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1998-09-08 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL September 8, 1998 Albertville City Hall 7:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor Mark Olsen, Councilmembers Robert Gundersen, Duane Berning, Patti Stalberger and John Vetsch, City Administrator David Lund, City Clerk Linda Goeb, and City Attorney Michael Couri Mayor Olsen called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended as follows: . Add Item 5d(9)- Street Lights . Ordinance for detailing acceptable ambulance response time Gundersen made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes of the August 17, 1998, regular meeting were amended by deleting Paragraph 5, Page 1. Gundersen made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 17, 1998, meeting as amended. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 27, 1998, special meeting as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Olsen asked if anyone present wished to address the Council during the Citizen Forum portion of the agenda. Don Jensen of Pilot Land Development requested that the Council consider authorizing the city engineer to approve reductions in the letters of credit and subdivision bonds, rather than requiring Council action of the reductions. The Council took no action. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Financial Statement for the period July 31 - August 31 as presented. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve payment of Check #'s 10904 - 10929 as presented. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the WWTF Monthly Operations Report for July 1998 as presented. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL September 8, 1998 Page 2 of 4 The Council reviewed the building and site plan for the Cedar Creek Golf Course Clubhouse and Banquet Hall. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the building and site plan at their August 11, 1998 meeting. Stalberger made a motion to approve the Findings of Fact & Decision approving the building and site plan for the Cedar Creek Golf Course Clubhouse and Banquet Hall. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Attorney Couri explained that he had not completed the work on the release of portions of the Parkside 3rd Addition Developer's Agreement and the park dedication requirements for the Mike Savitski commercial building and asked that those agenda items be tabled until the September 21 st meeting. . Gundersen made a motion to table discussion of the Parkside 3rd Developer's Agreement and the park dedication requirements for the Mike Savitski commercial building until the September 21 st meeting. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to further amend the agenda by adding Item 5c(3) - Discuss appointing two Councilmembers to be staff liaisons during the negotiation over City charges for the JMJ Properties outlet mall project. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Attorney Couri recommends that the Council appoint two members to a committee to review the negotiations with JMJ Properties over City charges attached to the outlet mall development. Couri believes that working with two Councilmembers during the negotiating, rather than the entire Council, will expedite the process. Olsen made a motion to appoint Councilmembers Berning and Stalberger to serve as Council liaisons for the outlet mall project. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council reviewed the recommendation for the 1999 Preliminary Levy. Staff has recommended a preliminary levy in the amount of $693,180, based on 1999 budget requirements of$I,008,561. . . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL September 8,1998 Page 3 of 4 Stalberger made a motion to approve the 1999 preliminary levy at $693,180. Olsen seconded the motion. Gundersen, Stalberger and Berning voted aye. Olsen and Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. Berning made a motion to schedule a special budget meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 1998, at 7:00 PM. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to table the rezoning of the property east of County Road 19 to B-2 until the September 21st meeting to allow the Findings of Fact and the proper ordinance on the rezoning to be prepared for review. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Olsen made a motion to have the Public Works Department install a 30- mph speed limit sign on Mackenzie Avenue NE in the Greenhaven Addition as requested by the residents. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Olsen suggested that the Council consider committmg approximately an acre of City land for a skateboard park. The cost of installing the ramps and/or bituminous paths would need to be raised through contributions. Councilmember Vetsch feels that the Lions Club would not be interested in contributing to a skateboard park. The Council concurred not to proceed with providing land for a skateboard park at this time. The Council discussed the temporary absence of employee Ken Lindsay due to a medical disability. Administrator Lund explained that all essential work is being handled. The Council would like an update from Lindsay's physician regarding any restrictions or limitations, which may be placed on Lindsay upon his return to work. Berning made a motion authorizing the city engineer to solicit three quotes to have soil boring tests performed at the site of the proposed fire hall and to have the lowest bidder proceed with the borings as soon as possible. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council discussed the financing of a new fire hall. The concensus of the Council is to attempt a lease/purchase program rather than require a city-wide referendum to issue bonds. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL September 8, 1998 Page 4 of 4 The Council discussed the trail plan for the City and concurred that the trails should be constructed at the time of platting. Since the developer's dedication fees do not cover the entire cost of constructing the trails, the Council agreed to discuss budgeting for the trails at the budget meeting scheduled for October 20. Councilmember Stalberger informed the Council that several street lights in the City were malfunctioning. A list of addresses of the malfunctioning street lights should be submitted to City Hall in order to report the street lights to NSP. Councilmember Gundersen explained that the Public Safety Committee has discussed an ordinance regulating acceptable ambulance response time. Administrator Lund will contact the League of Minnesota Cities to get a sample of this type of ordinance. Stalberger made a motion to adjourn at 9: I 0 PM. . Mark S. Olsen, Mayor / / ~--CL0 lerk .