1998-09-21 CC Minutes
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
September 21, 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, City Engineer Pete Carlson and City Attorney Michael
Couri
Mayor Olsen called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to
order.
The agenda was amended by adding the following:
· Item 6d(l) - Approval of 3.2 malt liquor license for the Albertville Lions on
Friday, September 25, 1998
· Item 6d(2) - Discussion of Public Works employee on medical leave
· Item 6b(3) - Soil Borings Update
· Item 6b( 4) - Fire Hall Plan
. Item 6c(2) - Project Updates
. Item 6d(3) - Hockey arena update
· Item 6d(4) - Upcoming joint Council meeting with the Joint Powers Board
· Item 4(a) was removed from the Consent Agenda and added as Item 6d(5)
Stalberger made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Berning
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Vetsch made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 8, 1998,
meeting as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Mayor Olsen asked if anyone present wished to address the Council under
the Citizen Forum portion of the agenda. No one addressed the Council.
Vetsch made a motion to approve payment of Check #'s 10944 - 10971 as
presented. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Vetsch made a motion to approve the WWTF Monthly Operations Report
for August 1998 as presented. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Mayor Olsen opened the public hearing to consider the modification of
Development District No.1 and the tax increment financing plan for TIF District
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City Attorney Couri reviewed the proposal for the creation of TIF District
#10 for Lot 3, Block 10, Barthel Industrial Park. Chuck Sand, owner of Mold
Tech, Inc., proposes to relocate his business from Brooklyn Park to Albertville if a
tax increment financing plan can be developed.
Couri explained that the proposed TIF district is a pay-as-you-go district,
i.e. the City returns the tax increment received from taxes paid by Mold Tech, Inc.
to the developer to reimburse expenses associated with land purchase and site
improvements. The proposed district has an eight-year life and will produce
$180,000 - $198,000 in tax increments. The City will be required to contribute
10% of the total package from its general fund as its local contribution. All
administrative fees, such as legal, planning and engineering, can be used as a
portion of the local contribution.
Mayor Olsen called for comments from the public. There were none.
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Berning made a motion to close the public hearing. Olsen seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #1998-16 titled
RESOLUTION APPROVING MODIFIED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
FOR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 AND A TAX INCREMENT
FINANCING PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO.
10. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Chuck Sand asked the Council to consider reducing the costs associated
with bringing the water and sanitary sewer to his lot. Although the as-builts show
that water and sewer stubs were extended into the property, Sand's engineer has
been unable to locate either service.
City Engineer Pete Carlson will review the area and report his findings
regarding the sewer and water services to the Council at the next meeting. The
Council will then consider whether to reimburse Sand for a portion of those
expenses.
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City Administrator Lund reviewed the Planning Commission's
recommendation to approve a Conditional Use Permit as requested by Bernard and
Theolinda Richter. The Richter's propose to replace an existing 8' x 10' storage
shed with a 14' x 20' wood storage shed for personal use.
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Berning made a motion to approve the Findings of Fact & Decision,
granting a Conditional Use Permit for Bernard and Theolinda Richter to construct
a 14' x 20' wood storage shed on the property located at 11577 56th Street NE.
Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye.
The Council discussed the rezoning of a 500' deep strip of property on the
east side of CSAH 19 south of 57th Street to 50th Street.
Stalberger made a motion to adopt the Findings of Fact & Decision to
rezone the property B-1 (Neighborhood Business). Berning seconded the motion.
Stalberger, Berning and Vetsch voted aye. Gundersen and Olsen voted no.
Because a rezoning issue requires a four-fifths vote of the Council, the property
was not rezoned B-1.
Gundersen made a motion to adopt the Findings of Fact & Decision to
rezone the property B-2 (Limited Business), with the stipulation that a buffer be
constructed between the commercial property and the existing residential
properties at the time the property is developed. Stalberger seconded the motion.
All voted aye.
Gundersen made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #1998-7 titled AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ALBERTVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE
MAP TO REZONE CERTAIN LANDS ALONG PORTIONS OF CSAH 19
AND 57TH STREET TO B-2, LIMITED BUSINESS, IN COMPLIANCE
WITH CITY COUNCIL FINDINGS OF FACT. Stalberger seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
Bob Sollentrop of Short Elliot and Hendrickson reviewed the final draft of
the Facilities Plan for the wastewater treatment plant expansion concerning
financing the expansion. Sollentrop explained that the current user rates and SAC
fees are adequate to finance the project. City Engineer Pete Carlson recommends
that the Council enlist Springsted, Inc. to perform more detailed analysis of the
financing options.
Stalberger made a motion to schedule a public hearing on the Facilities Plan
on October 19,1998, at 7:15 PM. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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Vetsch made a motion authorizing Sollentrop to submit the Facilities Plan
to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for review. Gundersen seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
City Engineer Pete Carlson reported that the preliminary information on the
soil borings done on the Marx property show good clay soils and indicate no
abnormal soils corrections should be necessary. More detailed information
regarding the results of the soil borings will be available by the next meeting.
Carlson recommended the Council consider hiring an architect to work on
the new fire hall. He will contact several architectural firms to request information
regarding their experience in building fire halls and other background information.
City Attorney Couri reported that some provisions of the Parkside 3rd
Addition Developer's Agreement could be released at this point, but other
provisions can not be released at this time. Couri recommended that no changes
be made to the Developer's Agreement until next summer when all provisions can
be released.
Couri reported that the park dedication fee issue for the Savitski
Commercial Building has not been resolved. Based on the $1.70 per square foot
that the City paid Savitski for the right-of-way for Country Road 37, the park
dedication fee is estimated at $10,500-$11,000. Negotiations are continuing with
Savitski's attorney.
Couri has received two quotes for title insurance for the Marx property.
Based on a purchase price of $217,000, Wright Title & Guarantee quotes the
premium at $813. Guarantee Title quotes the title insurance at $769.
Vetsch made a motion to purchase title insurance from Guarantee Title at a
cost of $769 and to have Guarantee Title do the closing on the land purchase.
Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
The survey of the wetlands on the Marx property has not been completed at
this time. Bernard Marx requests that the City allow him to have the property
surveyed simultaneously with the survey of the rest of the Marx property.
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Vetsch made a motion to have $10,000 of the sale price of the property held
in escrow if the survey of the purchased land is not complete at the date of closing.
Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Olsen made a motion approving a 3.2 Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor
License for the Albertville Lions on September 25, 1998, at City Park. Stalberger
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Ken Lindsay's doctor reports that he will be able to return to work on
October 12, 1998. City Attorney Couri recommends that the Council get
Lindsay's doctor to review Lindsay's job description and report to the City if there
are specific duties that Lindsay will be unable to perform. City Administrator
Lund will contact Lindsay's doctor.
Mayor Olsen reported on the hockey arena. Construction is underway and
the projected opening date is November 1. The City of S1. Michael has signed the
Mighty Ducks Grant Agreement and returned it to the state.
The Council discussed the upcoming meeting with the Councils of the three
member cities. Mayor Olsen reported that the mayors of each community would
be the spokesperson for each city.
Berning made a motion to table the Revenue/Expenditure Report at this
time. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to adjourn at 11 :00 PM. Gundersen seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
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