1999-10-18 CC Minutes
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
October 18, 1999
Albertville City Hall
7:00 PM
PRESENT: Mayor John Olson, Councilmembers Robert Gundersen, Patti
Stalberger, Duane Berning and John Vetsch, and City Administrator-Clerk Linda Goeb
order.
Mayor Olson called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to
The agenda was amended by removing Items 4c and 4d from the Consent
Agenda and adding them as Items 5e(7) and 5e(8). Vetsch made a motion to approve
the agenda as amended. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
The minutes of the October 4th meeting were clarified on Page 4 by adding that
the percentages of services will be re-evaluated if and when the communities are
required to contribute to a Joint Powers deficit. Stalberger made a motion to approve
the minutes of the October 4, 1999, meeting as amended. Berning seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
Mayor Olson asked if anyone present wished to address the Council. No one
wished to address the Council.
Gundersen made a motion to approve payment of Check No.'s 12258- 12297 as
presented. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Gundersen made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #1999-46 titled
RESOLUTION APPROVING CLASS B GAMBLING LICENSE FOR
ALBERTVILLE JAYCEES TO SELL PULLTABS AT GEEZ' SPORTS BAR &
GRILL. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Gundersen made a motion to approve the Financial Statement for September
1999 as presented. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Vetsch made a motion to approve the Public Works Department report.
Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Brian Scherber addressed the Council to explain that he would like to place a
12' X 24' shed on his property on 57th Street. City Administrator Goeb has told him
that he must apply for a Conditional Use Permit for an oversized storage shed and that
the application fee for the CUP is $650. He feels that the fee is excessive and wants
the Council to reconsider the fee.
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The Council advised Scherber to talk to the zoning administrator to get his
insight on the storage shed and his opinion on the likelihood of the Planning & Zoning
Commission recommending approval of the request. The Council took no action on
the fee schedule at this time.
Stalberger made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #1999-7 titled AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 200.2 (Definitions) AND SECTION
4200.2 (B-1, Neighborhood Low Intensity Business District, Permitted Uses) OF
THE ALBERTVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW PERSONAL
SERVICES WITHIN BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS. Vetsch seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #1999-8 titled AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1000 (General Building and Performance
Requirements) OF THE ALBERTVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW
TEMPORARY OUTDOOR SEASONAL SALES WITHIN BUSINESS ZONING
DISTRICTS. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
City Administrator Goeb will draft a resolution establishing fees pertaining to
these two ordinances for the Council to consider at the next meeting.
Stalberger made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #1999-9 titled AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 200.2 (Definitions) and 1000.6 (Fences)
OF THE ALBERTVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE
DEFINITION AND PERMITTING INTERIOR YARD FENCES IN
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Vetsch made a motion to table action on Ordinance # 1999-1 0 in order to review
the Comprehensive Parks and Trails Plan in relation to the placement of sidewalks and
trails. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to table action on Ordinance # 1999-11 until the
sidewalk issue is resolved. Stalberger seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to schedule a public hearing on November 23, 1999, at
6:00 PM for the purpose of the costs of the 57th Street Project, the 62nd Street
Improvement Project, and the CSAH Improvement Project. Stalberger seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
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The Council discussed the request from Westwood Professional Services to
have the City's Comp Plan certified to the Environmental Quality Board. Currently
within the City of Albertville, projects that contain 100 unattached units or 150
attached units must undertake an EA W process. If the Comp Plan is EQB certified,
the threshold would increase to projects with 250 unattached units or 375 attached
units. The Council concurred that the City will not certify the Comp Plan to the EQB.
Heidi Peper, the new executive director of the Wright County Economic
Development Partnership, gave a brief presentation on the current activities of the
EDP.
The Council reviewed the results of the PCA Annual Evaluation & Planning
System Survey.
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The Council discussed the possibility of establishing a local police force at
some point in the future. The City currently contracts eight hour a day police
protection through the Wright County Sheriffs Department. With the mall opening
soon, additional police time may be needed. It may become more cost-effective in the
long run to operate a local police department at some point.
Gundersen made a motion to authorize the Public Safety Committee to review
the issue of contracting police protection vs. establishing a local police force. Berning
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Councilmembers Stalberger and Vetsch updated the Council on the results of
the Otsego Creek Authority meeting. Stalberger and Otsego member Wendel had
walked the ditch and found several areas that require cleaning out. The Authority will
attempt to get sentenced-to-serve labor for cleaning the ditch.
The Council reviewed and discussed the proposed TIF Policy. Berning
recommended that Section V. Maximum Subsidy be changed from a 15% maximum
subsidy to a 25% maximum. The Council agreed.
Berning made a motion to adopt the Tax Increment Financing Policy as
discussed and the application form for financing assistance. Stalberger seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
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Stalberger made a motion to approve RESOLUTION #1999-47 titled
RESOLUTION INCREASING THE LEVY CERTIFICATION TAX RATE FOR
YEAR 2000 PAYABLE TAXES. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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Gundersen made a motion to approve Change Orders #1 and #2 for the CSAH
19 Improvement Project. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Gundersen made a motion to adjourn at 8:35 PM. Vetsch seconded the motion.
All voted aye.
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Linda Goeb, City Administrator