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2000-08-07 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL August 7, 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 Mike Couri, City Planner Deb Garross, and City Administrator-Clerk Linda Goeb order. Mayor Olson called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to The agenda was amended by adding the following: · Item 5c(4) - Drainage in the Fairfield/Westwind areas · Item 5d(4) - Potential of having Community Service officers assist the Sheriff s Department · Item 5e(1) - Albert Villas Letter of Credit Franklin made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes of the July 17,2000, minutes were amended as follows: · Page 4, Paragraph 6 is amended to read "The Council agreed to delay meeting with the City of ST. Michael until after the election in November." Gundersen made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 17, 2000, meeting as amended. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Olson asked if anyone present wished to address the Council under the Citizen Forum portion of the agenda. Chris Molesky questioned what action has been taken to force his neighbor to seed his yard. City Administrator Goeb explained that the attorney has contacted the property owners and they have indicated that they have sprayed the weeds and cannot plant grass seed for a minimum of two weeks after the final weed killer has been applied. They expect the process to take one month to complete. Vetsch made a motion to serve legal papers on the property owners for failing to comply with City ordinances. Franklin seconded the motion. During discussion of the motion, Councilmember Gundersen stated that he feels it would be a waste of city funds to have the attorney draft a complaint when the property owners have started to comply. Councilmember McCormack indicated the City should contact the property owner and get a specific time frame for completion. ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL August 7, 2000 . Page 2 of7 Mayor Olson called for a vote on the motion on the table. Franklin and Vetsch voted aye. McCormack, Gundersen and Olson voted no. The motion failed. Another property owner at 10602 Karston A venue has 48" high weeds on the borders of his property and has not attempted to seed his yard. Vetsch made a motion to start legal proceedings against those property owners who have not responded to the earlier mailings regarding their yards. If legal, city staff will mow the yards with weeds greater than six inches and assess the costs to the property. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Don Jensen requested the Council revisit the ordinance regarding mailbox locations to allow for cluster of four mailboxes on a cul-de-sac. Gundersen made a motion to approve payment of Check #'s 13402 - 13467 as presented. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Gundersen made a motion to approve RESOLUTION #2000-20 titled A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to approve the reduction of the Letter of Credit for Cedar Creek South 4th Addition from $75,000 to $42,135. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to approve the release of the $2,400 Letter of Credit for Cedar Creek South. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Gundersen made a motion to approve the reduction in the Letter of Credit for Cedar Creek South 3rd Addition from $66,500 to $48,400. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Bob Brandenberg and Tom Bethel from St. Joseph Equipment eXplained how a lease/purchase contract on a wheel loader could work for the City of Albertville. Interest on a lease right now is 6.1 %. Brandenberg presented lease options ranging from three years to seven years for the Council to consider. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL August 7, 2000 . Page 3 of7 Vetsch made a motion to approve a four year lease contract with S1. Joseph Equipment on a wheel loader. At the end of the four year lease, the City will own the wheel loader. Gundersen seconded the motion. Vetsch, McCormack, Olson and Gundersen voted aye. Franklin voted no. The motion carried. McCormack made a motion to approve the Public Works Department Report. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Planner Deb Garross presented the final plat for the Albert Villas 2nd Addition. This addition contains 78 single family lots and provides a looped street through the first and second additions. The plan shows a bituminous trail along County Road 18 and sidewalks within the plat along 52nd Street and Kahl Avenue. McCormack made a motion to adopt the Findings of Fact & Decision, granting final plat and PUD final plat for the Albert Villas 2nd Addition. Franklin seconded the motion. McCormack, Olson, Gundersen and Franklin voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. . McCormack made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #2000-23 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 SECOND ADDITION. Franklin seconded the motion. McCormack, Olson, Gundersen and Franklin voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. Franklin made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #2000-8 titled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE TO PROVIDE FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING CLASSIFICATION. McCormack seconded the motion. McCormack, Olson, Gundersen and Franklin voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. Planner Garross explained that although the Planning Commission tabled a recommendation on the Comprehensive Park & Trail Plan, the Commission did recommend a park dedication fee schedule for commercial and industrial properties. Their recommendation is that commercial and industrial park dedication fees be calculated on a per acre basis rather than on fair market value and further recommended that park dedication fees pay for 75% of the park system improvements. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL August 7, 2000 . Page 4 of7 The council discussed the Planning Commission recommendations. Mayor Olson is concerned about having the funds necessary to purchase additional land for future parks. Councilmember Gundersen is concerned that the Park Implementation Chart, upon which the park dedication fees are based, may not accurately reflect what still needs to be done in the existing parks. Gundersen made a motion to send the park dedication fee analysis back to the Planning Commission to clarify the park implementation chart. Olson seconded the motion. Gundersen and Olson voted aye. McCormack, Vetsch and Franklin voted no. The motion failed. Vetsch made a motion to set park dedication fees for residential at $1,500 per lot and for commercial and industrial at $4,500 per acre. McCormack seconded the motion. Vetsch and McCormack voted aye. Olson, Franklin and Gundersen voted no. The motion failed. . Franklin made a motion to set park dedication fees at $4,000 per acre for commercial property, $3,000 per acre for industrial property, and at $1,300 per residential lot. There was no second to the motion. Gundersen made a motion to table further discussion of park dedication fees to the next meeting. Franklin seconded the motion. Gundersen, McCormack, Olson, and Franklin voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. Gundersen made a motion to approve RESOLUTION #2000-22 titled RESOLUTION OF THE ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF MAIN AVENUE, BARTHEL INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AND PART OF CSAH 35. McCormack seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #2000-6 titled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ALBERTVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE, SECITON 1000, BY ADDING SECTION 1000.24, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR TWO FAMILY, TOWNHOUSE, QUADRAMINIUM AND MUL TIPLE F AMIL Y USES. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council accepted the garage and house size survey as presented and tabled discussion of the item until the next meeting. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL August 7, 2000 . Page 5 of7 Duane Day reviewed his recommendations for change orders on the fire hall project as presented in his letter dated April 14, 2000. Mike Kranz, representing Shingobee Builders, disagreed with Day's recommendation to reject Changes Orders #19 and #20. Kranz stated that the plans showed flues but no fresh air intakes. The building inspector required fresh air intakes. McCormack made a motion to approve the recommendations from Duane Day regarding the fire hall change orders as detailed in his April 14, 2000, letter to the city. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Kranz updated the Council on progress at the fire hall. The paint contractor will repair the peeling paint on the ceiling of the apparatus bay and will extend the warranty on the job. Replacement glass is on order for the windows on the upper floor. The project is on tract for completion by August 28. . City Engineer Carlson reviewed the Barthel Industrial Drive Improvement intersection with 50th Street. Although the situation is not ideal, it is the only solution at this time. Should the Haus family agree to allow MacIver Avenue to someday be realigned, the problem of a misaligned intersection could be solved. Gundersen made a motion to proceed with the Barthel Industrial Drive improvement as presented and, further, to direct the engineer to contact the Haus family regarding the improvement project. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Carlson reported that Don Barthel will donate land to the city for a soccer field, provided the City proceed with the necessary wetland fill permit. Carlson told the Council that it is very difficult to get a wetland fill permit for private property and anything over two acres of fill requires an individual permit, rather than a nationwide permit for mitigation. The Council directed the engineer to get an estimated cost for acquiring the necessary wetland permits. LeRoy Berning, representing the Albertville Jaycees, indicated that the Jaycees are willing to donate money toward the final grading and seeding of the new proposed softball and baseball fields. Franklin made a motion directing the engineer to get cost estimates and to proceed with preparing the new softball field this year. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL August 7, 2000 . Page 6 of7 The Council agreed to meet jointly with the City of Otsego on August 23rd at the Otsego City Hall at 7:00 PM. The Council set a second preliminary budget meeting for Wednesday, August 30th at 7:00 PM. Councilmember Gundersen explained that the City may want to discuss having a community service officer available on a volunteer basis to work with the Sheriff's Department. The administrator will contact Sheriff Miller to discuss setting up a meeting with the Public Safety Committee to discuss this option. City Attorney Couri explained that the developer of the Albert Villas project has requested that his surety be reduced with administrative approval, when recommended by the city engineer. Councilmember Vetsch stated he is opposed to relinquishing the Council's authority and made a motion to deny the request for administrative reductions in surety for Albert Villas. There was no second to the motion. . McCormack made a motion to approve the Letter of Credit as recommended by the city attorney, authorizing the city engineer to recommend reductions as the project is completed. Olson seconded the motion. Olson, Franklin and McCormack voted aye. Vetsch and Gundersen voted no. The motion carried. Gundersen made a motion to close the public portion of the meeting and go into a closed session to discuss pending litigation at 10:20 PM. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Olson reopened the regular meeting of the City Council at 10:34 PM. Franklin made a motion to enter into a stipulation agreement for dismissal of the lawsuit filed by Leuer-Munstertieger. Should dismissal not be acceptable to the plaintiffs, the attorney is directed to answer the motion. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. Franklin made a motion to adjourn at 10:35 PM. Gundersen seconded the motion. All voted aye. . . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL August 7, 2000 Page 7of7 /1 ~A. 01son~ Mayor ..... / >:'.-.,.,.' ..-.,., ~"./-// /~r{,_ -7'::'~, ,of' ",/ /"_/. II, ("" '" \~..-<:" I \.../ '-_ / Linda Goeb, City Administrator