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2000-01-18 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 18, 2000 Albertville City Hall 7 :00 PM PRESENT: Mayor John Olson, Councilmembers Robert Gundersen, Gary McCormack, Keith Franklin, and John Vetsch, City Engineer Pete Carlson, City Attorney Mike Couri, and City Administrator-Clerk Linda Goeb order. Mayor Olson called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to The agenda was amended as follows: · Pull Item 4a from Consent Agenda and place as Item 5e(7) · Pull Item 4c from Consent Agenda and place under Public Works · Add Item 5c(6) - Street Light options · Add Item 5d(2) - Consider appraisal of City property · Add Item 5c(5) - Driveway Widths Gundersen made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 3, 2000, meeting as presented. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Olson asked if anyone present wished to address the Council. No one present asked to address the Council. Gundersen made a motion to approve payment of Check #'s 12604 - 12653 as presented. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to approve the WWTF Monthly Operations Report for December 1999 as presented. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council discussed the Public Works Department Report. McCormack made a motion to increase the rate of pay for locking the park shelter from $5 per time to $7 per time. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council reviewed the proposed "Right to Know" policy as drafted. Office products (i.e. copier toner) should also be included in the policy, along with inspection sheets. The policy will be amended and brought back to the Council for consideration. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 18,2000 Page 2 of 6 Vetsch made a motion to accept the Public Works Department Report as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council reviewed the revised park layout for the Albert Villas plat and the comments from the Planning Commission. The Council requested that the detention pond shown on a portion of Lot 6 be moved to the west and relocated behind Lot 11. The Council also heard comments and reviewed the letter from Don Jensen of Pilot Land Development Co. pertaining to issues associated with the development of the Albert Villas project. City Attorney Couri explained that some points raised by Jensen could be addressed at a later time. After further discussion of the park layout, the Council requested the trail shown behind Lots 1-5 be eliminated and replaced with a sidewalk along the park side of Kaiser Avenue. Developer Keith Harstad agreed to revise the plat according to the Council's requests. McCormack made the following motion relating to the Albert Villas project: (1) The Comprehensive Plan is amended to change the land use from agricultural/rural to low density residential for the entire parcel (subject property both north and south of County Ditch 9). (2) The property is rezoned from A-I Agricultural to R-IA Low Density Single Family for the entire parcel (subject property both north and south of County Ditch 9). Said rezoning shall not be placed into effect until such time as the final plat is approved by the City. (3) A Conditional Use Permit Planned Unit Development is approved to allow flexibility for lot width, area and setbacks only for the portion of the subject property located north of County Ditch 9. (4) A PUD Agreement is prepared which includes all development plans and specifications and sets forth specific land use and performance standards only for the portion of the subject property located north of County Ditch 9. (5) The preliminary plat for only the portion of the subject property located north of County Ditch 9 is approved for the development of 170 lots as amended by the Council relating to parks, sidewalks and ponds. Franklin seconded the motion. McCormack, Franklin, Gundersen and Olson voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 18,2000 Page 3 of6 Gundersen made a motion to appoint Ron Klecker to the Planning & Zoning Commission to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Keith Franklin. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Engineer Carlson reviewed the draft Traffic Signal Agreement No. 99-02 with the Council. City Attorney Couri recommends minor changes in the indemnification language in Paragraph 2, Article 6. Gundersen made a motion to approve the Traffic Signal Agreement No.99-02 with the language change recommended by Attorney Couri. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Vetsch made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #2000-1 titled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION A-900.8 (Definitions); and A-500.2t>> PLAT AND DATA REQUIREMENTS - PROPOSED DESIGN FEATURES; and A-600.13. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL; AND SECTION A- 800.1.(g) IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED - DRAINAGE FACILITIES; OF THE ALBERTVILLE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE BY ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR STORM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANS. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #2000-4 titled RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN ESCROW DEPOSIT SCHEDULE FOR STORM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANS EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 18,2000. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Carlson did not have an update on the CSAH 19 Improvement Project at this time. An update will be prepared for the next Council meeting. Carlson expressed concerns about Joint Powers Board policies associated with oversizing watermains. The Joint Powers Board representatives explained that a meeting to establish policies of the Board will be conducted in February. . Carlson reported that a driveway on Karston Avenue NE exceeds the maximum allowable width of 24' at the curb. The ordinance gives the city engineer the authority to approve wider driveways. Carlson asked for input from the Council. Discussion was held regarding requiring notification of the driveway width on the building permit as a possible solution. The Council concurred that this driveway could remain as is based on Carlson's opinion that no negative impact has been created. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 18,2000 Page 4 of6 Gundersen made a motion to amend the subdivision ordinance to delete the phrase "engineer's approval" under the driveway widths section of the ordinance. McCormack seconded the motion. Gundersen, McCormack, Olson and Vetsch voted aye. Franklin voted no. The motion carried. City Attorney Couri reviewed the draft bill allowing the turnback of a portion of County Ditch 9 and 21 to the cities of St. Michael and Albertville. Couri explained that the bill is not legal unless Wright County, St. Michael and Albertville all approve. Therefore, the bill is harmless. Couri explained that a developer is interested in purchasing the City-owned property located north of the outlet mall. Couri has solicited a quote from appraiser Bill Waytus for an appraisal of the property at a cost of $900. The developer has indicated that if he does not purchase the parcel from the city, he will reimburse the City for the cost of the appraisal. The Council requested that staff prepare probable tax amounts that could be generated from this property if developed before a decision is made on the appraisal. . Based on the fact that the City has not budgeted for participation in the Family Youth Community Collaborative, Gundersen made a motion to deny the request for $14,000 for the Collaborative this year. The Council will consider involvement in the program for the next year at the budget meetings. McCormack seconded the motion. Gundersen, McCormack and Olson voted aye. Franklin and Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. The Council considered the request for an amendment to the Developer's Agreement for the outlet mall to allow signage on the side and rear of several units. City Administrator Goeb recommended that the Council make a decision on the request but hold off on the actual amendment of the Developer's Agreement until later in case other minor amendments are necessary. The Council agreed. Gundersen made a motion to approve the request from JMJ Properties for additional signage and directed the city administrator and the zoning administrator to work out the sign details with JMJ. McCormack seconded the motion. Gundersen, McCormack, Olson, and Franklin voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. . The Council discussed whether the City should plow the STMA Ice Arena parking lot. Vetsch believes an agreement was made to plow the parking lot. The City administrator has been unable to find such an agreement in the Council minutes and . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 18,2000 Page 5 of6 the other Council members were unable to recall such an agreement having been made. Gundersen pointed out that the ice arena budget includes $2,500 for snow plowing. He is opposed to the City plowing the parking lot because he feels that the arena has budgeted for that expense on its own. Gundersen made a motion that the City not plow the ice arena parking lot. Olson seconded the motion. Gundersen and Olson voted aye. Vetsch, Franklin and McCormack voted no. The motion failed. Vetsch made a motion approving having the City plow the ice arena parking lot. Franklin seconded the motion. Vetsch, Franklin and McCormack voted aye. Olson and Gundersen voted no. The motion carried. Administrator Goeb reported on the Banyon Data software programs she previewed earlier today. In order to send meter reading cards out when the City begins to bill for its own water charges, new software will be required. The Banyon utility billing software is the program currently being used by Joint Powers for billing. Linda also previewed the Banyon accounting and payroll software. The total for all three software packages is approximately $11,000. There are sufficient funds in the capital outlay budget and previous carryovers to purchase the entire software package. Gundersen made a motion to purchase the Banyon Data Utility Billing, Payroll and Fund Accounting software and the annual support as proposed. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to have the Planning & Zoning Commission review a possible new contract for street lights as proposed through NSP and make a recommendation to the City Council. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council discussed the contract with Diversified Inspection Services for the year 2000. The percentage of the fees retained by the City has increased in this contract. Councilmember Gundersen feels that the City should retain a larger percentage of the fees. In 1999 the City retained $95,000+ of the total $309,000 generated through the issuance of building permits. Franklin made a motion to approve the 2000 contract for building inspection services with Diversified Inspection Services as presented. Vetsch seconded the . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 18,2000 Page 6 of6 motion. Franklin, Vetsch, Olson and McCormack voted aye. Gundersen voted no. The motion carried. Franklin made a motion to adjourn at 10:45 PM. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. ~/ (~ ' tv f. ( c~- oeb, City Administrator