agreement with the Cities of st. Michael and Otsego Delete Item 7e - Cedar Creek Golf Course & Housing Project Move Item 8b - Place item 8b after Auditing Claims Anderson made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. . The minutes of the October 21, 1996, meeting were amended on Page 3 at Paragraph 3 to read "Bernard Vetsch" rather than "Marvin Vetsch" and at Paragraph 7 to read "to deny having a fire hall lot survey". Anderson made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 7, 1996, meeting as presented and to approve the minutes of the October 21, 1996, meeting as amended. Muyres seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to pay the claims (Check #'s 10503 - 10535) as presented. Muyres seconded the motion. All voted aye. Bob Thistle of Springsted, Inc. presented a proposed $400,000 bond issue for the Council to consider. Proceeds from the bond will be used to finance the 1996 North Frontage Road Sanitary Sewer Extension and the CSAH 19/37 Intersection Realignment Projects. The bond will be a 10-year issue, callable after seven years. Thistle explained that the issue is relatively small and the market is flooded wi th bond issues at this time of year. He believes this issue will not be able to be sold at a low interest rate. Therefore, he recommended that the issue be negotiated with several banks as a smaller issue to achieve a better interest rate. . Ci ty At torney Couri exp 1 ained that the Ci ty wi 11 be using $100,000 of reserved capital projects funds toward the project and wi 11 hol d an addi tional $100,000 of those funds to pay for any excess costs that arise from the CSAH 19/37 project. Should the City find they do not need the extra capital, those funds can be applied toward prepayment of the bond. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL November 4, 1996 Page 2 of 5 Muyres made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #1996-63 ti tl ed RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SPRINGSTED INCORPORATED TO NEGOTIATE THE SALE OF APPROXIMATELY $400,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION TAX INCREMENT BONDS, SERIES 1996A and, further, to authorize Springsted to negotiate a shorter call date if possible. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Potter brought up that Springsted, Inc, can do a "Sensitivity Plan" for the City to adopt. Thistle estimated the cost would be $500-$1,000, but he agreed to provide a defini te quote for the Council to consider. No one present wished to address the Council under Community Forum. Item 6f (Approving the Jones Intercable request for franchise negotiations) was removed from the consent agenda at the suggestion of the administrator, who pointed out the 1999 renewal dat and the rapid technology changes may challenge the concept of exclusive franchises. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Financial Statement for October as presented. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Follow Up Sheet from the October 7, 1996, meeting as presented. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the October Department Report as presented. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve fire contracts with the City of Otsego in the amount of $12,243.47 and with the City of St. Michael in the amount of $19,017.77. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to Operation Report as presented. voted aye. approve the September 1996 Berning seconded the motion. WWTF All Vetsch made a motion to establish a special meeting to canvass the election on November 6, 1996, at 12:00 noon. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to establish a special meeting to approve the bond sale for CSAH 19/37 Intersection Realignment and North Frontage Road San~tary Sewer Extension Projects on November 25, 1996, at 7:00 PM. oerning seconded the motion. All voted aye. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL November 4, 1996 Page 3 of 5 Vetsch made a motion to accept JR's Appliance Disposal report from the City's Clean Up Day conducted September 21, 1996, as presented. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the increase in lease rates establ ished by Burl ington Northern Rai I road for the Ci ty Park areas. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to accept the Piper-Jaffrey Settlement payment of $16/085.09. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to Insurance Agent Arlan Middleton the City's insurance policy. voted aye. accept the memo f rom the Ci ty' s explaining the Fire Damage Limit in Berning seconded the motion. All Vetsch made a motion to receive Wright County Resolution #96- 54 titled Solid Waste Compost Rate Change. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the LMCIT Compensation rates for 1996-1997 in the amount of $3/407. seconded the motion. All voted aye. Workers' Berning Mayor Potter removed himself from the Council at 7:40 PM to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Frank Svoboda of Svoboda Ecological Resources was present to explain the EAW process for the Minneapolis Factory Shcppes. Muyres made a motion approving the Findings of Fact stating that there is a negative impact and directing staff to prepare a resolution stating that the Council finds that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Minneapolis Factory Shoppes is not necessary. Anderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Pot ter returned to the Ci ty Counci I to continue the duties as mayor at 8:03 PM. The Council reviewed and discussed a memo from City planner David Licht regarding the 60th Street area housing issue related to B-4, R-3 and R-1 zoning. Anderson made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #1996-23 titled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE #1988-12 (MAP AMENDMENT) rezoning the 60th Street residential area to R-l (Residential District - Single Family). Potter seconded the motion. Anderson, Potter, Berning, and Vetsch voted aye. Muyres voted no. The motion carried and Ordinance #1996-23 was adopted. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COLNCIL November 4, 1996 Page 4 of 5 Berning made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #1996-22 titled AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING THE INTERIM (MORATORIUM) ORDINANCE AND ITS EXTENSION (ORDINANCE 1995-12 AND 1996-8) CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS WITHIN THE R-3 ZONING DISTRICT. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Engineer Pete Carlson reviewed the grading plan submitted by Schany Enterprises for his site along 62nd Street and receommended approval of a grading permit. Anderson made a motion to approve a grading permit for Schany Enterprises. Muyres seconded the motion. All voted aye. Carlson reviewed the grading plan as proposed for the Parkside 4th Addition and recommended approval of a grading permit. Anderson made a Parkside 4th Addition. motion to approve a grading permit for Muyres seconded the motion. All voted aye. Carlson updated the Council on other projects in the City as follows: (1) Carlson has received a permit from Burlington Northe~n Railroad to allow the City to lower the culvert under the tracks by Sunrise Plumbing. 1he work will be started in the spring. (L) The streets in Parkside 3rd Addition have curb and class 5 gravel installed but have not all been paved at this time. Due to the wet conditions, completion may not be possible until spring. (3) Easements must be secured in the Greenhaven Addition to correct the drainage problems. The administrator will contact the property owners to secure approval for an easement. (4) The North Frontage Road Sanitary Sewer Extension Project is complete except the final road work. (5) Carlson reviewed the letter he has sent to MPCA regarding the phosphorus removal problem at the WWTF. The Council reviewed and accepted the quote from Dennls Fehn Gravel & Excavating Inc. to clean approximately 300 feet of ditch along 70th Street, to clean approximately 600 feet of the ditch along County Road 19 to the lake, and to clean approximately 100 feet of ditch between the lakes. Funding for the project will be from the Storm Water Revenues Fund. Anderson made a motion directing the engineer and the administrator to view the ditches to determine which should be cleaned and authorizing the expenditure of up to $2,000 from the Storm Water Revenue Fund to clean those areas. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council reviewed a complaint regarding hydrant flushing procedures used by the Joint Powers Maintenance Department. Mayor . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL November 4, 1996 Page 5 of 5 Potter explained that he brought the complaint to the attention of the Joint Powers Board at the October meeting. staff was directed to send a letter to the individual who registered the complaint explaining what had happened. Councilmember Vetsch was concerned that the salt mixture has been placed in the back of the Public Works building again this year creating an eyesore for the surrounding businesses, as well as creating a leeching problem. Mayor Pot ter asked the Counci I to consider cancel ing tic\;.:' "Fol. Sale" listing on the EDA/Fire Hall lot because of a potential FDA project trade situation that benefits both the City and au established local business. The Council would like a legal opinion on cancellation of the listing and will address the question at the December meeting. Anderson made a motion to adjourn at 8:35 PM. Muyres secunded the motion. All voted aye. 1!fd1 &:i, Mayo< c~.. l(;}:)