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2002-01-07 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL January 7, 2002 Albertville City Hall 7:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor John Olson, Councilmembers LeRoy Berning, Scott Wallace, Keith Franklin 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. The agenda was amended as follows: · Add Item 5a(l) - Update on Fire Department · Add Item 5c(l) - Additions to agenda for joint meeting · Add Item 5f(6) - City Hall/Community Room . Add Item 5f(7) - Parking along 58th Street · Add Item 5f(8) - Priority for agenda items Franklin made a motion to adopt the agenda as amended. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Wallace made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 17, 2001, meeting. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Olson asked if anyone wished to address the Council under Citizen Forum. Laurie Jacobson requested a refund on the application fee for the CUP for the Coffee Cubby project. The public hearing had been advertised, but Planner Cindy Sherman did not have the opportunity to review the plans for the Coffee Cubby prior to the original hearing date. The public hearing was opened at the Planning Commission and continued to the December meeting to allow staff to review plans prior tot he meeting. Before the date of the continuation hearing, Jacobson discovered that the State of Minnesota would not approve a temporary structure and she withdrew her CUP request. City Administrator Goeb explained that the base fee of $300 is not refundable, although the unspent portion of the escrow deposit may be refunded. The Council agreed to consider refunding the base fee at the next meeting when all charges against the escrow and public hearing fees are in. Berning made a motion to add "The application fee is non-refundable" on the Zoning Request Application Form and to attach the checklist for the zoning request to the application form. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. Kate Bridal, who lives on 50th Street, expressed her concerns over the maintenance and the traffic speeds on 50th Street. The Council directed the Public Works Department to salt and sand 50th Street again and the administrator to contact the Sheriffs Department regarding the speeding complaints. . . . Albertville City Council Minutes January 7, 2002 Page 2 of3 Wallace made a motion to approve payment of Check #s 15671 - 15681 as presented. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Wallace reported on the last meeting of the Fire Department. Franklin made a motion to accept the Public Worked Department Report as presented. Wallace seconded the motion. All voted aye. Councilmember Berning requested that discussion relating to signage on the ballfield fences and portable reader boards be added to the joint meeting agenda with the Planning Commission on January 8, 2002. City Engineer Carlson reviewed the proposal to do traffic study at the city level. The study will consist of twelve major intersections at three different times periods. The computer simulated modeling of traffic is estimated to cost $50,000 and could be completed in a two month time frame. City Attorney Couri reviewed his memo detailing how the costs of the traffic study would be reimbursed by developments which will be required to provide information on how their development would impact traffic. The Council agreed to use an intra-fund loan from the SAC fund to pay the costs, which will eventually be reimbursed and repaid to the SAC fund. Wallace made a motion authorizing a traffic study computer model at a cost of $50,000. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Attorney Couri reviewed the Conditional Use/Planned Unit Development Agreement for Albert Villas 4th Addition. The Council will require easements rights on Outlot A (off the cul-de-sac at 49th Court) for a possible trail location. Berning made a motion to approve the final plat of Albert Villas 4th Addition, to adopt RESOLUTION #2002-2 (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 4th Addition), to adopt ORDINANCE #2002-1 (An Ordinance Changing the Zoning of Certain Land in the City of Albertville, Minnesota), and to approve the Conditional Use/Planned Unit Development Agreement for Albert Villas 4th Addition. Wallace seconded the motion. Berning, Wallace, Franklin and Olson voted aye. Vetsch voted no. The motion carried. Ray and Wes Wiley, owners of Welcome Furniture, and Curt Crotty presented an offer to the City Council to purchase approximately three (3) acres of city property located adjacent to CSAH 19 for the purpose of constructing a 40,000 square foot retail store. The Council will consider the offer at the next Council meeting. Albertville City Council Minutes January 7, 2002 . Page 3 of3 Franklin made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #2002-1 titled A RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENT TO CERTAIN OFFICES AND POSITIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE FOR THE YEAR 2002, as discussed and amended. Wallace seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Administrator Goeb explained that the FYCC has recruited students to be hired as ice rink attendants. These students are paid $8.00 by the City and are seasonal city employees. They man the ice rink from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM weekdays and from 12:00 noon to 9:00 PM on weekends and holidays. Franklin made a motion to hire rink attendants through the FYCC program for City Park. Wallace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council discussed the sidewalk and trail clearing policy. The administrator was directed to prepare a draft ordinance establishing the procedures for sidewalk/trail clearing to present at the next Council meeting. The administrator will prepare more information on an EDA director at the next meeting. . Councilmember Franklin will provide information regarding preliminary proposals for City Hall and Community Room at the next meeting. Staff was directed to check for "No Parking" signs along the north side of 58th Street. If the signs have been removed, they will be replaced and the sheriff s department will be contacted to enforce the no parking zone. Councilmember Vetsch questioned how agenda items were scheduled and why the liquor license application for Gary Vetsch was not on the December 1 ih agenda. City Administrator Goeb explained that the cut-off date for agenda items to be scheduled is the Wednesday prior to the meeting. Mr. Vetsch's application did not arrive at City hall until December 17 and did not include the liquor liability information that is required with the liquor application. Wallace made a motion to adjourn at 9:30 PM. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. s(. ~ ' I ,; .. ?...., \....... .(./~ .' i!- Linda Goeb, City Administrator .