2001-11-05 CC MinutesALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
. November 5, 2001
Albertville City Hall 7.00 PM
PRESENT: Mayor John Olson, Councilmembers LeRoy Berning, Keith Franklin, Scott
Wallace, and John Vetsch, City Attorney Mike Couri, City Engineer Pete Carlson and City
Administrator Linda Goeb
Mayor Olson called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order.
Wallace made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Franklin seconded the motion.
All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 15, 2001, meeting as
presented. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Wallace made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 17, 2001, continued meeting
as presented. Berning seconded the motion. Wallace, Olson, Berning, and Vetsch voted aye.
Franklin abstained. The motion carried.
Mayor Olson asked if anyone wished to address the Council under Citizen Forum.
• Kerry Johnson, 6096 Kalland Circle NE, addressed the Council about the
Second Wind lighted pylon sign at the Albertville Plaza site. Johnson questioned whether the
height of the sign was legally permitted. City Administrator Goeb explained that the original
Westwind PUD Agreement allowed for two pylon signs on the property at a height of 75'.
Rob Rich, 3120 Kalland Circle, also is concerned about the pylon sign. The sign remains
lighted all night and is an annoyance the neighboring residences.
Scott Larson, 6138 Kalland Circle NE, stated that the parking lot lights also remain on all
night. The lights are not directed straight down. Staff will check the lighting plan for the
Albertville Plaza to be sure the lighting is in compliance.
City Attorney Couri added that the Council may want to consider adopting an "hours of
operation" ordinance for parking lots and sign lighting. The Council directed Couri to gather
more information on this type of ordinance for the next meeting.
Vetsch made a motion to approve payment of check #'s 15281 - 15254 as presented.
Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye.
John K. Olson, representing Xcel Energy, gave the Council an update on the costs for the
proposed decorative street light project. Because of the large number of street lights that will be
needed, Olson has gotten a guaranteed price reduction effective for two years from the supplier.
The price reduction reduces the cost of the entire project by $46,000.
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The Council asked Olson about different pole spacing if other style poles are installed.
Olson will provide a different schematic design based upon combining styles of light fixtures and
pole heights.
Olson also volunteered that Xcel Energy would be willing to help the City develop an
ordinance for street lighting criteria.
Mayor Olson opened the assessment hearing for the outlet mall traffic light at 7:35 PM.
The Council reviewed the proposed assessment roll, dividing the cost of the traffic light
over the mall property, the Burger King site, and the Ashley Furniture Store site, based on
$3,891.13 per acre. The assessment will be payable in equal annual principal installments
extending over a period of ten (10) years and will bear interest at a rate of 6.5%.
Mayor Olson asked for comments from the audience. No one in the audience addressed
the Council, and Mayor Olson closed the public portion of the hearing at 7:40 PM.
Wallace made a motion to approve RESOLUTION #2001-27 titled RESOLUTION
ADOPTING ASSESSMENT FOR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
• Berning made a motion directing the Public Works Department to arrange to have a
sidewalk installed between 53rd Street and 541h Street at a cost of $5,656, with a portion of the
funds from the remaining funds in the Sidewalk Repair & Maintenance budget and the balance
from the Parks Trails & Sidewalk budget. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Wallace made a motion to approve the bid for fencing around the new ballfield from
Countryside Fence at a cost of $26,850. Funding for the fences will be from the Park Dedication
Fund. If it is possible, the fencing should be installed before winter. Vetsch seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to accept the Public Works/Parks Report as presented. Wallace
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
City Engineer Pete Carlson presented a concept plan for extending 62"d Street past the
Towne Lakes project to connect with County Road 19. The reasoning behind this concept is that
that the frontage road could be constructed in the spring of 2003 and should alleviate traffic
going through the City along Co. Rd 37 to get to the mall. This option would eliminate the need
for an exit ramp at County Road 19 and would be more cost effective. Construction of an exit
ramp would not be likely to occur before 2004 or 2005.
Councilmember Vetsch would like to Council to conduct a workshop meeting with the
local business owners to get their input on how this concept would ultimately affect their
businesses. Vetsch also feels that Wright County Engineer Wayne Fingalson should be invited
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to the workshop. The Council agreed and directed the administrator to contact Fingalson to get
some available dates for the meeting.
Carlson reviewed the memo regarding the AUAR (Alternative Urban Areawide Review).
Several development concept for the properties north of I-94 have been presented to staff. Each
of those concepts would require an EAW (Environmental Assessment Worksheet). Each
separate EAW would study the effect the development would have on traffic and environmental
impacts on the lakes. The drawback to individual EAW's is that the big picture is not studied.
With th4e traffic issues that the City is facing today, Carlson believes it is important to study the
area as a whole. In essence, an AUAR is an EAW for the entire area of Albertville north of I-94.
With an AUAR the City would take the lead in completing the review of the environmental
issues, including traffic. The time frame for completing the AUAR is about five months. This is
slightly longer than an EAW but much less that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The
City would upfront the cost of the AUAR but would charge back the cost to developments on a
per acre basis.
The Council directed Carlson to prepare a cost estimate for the AUAR to present at the
next Council meeting.
• t'' Carlson explained that the contractor installing the sanitary sewer for Cedar Creek South
7Addition encroached onto the property of Bob Heuring without permission and disturbed an
area approximately 30"X 50' that had recently been planted with winter wheat. Carlson admitted
he should have recognized the need for a temporary easement, but inadvertently, failed to get the
easement or permission from Mr. Heuring. The disturbed area has since been restored, and
S.E.H. will pay Heuring for the crop damage.
Councilmember Vetsch is dissatisfied with the lack of communication from city staff to
Mr. Heuring and his mother. Vetsch made a motion to require the engineer and the attorney to
"go above and beyond" duty in an attempt to restore the relationship between the City and the
Heurings. Mayor Olson called for a second to the motion three times. There was no second.
The motion died for a lack of second.
City Attorney Couri reviewed the Developers Agreement for Cedar Creek South 7tn
Addition. He suggested that Paragraph 14 on Page 10 dealing with Wastewater Treatment Plant
Expansion is now unnecessary since the expansion has been completed.
Franklin made a motion to approve the Developer's Agreement as recommended by City
Attorney Couri, deleting Paragraph 14. Wallace seconded the motion. Franklin, Wallace,
Berning and Olson voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried.
Berning made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #2001-25 titled A RESOLUTION
APPOINTING JON SUTHERLAND TO THE POSITION OF BUILDING OFFICIAL.
• Wallace seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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Berning made a motion to deed restrict the former water tower lot to single family
residential only. Franklin seconded the motion. Berning, Franklin and
Vetsch voted aye. Olson and Wallace voted no. The motion carried.
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Wallace made a motion to adjourn at 9:15 PM. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted
John A. Olson, Mayor
Linda Goeb, City Administrator