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1997-10-06 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COURCIL October 6, 1997 Albertville City Hall 7:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor Mark Olsen, Councilmembers Patricia Stalberger, Duane Berning, Robert Gundersen, and John Vetsch, City Administrator Garrison Hale, City Clerk Linda Houghton, City Attorney Michael Couri, City Planner Liz Stockman and City Engineer Peter Carlson Mayor Olsen called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. Olsen made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Olsen made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 22, 1997, regular meeting and the minutes of the September 29, 1997, special meeting as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve payment of Check #'s 11232 - 11236 and Check #'s 11238 - 11264 and to void Check #11237. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Lisa Thibodeau, a resident of Al bert vi 11 e, addressed the Council regarding the need for a designated area for skateboarding. Her sons have had their skateboards taken away and she has had to retrieve them from the Sheriff's Department. The Council explained that the City previously looked into the liability and regulation issues associated with a designated skateboard area and found the costs to be prohibi ti ve. The Counci 1 suggested that Thibodeau check with an organized skateboarding association to determine if insurance is available through them, similar to how the BMX track in st. Michael is insured. Bernard Marx reported that the quote for installing the storm sewer improvement through his and Hennum's property is $6,200. The City has agreed to pay $3,000 of the cost. Plans must be approved by the city engineer prior to installation of the pipe. Marx also requested the Council issue a grading permit for his property. Marx has a permit from Wright Soil and Water Conservation to fill a portion of the wetlands. Marx wants to also grade and fill the area where 57th Street will be extended. City Engineer Peter Carlson was not aware of Marx's plans for this area and has seen no plans. City Attorney Michael Couri explained that a grading contract, along with a letter of credit, must be executed before any grading permit should be issued. He further recommended that the Council require that Marx pay all prior charges due to the 1 . . . Ci ty from previous Marx projects before a grading contract and permit are issued. The Council told Marx that he must get plans to the city engineer for his review and pay all outstanding bills before a grading permit will be issued. Berning made a motion to approve the Financial statement for the period August 28 - September 30,1997, as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve the Follow-Up Sheet as of September 22 meeting as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve the City Department Report as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION '1997-44 ti tl ed RESOLUTION APPROVING CLASS B GAMBLING LICENSE FOR THE ALBERTVILLE JAYCEES TO SELL PULLTABS AT THE ALBERTVILLE BAR. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION '1997-45 titled A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE ORDER OF COUNCIL BUSINESS FOR THEIR MEETINGS AS SPECIFIED BY THE COUNCIL AGENDA. THIS RESOLUTION IS PRESCRIBED BY ORDINANCE '1997-11 (AN ORDINANCE DEFINING THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL FOLLOW IN CONDUCTING ITS MEETINGS AND COUNCIL BUSINESS). Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION '1997-46 titled A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION RESOLUTIONS '1997-1 AND '1997-22 (RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN OFFICES AND POSITIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE FOR THE YEAR 1997. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION '1997-48 titled A RESOLUTION MAKING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION ON THE NEED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPART STATEMENT FOR THE CENTER OAKS PROJECT. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION '1997-50 ti tl ed ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL POLICY. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Olsen opened the public hearing to consider the issuance of revenue bonds to finance a housing development. Bruce Batterson of Kennedy & Graven explained that approximately $4,000,000 of bonds are being requested by Zedakah Foundation to provide financing for a 44-unit residential rental facility for senior citizens. The request is being made because the City can issue non-taxable bonds with a lower interest rate 2 . . . than the Zedakah Foundation can. Batterson explained that there would be no obligation on the part of the city for payment of the bonds and the bonds will not affect the City's debt/credit ratings. Mayor Olsen called for comment from the public. none. There was Berning made a motion to close the public hearing. seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION '1997-51 titled A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A PROGRAM FOR THE ISSUANCE OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Attorney Couri reminded the Council that his law firm al so represents the Ci ty of Otsego and, therefore, there is an inherent conf 1 ict of interest factor to be considered when he discusses the Proposed Agreement for Sharing Road Expenses between the City of Albertville and the City of Otsego. Berning made a motion to table discussion on the proposed agreement to the Transportation Committee Meeting on October 14, 1997. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Couri reviewed the budget update for the CSAH 19/37 Intersection Realignment Project with the Council. stockman reviewed briefly the Findings of Fact and Decision for the Cedar Creek Golf Course Planned Unit Development. She suggested Item 5 be added to the Findings of Fact stating that the comments from the Wright County Engineer be included. Couri reviewed the Cedar Creek Golf Course Planned Unit Development Concept Plan Master Agreement. (1) Paragraph SA will be amended to incorporate the 32+ the golf course which lie in the City of st. (2) Paragraph 5B will be amended by deleting the "Developer shall obtain. . .in the coving concept." (3) Paragraph 8A wi 11 be amended to state the Trunk Line Fees shall be paid according to the per acre fee in force at the time of application. (4) Paragraph 19C will be amended to state 58% of the residential units equals 198 units. (5) Paragraph 19F will be amended to state the trail shall continue along one side of 53rd street to the edge of the subject property. (6) Paragraph 19E will be amended to 7.5% instead of 10%. (7) Paragraph 5D will be amended to read attached garages to each townhome shall be no less than 440 square feet. acres of Michael. sentence Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION '1997-52 titled A 3 . . . RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION AND THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT FOR THE CEDAR CREEK GOLF COURSE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Administrator Hale explained that Harold Swanson has paid the City a $500 escrow fee to proceed with the NE Sanitary Sewer and Water Main Extension feasibi I i ty study. The other affected property owner, Frank D'Aigle, has been contacted regarding the escrow fee to enable the study to proceed but has not yet made payment to the City. Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION '1997-47 titled RESOLUTION DIRECTING ENGINEER TO REPORT WHETHER PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT IS FEASIBLE AND ITS ESTIMATED COST. Gundersen seconded the motion. Berning, Gundersen and Vetsch voted aye. Stalberger voted no. Olsen abstained. The motion carried and the resolution was adopted. City Engineer Peter Carlson reported that he has been unable to secure a quote from Fehn Excavating for the pipe and the fill needed to proceed with the Savitski ditch project. Olsen made a motion to table further discussion on the project until the next regular meeting. There was not second to the motion and Olsen withdrew the motion from consideration. Vetsch made a motion authorizing the city engineer to proceed with the Savitski ditch project at a not-to-exceed city cost of $6,000 with the benefitting property owners paying the additional costs (total estimate $20,000). Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to reduce the letter of credit for the Fairfield Addition to $100,000. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Carlson reported that the estimated cost of repairs to Kalenda Court is $5,100. Vetsch made a motion authorizing the engineer to proceed with the repair project on Kalenda Court at a not-to-exceed cost of $7,000. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion directing staff to discontinue time spent on purchasing a loader and to set a Public Works Committee meeting for the purpose of discussing equipment needs on Monday, October 13,1 997, at 7:30 PM. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council discussed contracting for cleaning the city hall, park shelter and community room. Consensus of the Council was that the second maintenance worker I I woul d be abl e to handl e those duties. 4 . . . The Council discussed the quotes for repairs to both the Ford tractor and the Ford Truck. Olsen made a motion to authorize the Public Works Committee to determine if the tractor should be repaired. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion directing the Public Works Committee to consider further repairs to the Ford truck. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Ci ty CI erk Houghton reported that no area communi ty is a direct participant in providing clothing allowances and/or scholarships or awards for the City royalty. Each community has a city-wide festival which promotes the royalty. Since Ken Tiernan, representing the Queen Committee, was not present, the Council discontinued further consideration of the subject. Donatus Vetsch, representing the Albertville Lions, explained that the Lions and Jaycees are willing to purchase new Christmas decorations and to donate them to the city. Vetsch asked for City assistance in putting up and taking down the decorations. Berning made a motion to accept the Christmas lights donation, to direct the Public Works Department to put up and take down the decorations, and to provide storage for the decorations at the wastewater treatment plant. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Dave Steele, representing Security State Bank of Maple Lake, discussed the checking and savings accounts available to the City at the new Albertville facility. He offered to reimburse the City for one half of the cost of having new accounts payable and payroll checks printed. City Clerk Houghton explained that the City would earn 1/2% more interest on the checking and 1/4% more interest on the savings account. Berning made a motion authorizing the clerk to open a checking account earning 2% interest and a savings account earning 5% interest at Security state Bank of Maple Lake - Albertville Branch and to close the current Highland Bank checking and savings account as soon as possible. Further, to accept the offer from Mr. Steele for reimbursement of one hal f of the check printing expenses. Gunderson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Olsen made a motion to adjourn at 12: 10 AM. seconded the motion. All voted aye. Stalberger Mark Olsen, Mayor Linda Houghton, City Clerk 5