2002-01-22 CC Minutes
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
January 22, 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 by removing the Kollville Estates 2nd Addition plat and
Developer's Agreement. 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 January 7, 2002, meeting. Berning
seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Mayor Olson asked if anyone wished to address the Council under Citizen Forum. No one
present wished to address the Council.
Check #'s 15708, 15713, 15723, 17526, and 15696 were pulled from the Consent Agenda.
Berning made a motion to approve payment of all claims, except the check numbers
referenced above. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to approve a reduction in the Letter of Credit for the Towne Lakes
development to $136,000. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to approve the Minnesota Lawful Gambling Premises Permit
Application for the Knights of Columbus to sell pulltabs at Smackdown Sports Bar & Grill by
adopting RESOLUTION #2002-3 titled A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CLASS B
(TIPBOARDS, P ADDLEWHEELS, RAFFLES) FOR THE KNIGHT OF COLUMBUS
#4174 AT SMACKDOWN BAR & GRILL. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to approve the Application to Conduct Excluded Bingo for the
Catholic Aid Association at St. Albert's Parish Center on March 17, 2002, and November (date
to be set), 2002. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to approve the Trunk Water & Trail Reimbursement in the amount
of $29,730.50 to Leuer-Munstertieger for costs of additional improvements in the Heuring
Estates development. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to approve the 2002 Curbside Recycling contract with Wright
Recycling as presented. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
The Council reviewed and accepted the Fire department's 2001 Call Volume Report.
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Franklin made a motion to approve changing the new snow plow from a trip mowboard to
a trip cutting edge, to change the wing from a fixed cutting edge to a trip cutting edge, and to
offset the plow by six inches to the right to prevent windrows when making comers. The total
cost of the changes is $1,005 plus tax. Wallace seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to accept the Public Works Department Report as presented.
Wallace seconded the motion. All voted aye.
The Council discussed the WTTF/Water Report the operator's concerns with the amount
of water being discharged from the Joint Powers Water Treatment Facility when the filtering
screens are cleaned. The Council requested that John Middendorf and a wastewater engineer
from S.E.H. attend the Joint Powers Water Board meeting to address this concern.
Franklin made a motion to accept the WWTF/Water department Report as presented.
Wallace seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Berning made a motion to return the balances in the escrow accounts for the CUP's
requested by Laurie Jacobson and Steve Long. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye.
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Wallace made a motion to refund the $300 CUP application fee submitted by Laurie
Jacobson for a temporary Coffee Cubby drive through shop. Berning seconded the motion. All
voted aye.
Shane Bullough and Bob Morse, representing JMJ Properties, addressed the Council with a
concept plan for the development of Phase III of the Outlets at Albertville. The proposed Phase
II will be located on the 15 acres of land immediately east of the Phase I and Phase II outlets.
The concept plan consists of several individual buildings, designed with a European Village
theme. The concept plan meets thel50' setback from School Lake and leaves a natural buffer at
the shoreline. Impervious coverage of the site is less than 75%. Staff was directed to proceed
on developing shoreland regulations that deal with commercial property.
The Council expressed concerns over the traffic generated by another addition. Morse
explained that having additional parking lots (in excess of the number of stalls required by
ordinance) would help all phases of the mall. In addition, he stated that a right turn into Phase III
would alleviate some of the congestion at the signaled intersection. If the parking remains a
problem after Phase III opens, the developers agree that they will work out a solution for the
problem.
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Concerns were also expressed about the site line and pedestrian traffic. The developer will
be required to provide the County with a widened right of way to the west along County Road 19
for future construction. Another trolley will shuttle shoppers between the outlet stores. Since
the intersection is already signalized, pedestrians will have the opportunity to cross County Road
19 safely.
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Some Council members are concerned that the height and the configuration of the
buildings may be detrimental to future commercial sites to the north. Morse explained that he
has been in contact with the property owner to the north and have discussed JMJ's proposal. The
property owner indicated he would have no problems with the plan.
Curt Crotty, representing the Wiley's who own Welcome Furniture, asked the Council to
consider the letter from the Wiley's to purchase between 3-5 acres of city owned land located
directly north of Otsego Tool. The letter of intent states a $3.00 per square foot purchase price.
City Engineer Pete Carlson presented information that the amount of special assessments for the
street, sanitary sewer and water cost would be approximately $1.08 per square foot.
Crotty pointed out that the owners will locate a store in Albertville and are looking at other
property within the city that would have freeway visibility. Crotty indicated that the Wiley's
would be willing to pay $3.75 per square foot, with an additional $1.08 per square foot in
assessments.
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Mayor Olson stated he would consider selling the property for $3.75 per square foot, plus
$1.08 per square foot in assessments. He then called on each Council member for input on the
proposed sale price. Frankin, Vetsch, and Berning indicated they would be willing to consider a
$5 per square foot total price. Wallace indicated he would consider a sale price of around $4 per
square foot.
Council members Franklin and Wallace were appointed to a committee to meet with the
Wiley's and Crotty to negotiate the selling price. Mayor Olson scheduled a special City Council
meeting on Monday, January 28, 2002, at 6:30 PM to hear the committee recommendation
regarding the negotiated sale.
Berning made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE #2002-2 titled AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE ON SIDEWALKS AND WALKING
PATHS WITHIN THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE, amended to include 5ih Street sidewalks
north of Main Avenue under Priority 2. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Franklin made a motion to approve payment of Check #'s 15708, 15713, 15723, 17526,
and 15696 as presented. Wallace seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Wallace made a motion to adjourn at 9:30 PM. Bernin sec~7d the motion. '/ All voted
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Linda Goeb, City Administrator