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2000-06-05 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL June 5, 2000 Albertville City Hall 7:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor John Olson, Councilmembers Robert Gundersen, Keith Franklin, Gary McCormack, and John Vetsch, City Engineer Pete Carlson, City Attorney Marcus Miller, 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 Items 5a and 5e(2) - Fire Hall · Add Item 5c(6) - Request from JMJ Properties to reduce amount of Letter of Credit for the Outlets at Albertville . Add 5e(5) - Fire Hall . Add Item 5e(6) - Fire Vehicle . Add Item 5e(7) - Nuisance Issues . Add 5c(7) - Update on Parks · Add Item 5e(8) - Budget Gundersen made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 15,2000, meeting with the correction that Councilmember McCormack was present. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Franklin made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 17, 2000, Board of Review meeting as presented. McCormack seconded the motion. Olson, Franklin, Vetsch and McCormack voted aye. Gundersen abstained. The motion carried. Mayor Olson asked if anyone present wished to address the Council under the Citizen Forum portion of the agenda. Chris Molesky questioned if the letters regarding the seeding backyards had been sent. Administrator Goeb stated the letters were mailed last week. He questioned whether the attorney had sent the letter to the property owner who constructed a fence on his property. City Attorney Marcus Miller will check the files to determine if the letter has been sent. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL June 5, 2000 Page 2 of 7 Chris Catlin, representing the Joint Powers Board engineers, requested that the Council consider allowing the contractor for the water treatment facility to proceed with the building construction with a temporary building permit. Catlin explained the engineers had failed to submit the site plan in time for the last Planning & Zoning meeting and are now scheduled for the June Planning Commission meeting. It was the consensus of the Council that the proper procedures must be followed before a building permit will be issued. Jerry Lehn, representing Sylvester Kolles, requested some information regarding the grading on the proposed Kollville Estates property. The Council explained that a Grading Permit has been granted to the developer to begin grading on the project site. Franklin made a motion to approve payment of Check #' s 13120-13154 as presented. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Franklin made a motion to approve a 3.2 License for the Albertville Jaycees June 9th, 10th, and 11th from 8:00 AM to Midnight at City Park. Vetsch seconded the . motion. All voted aye. Franklin made a motion to approve a 3.2 License for the Albertville Jaycees June 10th from 6:00 PM to Midnight at St. Albert's Parish Center. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Franklin made a motion to approve a 3.2 License for St. Albert's Parish on July 16th from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Planner Deb Garross reviewed the final plat for Kollville Estates, which consists of 73 townhome lots. The preliminary plat was approved by the City Council in April and is consistent with the proposed final plat. McCormack made a motion to approve the Findings of Fact & Decision granting final plat approval to the Kollville Estates development, subject to the conditions detailed in the Findings. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Garross reviewed the final plat, the Comp Plan amendment and the rezoning issues for the Albert Villas plat. The development consists of 170 single family homes locates south of County Road 18 and north of County Ditch 9. Garross recommends the Council approve Resolution #2000-13 (A Resolution of the City of Albertville, Wright County, Minnesota, to amend the Comprehensive Plan to Change the Land Use . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL June 5, 2000 Page 3 of7 Designation of Property Within the Projects Known as Albert Villas), Ordinance #2000-4 (An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Albertville to Provide for a Change in Zoning Classification), and the Findings of Fact & Decision approving the Albert Villas final plat. Matt Davich requested that Item #15 requiring that Outlots A and B are deleted and the lot lines of Lot 1, Block 1 and Lots 1 through 9, Block 2 be extended to the west end of the plat. Davich eXplained that the developer has control of the adjoining property located in the City of St. Michael and may wish to replat the outlots into the development of that property. Staff and the Council explained the property within the City of Albertville must be platted without consideration given to property outside the corporate limits. Vetsch made a motion to table action on all issues with the Albert Villas project until City Attorney Couri is present to review the issue. There was no second to the motion. Franklin made a motion to adopt the Findings of Fact & Decision approving the Albert Villas final plat, as recommended by the city planner. There was no second to the motion. The developer, Edina Development Corporation, stated that he will conform to the requirements of Item #15 and eliminate the two outlots. Franklin made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #2000-13 titled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE, WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA, TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE PROJECT KNOWN AS ALBERT VILLAS. McCormack seconded the motion. Franklin, McCormack, Gundersen, and Olson voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. Franklin made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #2000-4 titled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE TO PROVIDE FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING CLASSIFICATION. McCormack seconded the motion. Franklin, McCormack, Gundersen and Olson voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. McCormack made a motion to adopt the Findings of Fact & Decision granting final plat approval for the Albert Villas project. Franklin seconded the motion. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL June 5, 2000 Page 4 of7 McCormack, Olson, Gundersen, and Franklin voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. City Engineer Carlson presented the Feasibility Study for the completion of Barthel Industrial Drive. Estimated cost of the proj ect if $206,919. There will be no sewer extension in the project, however, the water main will be extended to complete a looped system with 50th Street. The street is proposed to be constructed to 9- Ton standards with concrete curb and gutter. The land had been platted and there will be no land acquisition costs. The City will need to bond for the costs of the project, since there will not likely be any property to be assessed. Gundersen made a motion to accept the Feasibility Study as presented, schedule a public hearing on the project on July 5, 2000, at 7:30 PM, and authorize the city engineer to proceed with plans and specs for the Barthel Industrial Drive completion. Franklin seconded the motion. Gundersen, Franklin, McCormack and Olson voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. Carlson presented nineteen items from the wastewater treatment facility expansion project that can be cut from the project at a cost reduction of $212,600. None of the items will affect the performance of the WWTF plant. The Council reviewed and discussed the revised debt schedule with the new SAC fee and the increased collar amount of the bond. The schedule shows the SAC fund will be approximately $850,000 at end of the life of the bond. Gundersen made a motion to increase the SAC fee to $4,000 per unit effective immediately. Vetsch seconded the motion. Vetsch and Gundersen voted aye. McCormack, Franklin and Olson voted no. The motion failed. Franklin made a motion to approve the WWTF expansion project with the reductions as presented. McCormack seconded the motion. Franklin, McCormack, Olson and Gundersen voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. Carlson presented the plans and specs for the Southwest Lift Station project. Estimated cost of the project is $244,043, which will be paid by the Trunk Access Charges collected from benefited acres. There will be no assessments on this project. Vetsch made a motion to approve the plans and specs for the Southwest Lift Station Project and authorize advertisement for bids. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL June 5, 2000 Page 5 of7 Carlson reviewed the 2000 Street Overlay Project consisting of an overlay on Barthel Industrial Drive and improvements to the pedestrian trail. Estimated costs for the project are $64,695. Gundersen made a motion to approve the 2000 Street Overlay project with the addition of milling on the curve, striping of the pedestrian trail, and paving the street approximately one and a half feet on the north shoulder, and to authorize the engineer to advertise for bids for the project. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Carlson presented two options for improving the drainage in the City Park/Central Rivers ditch area. Regrading the ditch on the south side is estimated at $3,770; grading the ditch and adding piping is estimated to cost $7,670. Vetsch made a motion to approve Option 1 (grading only) at an estimated cost of $3,770. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Central Rivers will be contacted regarding cost sharing. McCormack made a motion to approve a reduction to 10% of the total Letter of Credit for JMJ Properties for the Outlots at Albertville. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Carlson will present a revised plan for City Park at the next meeting. McCormack made a motion to approve the Conditional Use/Planned Unit Development Agreement for the Albert Villas project as revised. Franklin seconded the motion. McCormack, Franklin, Gundersen and Olson voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. Franklin made a motion to approve the Developer's Agreement for the Cedar Creek South 4th Addition as presented. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Franklin made a motion to approve the Developer's Agreement for the Cedar Creek North 3rd Addition as presented. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council tabled discussion on the house and garage size to the next meeting. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL June 5, 2000 Page 6 of7 The Council discussed constructing sidewalks along 53rd Street to Lambert A venue. Councilmember Franklin stated he is opposed to having the sidewalk constructed through Psyk's 5th Addition. Don Peterson, who lives on 53rd Street in Psyk's 5th Addition stated he is opposed to having a sidewalk on his yard. He would prefer to have the street striped with a walking path. Doug Psyk stated he and the most neighbors prefer a concrete sidewalk and would prefer the sidewalk be constructed immediately behind the curb. Vetsch made a motion to construct a 4' wide sidewalk immediately behind the curb on 53rd Street. McCormack seconded the motion. The motion was discussed and it was questioned whether the City would be responsible for repairs to sprinkler systems, landscaping, etc. located on the easement. Councilmember Vetsch feels the City should be responsible. The other councilmembers disagreed with the City being responsible for the cost of items in the easement. Mayor Olson called for a vote on the motion on the table. McCormack voted aye. Gundersen, Olson and Vetsch voted no. Franklin abstained. The motion failed. Vetsch made a motion to table further discussion of the sidewalk issue. There was no second to the motion. The motion requiring a 5' sidewalk to be installed on 53rd Street from Main Avenue to one lot past Lachman Avenue is in effect. The Council discussed the floor of the apparatus bay in the fire hall. The Contractor is awaiting design drawings from his architect. Those drawings are expected to be completed mid-week. Gundersen made a motion to authorize Duane Day and the Fire Department Building Committee to review the plans as soon as they are available and authorize work to begin if the plans are acceptable. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Black reported that the Fire Department would like to purchase the Public Works Department's Chevy pickup when it is due for replacement. The Fire Department will modify the pickup to use for a grass rig. Administrator Goeb will check the budget and the reserves to determine if there is money available to purchase a new vehicle for the Public Works Department at this time. The Council will schedule preliminary budget meetings beginning in July. . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL June 5, 2000 Page 7 of7 Gundersen made a motion to adjourn at 10:25 PM. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. "v/' )(' / /'\ I 1 ~7 1'." f , ii, ~,/ Linda Goeb, City Administrator