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1997-11-17 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL November 17, 1997 Albertville City Hall 7:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor Mark 01 sen, Counci lmembers Patricia Stalberger, Duane Berning, Robert Gundersen, and John Vetsch, City Administrator Gary 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. The agenda was amended as follows: Item 3 - Pull Check #10018 until the Transportation Committee meets on November 20th Item 3 - Approve payment to CompressAir in the amount of $420.30 Add Item 7a(4) - 60th street Damages/Repairs Add Item 7d(7) - Joint Powers Hockey Board request for $1,000 start-up funds Add Item 7d(8) - Snow Plowing personnel Add Item 7d(9) - Planning & Zoning Commission appointment Add Item 7d(10) - Appoint contact person for developers Berning made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes of the November 3, 1997, meeting were amended on Page 4, Paragraph 3 to add the s en tence "Car 1 son es tima ted the cos t of having the area surveyed to be $700." Berning made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 3, 1997, meeting as amended. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to approve payment of Check #'s 10000 - 10018, Check #'s 10019 - 10031 and to issue a check to Compress Air in the amount of $420.30. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Since several members of the Queen Committee were present at this time, the Council explained that $1,250 was allotted for a scholarship fund for the Albertville Royalty as requested in the proposed 1998 budget and that funding for purchasing a float was denied. Steve Breingen was present to request the City reimburse him $860 in costs to have his sewer line repaired. The actual repair was required in the right of way on the City side of the connection. The breakage appeared to have been caused by a rock 1 . set t I ing on top of the I ine and cracking the line. Breingan explained that he has had problems with his sewer line for several years. The Council directed City Engineer Carlson to inspect the property and to speak to Ken Lindsay, who Breingen said was on-site when the line was dug up and make a report to the Council at the December meeting. Berning made a motion to approve the Report for the month of October as presented. motion. All voted aye. Revenue/Expenditure Vetsch seconded the Berning made a motion to approve presented. Vetsch seconded the motion. the Follow-Up All voted aye. Sheet as Berning made a motion to approve presented. Vetsch seconded the motion. the Department Report as All voted aye. Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #1997-54 titled A RESOLUTION MAKING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION ON THE NEED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CEDAR CREEK PROJECT. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Berning made a motion to adopt the AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK RESOLUTION as presented. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Engineer Carlson reported that a meeting has been held with Wright Soil and Water Conservation Board regarding Center Oaks 2nd Addition and County Ditch #9. The WSWC approved the wetland mitigation plan for the addition and have agreed to help to get County Ditch #9 cleaned. Carlson also reviewed the standard street sections. Some areas of the City require heavier street sections because of poor soils, etc. Carlson recommended the Council might want to approve two street sections and direct the engineer to determine which secti on is requi red in di f feren t areas. Counci I member Berning suggested that the Council use the heavier street section standard and require the developer to prove that the heavier section is not required. The Council directed Carlson to bring two separate standard street specs to the December meeting for Council decision. . Carlson reported that the section of Barthel Industrial Drive property by Franklin Outdoor Sign has an 80' right-of-way but the City has no easement outside of that right-of-way. City Attorney Couri recommended that the issue of an easement across the parcel Franklin is purchasing from the City be dropped as unnecessary. The Council concurred that the 80' right-of-way is sufficient for snowmobile use and no further easement is required. The Council directed City Engineer Carlson to notify Wright County that there were damages to 60th Street resulting from the 2 . CSAH 19/37 construction. Olsen made a motion to approve the City Council Findings of Fact & Decision dated November 171, 1997, approving the rezoning from R-IA, Low Density Single Family Residential to PUD (Planned Unit Development) for the Cedar Creek Golf Course and to adopt ORDINANCE #1997-18 titled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE #1988-12 (MAP AMENDMENT). Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Planner Liz Stockman reviewed the amendment to the Sign Ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission. The amendment makes very minor changes to the billboards regulations. Those changes are as follows: Section 8 (l)(a): A clarification was made to definitively state that billboards shall only be allowed within 100 feet. (adjacent areas as defined in this Chapter) on either side of 1-94 except that no billboards shall be allowed south of CSAH 37 and west of the I-94/CSAH 37 interchange. . Section 8 (l)(b): The distance required between billboards structures erected in the City has been changed from 500 feet to 1000 feet. Such distance shall be measured on the same side of the highway facing traffic proceeding in the same direction.' Section 8 (2)(a): A billboard can no longer be constructed on agriculturally zoned land. Stalberger made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #1997-16 titled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ALBERTVILLE SIGN ORDINANCE (1987-3) RELATING TO BILLBOARDS as described above. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Stockman then reviewed the ordinance amending the zoning ordinance relating to minimum garage size, screening, landscaping, buffer yards, structure placement above high water elevations, usable open space, building construction, parking standards, and planned unit development regulations as recommended by the Planning Commission. The Council made the following changes to the proposed ordinance: Section 1. Section lOOO.4(b) Increase the maximum garage size to 1000 square feet. Section 2, Section 1000.7 relatinq to soddinq regulations The boul evard is requi red to be sodded wi thin 30 days of bui I ding occupancy and the other portions of the yard be seeded or sodded wi thin 90 days of bui lding occupancy. The property owner may petition the City Council for a 60-day extension of time. . Berning made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #1997-17 titled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ALBERTVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE (1988-12) 3 . RELATING TO MINIMUM GARAGE SIZE, SCREENING, LANDSCAPING, BUFFER YARDS, STRUCTURE PLACEMENT ABOVE HIGH WATER ELEVATIONS, USABLE OPEN SPACE, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, PARKING STANDARDS AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS as amended. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Stalberger made her motion to rescind the motion adopting ORDINANCE #1997-16 (AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ALBERTVILLE SIGN ORDINANCE (1987-3) RELATING TO BILLBOARDS) and to table discussion on the ordinance to the December 1, 1997, meeting. Gundersen rescinded his second. All voted aye. Berning made a motion directing the city engineer to prepare plans and specificatjons for trail construction, with the Parkside 3rd Addition being g~ven priority for construction. Olsen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to close city offices on December 23, December 24, and December 26 due to vaca t ion schedul es . 01 sen seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Stalberger made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #1997-56 titled A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING UNCOLLECTED SEWER AND STORM WATER BILLS TO WRIGHT COUNTY FOR COLLECTION WITH REAL ESTATE TAXES. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Don Jensen of Pilot Land Development informed the Council that a groundbreaking ceremony f or- the go 1 f course is ten ta ti ve 1 y planned for December or January. The Council will be invited to par-ticipate. Berning made a motion to authorize the mayor to sign the CMIF Grant Agreement and the administrator to sign "The Brimeyer Group: Agreement for $1,150 but to table discussion on establishing a date for strategic Planning/Visioning Session until the first meeting in January. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Councilmember Vetsch and Mayor Olsen, representatives on the Joint Powers Hockey Board, reques t ed each parti ci pa t ing en t i ty authorize a cash advance in the amount of $1,000 as start-up cash to pay for legal notices and fees, etc., involved in establishing the operations and by-laws of the board. Gundersen stated he is opposed to giving the Hockey Board $1,000 since the hockey association supposedly has already raised money for the ice arena. Berning pointed out that Monticello is rumored to be planning an ice arena of its own. Based on the proforma provided by the Hockey Association, a large portion of the income was to be derived from selling ice time to Monticello. There has also been discussion on relocating the ice arena from the Barthel Commercial Park site to st. Michael. Vetsch made a motion to approve an advance of $1000 to the 4 . . . Joint. Powers Hockey Board. 01 sen seconded the moti on. Vetsch, Berning, Olsen and Stalberger voted aye. Gundersen voted no. The motion carried. Vetsch made a motion directing the Public Works rommittee to secure Maintenance Workers to serve as part-time snowpJowing assistants. If those sel ected are not on the current 1 ist, the Public Works Committee will present a revision to the resolution making those appointments effective to the start date at the next regular Council meeting. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to schedule interviews with the Maintenance Worker II candidates scoring 92.5 and up for December 3rd beginning at. 6:30 PM (one hour interviews). Stalber-ger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a mot.ion to appoiut Patti Stalberger as the Council representative on the Planning Commission, effective January I, 1998, replacing Donatus Vetsch, whose term is expiring and who has resigned. Vetsch wi 11 continue to serve as an alternate to the Planning Commission. Olsen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Olsen requested that the Council consider appointing a city contact person for city developments until the new administrator is on board. City Clerk Houghton stated that the staff meetings are attended by the consultants who will not be changing at this time and she saw no need for an interim contact. Mayor Olsen requested that the clerk be considered the contact person. The Council agreed. Berning made a motion to adjourn at 10:45 PM. Olsen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mark Olsen, Mayor Linda Houghton, City Clerk 5