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2000-03-20 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL March 20, 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 Mayor Olson called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended as follows: · Delete Item 5b( 4) - Resolution #2000-8 · Add Item 5b(6) - SAC Fee for High School Addition . Add Item 5d(5) - Ice Arena update . Add Item 5d(6) - Park Land Acquisition · Add Item 5d(7) - Building Permit for Joint Powers Water Treatment Facility · Add Item 5d(8) - Fire Hall · Add Item 5d(9) - Update LMC Information · Add Item 5d(lO) - Wright County Shop Vetsch made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes of the March 6,2000, meeting were amended as follows: · Page 3, Paragraph 7 - Add "and the berms" in the last sentence after "the trees" · Page 5, Paragraph 4 - Add "and overland supply hose" after "traffic light changers" . Gundersen made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 6, 2000, as amended. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Olson asked if anyone present wished to address the Council. Rob Pelletier, representing the Albertville Jaycees, stated that the decision made at the last Council meeting to construct a baseball field at City Park is not in the best interest of the community. Since baseball fields have grass infields, it prohibits use by other than baseball teams. Dale Kolles stated his concern is basically the same as Mr. Pelletier's and added that the City has a shortage of softball fields. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL March 20, 2000 Page 2 of 5 Jan Capps of the Women's Softball League expressed her concern that a baseball field is being considered when only one team can use that field. She stated there are many more softball teams and youth baseball who could use a softball field. She also commented regarding the Council's decision not to financially support the FYC position as presented by Sandy Greninger. Mike Potter expressed support for the Council's action to deny participation in the FYC program because the funding had not been budgeted. Check #12890 and Check #12895 were pulled from the Consent Agenda. McCormack made a motion to approve payment of Check #'s 12860 - 12889, Check #'s 12891-12894, and Check #'s 12896 - 12904 as presented. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. McCormack made a motion to approve the request from the Men's Softball League to reserve the City Park field on Thursday evenings from May 4th - October 26th. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Water/WWTF Report as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to approve the purchase of a Liftmoore Model L- 21 W electric crane to be installed on the water/wastewater pickup from Crysteel Truck at a cost of $2,309 plus tax. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council discussed the quote for the purchase of a phosphorus testing kit for the wastewater treatment facility. McCormack made a motion to purchase the testing kit with the safety shield at a cost of $2,003 .65. There was no second to the motion. Gundersen made a motion directing John Middendorf to attempt to secure one or two other quotations on the phosphorus testing kit. Vetsch seconded the motion. Gundersen, Franklin, Vetsch and Olson voted aye. McCormack voted no. The motion carried. Vetsch made a motion to schedule a workshop meeting to review the wastewater treatment expansion at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 28th. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL March 20, 2000 Page 3 of 5 City Engineer Pete Carlson presented options for a "No Parking" proposal on Main Avenue to alleviate the sight problems from 57th Street traffic. Franklin made a motion directing the attorney to prepare an ordinance for a 100' from the center line of 57th Street "no parking zone" on Main Avenue. McCormack seconded the motion. McCormack and Olson voted aye. Franklin, Vetsch and Gundersen voted no. The motion failed. Franklin made a motion directing the attorney to prepare an ordinance for a 80' from the centerline of 57th Street "no parking zone" on Main Avenue. Vetsch seconded the motion. Vetsch, Franklin and Gundersen voted aye. McCormack and Olson voted no. The motion carried. Gundersen made a motion to approve the minor work orders presented for the CSAH 19/37 traffic light project. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Engineer Pete Carlson presented the Feasibility Study for the Southwest Lift Station. This lift station will serve the multi-family units of the Cedar Creek PUD and the Albert Villas plat. The 8" trunk will be deeper than normal to allow it to serve more of the Albert Villas project. The service area for the list station contains 244.8 acres. Estimated cost of the trunk lines is $326,742 and the construction of the lateral lines is estimated at $125,528. The Trunk sewer charge will compute to $1400 per acre. Vetsch made a motion to approve the Feasibility Study for the Southwest Lift Station with an amendment deleting the 13.8 acre Heuring parcel from the service area and increasing the trunk fee to $1,450 per acre. The motion also authorizes the engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the lift station project. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Engineer Carlson explained the formula used to calculate the number of SAC units equivalent to the addition of 110 students for the high school addition. Based on 20 gallons per student per day, Carlson calculates the equivalent of 7.64 SAC units. Gundersen made a motion to charge the high school for 7.64 SAC units at the rate of $3500 per unit for a total SAC fee of $26,740.00. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL March 20, 2000 Page 4 of5 Carlson was directed to get quotes for the installation of sidewalks at the new fire hall. McCormack made a motion to approve the Grading Permit for the Albert Villas project, contingent upon the engineer approving the surety amount of $1,000 per acre. No grading of the wetlands is permitted in the Grading Permit. Gundersen seconded the motion. McCormack, Gundersen, Olson and Franklin voted aye. Vetsch abstained. The motion carried. Ben Steiner, a student at STMA, made a presentation on the Big Woods area located across from the new middle school. The area is a 38 acres virgin woods, that according to Steiner is "an ideal ecological system". Steiner is asking the City to help finance and support the group's effort to purchase the woods to preserve the big woods. One half of the funds to purchase the land has been secured by a DNR grant. Steiner also invited the Council to participate in the Walk Through the Big Woods scheduled for May 6th at 9:30 AM. . Mark Mooney addressed the Council regarding park dedication fees for commercial property. Mooney purchased approximately 2.5 acres of commercial property and, using the City's current formula, will pay over $70,000 in park dedication fees for that property. He presented information from surrounding communities that show park dedication fees in the $3,000 - $5,000 per acre range. He asked the Council to reconsider the park dedication requirement for commercial property. Councilmember Vetsch stated he would be in favor of reconsidering residential vs. commercial park dedication fees. There was not a majority of the Council willing to reconsider park dedication fees. Mike Kranz of Shingobee Builders explained how Shingobee plans to correct the drainage in the apparatus bay of the new fire hall. The low spots will be filled with epoxy, the area will then be flooded to insure that the floor drains properly, and the entire floor will be resurfaced with epoxy. Kranz presented a letter stating that Shingobee and Grove-Johnson, the epoxy manufacturer, will extend the warranty on the floor for a period often years for repair or replacement. . Gundersen made a motion to accept Shingobee's recommendation to correct the floor drainage problem at the Fire Hall with a ten year warranty by Shingobee and Grove-Johnson and to recommend that Grove-Johnson also provide a letter stating their product extended warranty. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL March 20, 2000 Page 5 of5 City Engineer Carlson was directed to draft a letter to Wright County requesting a speed study on County Road 19. City Administrator Goeb reported that she has been informed that Joint Powers does not have a building permit for the construction of the water treatment plant. Building Official Kevin Mealhouse has issued a "Stop Work" order on the project. Chris Catlin, the engineer for Joint Powers, told the Council that the contractor was aware that he must secure a building permit from the City prior to beginning construction. Franklin made a motion to allow the building official to issue a "footings only" permit when he feels it is appropriate, while he continues to review the entire plans for a separate permit. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Councilmember Vetsch suggested that the City may need to acquire additional park land to allow for both softball and baseball fields. City Engineer Carlson was asked to redesign the park area in an attempt to locate both a softball and a baseball . field. The Council briefly discussed their desire to relocate the County salt shed with Commission Elmer Eichelberg. The council will continue to address this issue at the next meeting. Vetsch made a motion to motion to approve Check #12890 as presented. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion approve Check #12895 as presented. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. McCormack made a motion to adjourn at 9:50 PM. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. . ayor ~~:~ U Linda Goeb, City AdiTIinistrator