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1998-10-05 CC Minutes . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL October 5, 1998 Albertville City Hall 7:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor Mark Olsen (7:05 PM), Councilmembers Robert Gundersen, Duane Berning, Patti Stalberger and John Vetsch, City Administrator David Lund, City Clerk Linda Goeb, City Engineer Pete Carlson, City Planner Liz Stockman and City Attorney Michael Couri Acting Mayor Berning called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended by adding the following: · Item 5d(3) - Discussion of doctor's report regarding Ken Lindsay's return to work · Item 5b(2) - Reduction in Letter of Credit for the grading and seeding of the golf course . Item 5b(3) - Reduction in Letter of Credit for Parkside 4th Addition Gundersen made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Stalberger . seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes of the September 21, 1998, meeting were amended on Page 4, Paragraph 8 by deleting the words "of the wetlands". Gundersen made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 21, 1998, meeting as amended. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Acting Mayor Berning asked if anyone present wished to address the Council under the Citizen Forum portion of the agenda. Noone addressed the Council. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Revenue/Expenditure Report for the month of August as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve payment of Check #'s 10988 - 11023 as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve RESOLUTION #1998-18 titled A RESOLUTION CHANGING STREET NAME. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. . . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL October 5, 1998 Page 2 of5 Vetsch made a motion to approve RESOLUTION # 1998-19 titled A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Financial Statement for the month of September as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the contract with Kern, DeWenter, Viere, LTD. for the 1998 Audit Report at a cost of $7,000. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Planner Liz Stockman reviewed the request from JMJ Properties for preliminary plat and PUD Development Stage Plan for the JMJ Minneapolis Outlet Center. The proposed mall is located on the parcel of land zoned PUD, Planned Unit Development, at the northwest quadrant of 1-94 and CSAH 19. The plat contains five lots, one outlot and one remnant parcel of land. Lot 1 encompasses the outlet center, proposed to be 250,000 square feet in area with 50 stores, and future expansion area (57,000 square feet) on 41.17 acres. The outlet center is expected to produce 400 full or part-time jobs. Lot 2 is zoned I-I, Limited Industry, and B-3, Highway Commercial, and is not planned for development. Lots 3, 4, and 5 are intended for use by restaurants or other complimentary commercial uses. Outlot A is a large wetland and drainage area. Planner Stockman stated that the outstanding issues are outlined in the preliminary Findings of Fact. One issue to be resolved is related to land use, street access and conceptual subdivision of land to the north and west of the mall. The City must decide how the land directly west of the mall site currently zoned PUD should be zoned. Stockman indicated that she feels the land is best zoned I-I, rather than commercial since she has reservations about the successfulness of commercial businesses in this area. The plat as proposed shows the street fronting the mall as private. Both City Planner Stockman and City Engineer Carlson indicated that the private street is appropriate because, due to the wetland areas directly north of the mall, a public road off of 70th Street will best serve the properties north of the mall site. An . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL October 5,1998 Page 3 of5 agreement between the developers and the property owners to the west regarding access to their properties should be worked out privately. The Council concurred with having the street access remain private. Mike Knowlton, representing JMJ Properties, indicated that the developer would grant an easement through Outlot A to provide for a future ramp for 1-94 and trail easements along County Road 19 will be provided. City Attorney Couri recommended that the developer be responsible for the cost of a traffic light, if and when necessary, at the entrance off of County Road 19, as well as road improvements to CSAH 19 required by Wright County. The Council agreed to incorporate that condition into the Findings of Fact. The Council agreed to direct the Planning and Zoning Commission to review the zoning of the excess PUD land and make a recommendation to the Council. . The Council reviewed the proposed Findings of Fact and deleted Items 3, 8, 9 and 16. Item # 15 was amended to read that prior to the approval of Final Stage Development and Final Plat approval, City staff and JMJ staff will negotiate a cost/fee structure to recommend to the Council. Item #4 was amended by incorporating the designation of the CSAH 19 right-of-way and the easement over Outlot A. Berning made a motion to adopt the Findings of Fact & Decision as amended, granting the applicant's request of Development Stage Plans and Preliminary Plat approval. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council reviewed the preliminary plat of Psyk's ih Addition. Because final construction plans have not been completed for the final plat, the Council considered only the preliminary plat. . Stockman explained that the preliminary plat consists of 29 single-family lots. The area encompasses 13.42 acres and is located west of Main Avenue and south of Psyk's earlier additions. The plat completes a missing segment of 53rd Street between Main Avenue and Lambert A venue but requires a variance for the street intersection offset. The preliminary plat is consistent with the concept plan for the Psyk additions that was submitted and approved earlier. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL October 5,1998 Page 4 of5 Berning made a motion to approve the Findings of Fact & Decision granting only preliminary plat approval and the variance for the intersection offset. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Doug Psyk asked the Council to approve a grading permit to allow him to begin grading on the site. The Council agreed and directed City Attorney Couri to prepare a standard Grading Agreement for the project. The Council reviewed the site and building plan for Mold-Tech, Inc. Stockman indicated that the plans have been revised to reflect the future parking stalls discussed at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Lighting plans will be submitted and approved by the City Planner prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. . Stalberger made a motion to approve the Findings of Fact & Decision granting building and site plan review approval for Mold-Tech, Inc. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Engineer Carlson reviewed the requests for reduction in the letter of credit for Pilot Land Development. Stalberger made a motion to approve a reduction in the letter of credit for Cedar Creek North from $698,000 to $250,000. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to reduce the letter of credit for Center Oaks 2nd and 3rd Additions $317,273 to $194,000. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to reduce the letter of credit amount for Karston Cove 1 st Addition to $250,000. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to release the letter of credit held for the grading and seeding of Cedar Creek Golf Course. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Vetsch made a motion to reduce the letter of credit for Parkside 4th Addition from $30,685 to $7,000. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL October 5,1998 Page 5 of5 City Attorney Couri reported that the escrow agreement for the Marx property is being prepared. He is waiting for the title opinion and closing should be scheduled within the next week or two. Negotiations are continuing over the park dedication fee issue for the Savitski commercial building. Couri does not recommend that the certificate of occupancy be withheld pending the negotiations. The Council disagreed and directed Couri to proceed with settling the issue as soon as possible. Couri reported that Bruce Opp of Catellus Management is not willing to contribute to the cost of a Phase II environmental study on the railroad property the City wished to purchase, nor is the railroad willing to lower the purchase price. The Council must decide how to proceed. Couri does not recommend purchasing the property without a Phase II Environmental Study being done. Estimates for the Phase II study vary from approximately $4,000 - $12,000. . Vetsch made a motion directing the attorney to negotiate a contract to purchase the railroad property from Burlington Northern Railroad without a Phase II Environment Study at a cost of $30,000 plus the administrative fee of $1,000. Berning seconded the motion. Vetsch, Berning and Stalberger voted aye. Olsen and Gundersen voted no. The motion carried. Vetsch made a motion to accept the LMCIT proposal for the City's insurance coverage as presented. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve a one-year lease with Zimmer Brothers to farm the excess wastewater treatment facility land at a cost of $950. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Administrator Lund was directed to get a signed copy of the letter from Ken Lindsay's doctor regarding his return to work on October 12, 1998. Berning made a motion to adjourn at 8:30 PM. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mark S. _ set)/, Mayor ///" // 1/ .JL/ ' CLI-c-l'-..-/ oeb, City Clerk .