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2002-11-04 CC Minutes . . . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL November 4,2002 Albertville City Hall 7:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor Scott Wallace, Councilmembers LeRoy Berning, Keith Franklin, Tom Fay, and John Vetsch, City Engineer Pete Carlson, City Attorney Mike Couri, and Secretary Terri Hedquist Mayor Wallace called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended as follows: · Add item to 5f(3) On site parking for businesses - Vetsch · Add item 5e(1) RESOLUTION NO 2002-32 (RESOLUTION FOR HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT RELATING TO INST ALLA TION OF LAC ENTRE AVENUE AND ACCOMPANYING UTILITIES) · Add item 5e(2) Public Maintenance - plowing streets Berning made a motion to approve agenda as amended. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Franklin made a motion to approve the minutes of October 21, 2002, regular meeting with the correction of a spelling error on Page 2.amended correction. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Wallace asked if anyone wished to address the Council under Citizen Forum. No one addressed the Council. Berning requested Item 4c be removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed under Administration. Fay made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: · Approve payment of claims (Check #' s 17007-17050) · Approve Application for City 3.2 Malt Annual License for Coborn's, 5698 LaCentre Avenue NE Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Public Works Head Tim Guimont reported that there are some streets where raised catch basins, and gate valves pose a problem for snow plowing. City Attorney Mike Couri indicated the developers should be notified and have them correct the problem within a limited (3 -5 day) time frame. If the developer fails to respond, the City can then do the work and bill back the cost to the developer. Vetsch stated that the R. J. Marco trailer is still on site. The developer was given 30 days to correct issue by letter approximately two weeks ago. Vetsch further stated that several trees in the Albertville Plaza Addition are dead and should be replaced. Couri needs list of what needs to be done and he will send the developer to correct the Developers' Agreement items. Albertville City Council Minutes November 4, 2002 . Page 2 of3 The Council discussed weed issues in the City. The consensus of the Council is to delay further action until the spring. Franklin made a motion to approve the Public Works/Park Report as presented. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. John Middendorf reported that the sludge in Pond 3 is filling up and he doesn't believe can wait until next phase of expansion in which reed beds will be created. The PCA is extremely strict regarding sludge handling. St. Michael hauls theirs to a landfill. The Council directed John to sample the sludge, determine the best way to get rid of it, get pricing on the removal and get back to the Council. Vetsch made a motion to accept the WWTF IW ater Department Report as presented. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. -- The Council reviewed the planning report for the Albertville Crossings final plat. The plat consists of four lots located west and southwest of Albertville Crossing. The final plat is in substantial compliance with the previously approved preliminary plat. However, the preliminary plat indicated four lots west of CSAH 19 and west of LaCentre Avenue. Two of those lots were zoned B-2 and two were zoned B-3. The final plat shows a consolidation and reduction to three lots. A rezoning of Lot 2, Block 1 is necessary due to the lot consolidation. In addition the final plat includes a lot east of LaCentre Avenue that was designated on the preliminary plat as an outlot. Franklin made a motion to adopt the Findings of Fact & Decision, granting final plat approval for Albertville Crossing 2nd Addition as presented. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Attorney Couri reviewed the Developer's Agreement for the Albertville Crossing 2nd Addition. Franklin made a motion to approve the Developer's Agreement as presented. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Cascade Land Company requested permission to close 5ih Street from 7:00 Am to 7:00 PM the week of November 11 th to haul 5,000-15,000 yards of dirt from the Albertville Crossing south of 5ih Street to the north side of 5ih Street to facilitate the Coborn's opening scheduled later this month. The developer will clean the street daily, will provide a letter of credit to the City and will construct a dirt bridge over the street for the trucks to travel on. Vetsch made a motion approving the developer's request to haul dirt and directing City Attorney Couri to draft an agreement to be signed by the developer relating to all issues discussed prior to the start of the work. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. . City Engineer Pete Carlson explained the second phase of the WWTF expansion was anticipated to be started in the late spring of2003. However, due to reductions in their resources, the PCA approval necessary prior to the start will now tale approximately six months to Albertville City Council Minutes November 4, 2002 . Page 3 of3 complete. Factoring this time requirement into the project schedule indicated that the planning of the second phase construction should be initiated in November 2002. Vetsch made a motion authorizing the engineer to begin work on the WWTF expansion. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Attorney Couri presented the proposed assessment roll in the amount of$415,000 for the LaCentre Avenue street and utility project. Included in the proposed assessment is $14,000 in estimated bonding fees. If the City chooses not to bond for this project, and the developer is will to do a very short-term assessment period, approximately $16,000 could be cut from the roll. Franklin made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #2002-34 titled A RESOLUTION FOR HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT RELATING TO INSTALLATIONOF LECENTER AVENUE AND ACCOMPANYING UTILITIES, setting the public hearing on the assessment November 18,2002, at 7:00 PM. Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye. . The Council reviewed the letter from Loni Baird requesting that a three-acre parcel located along CSAH 19 just north of the City border be allowed to connect to St. Michael's sanitary sewer system. Berning made a motion to approve a connection to St. Michael's sanitary sewer system provided Baird contacts the City of St. Michael for an agreement for connection to their sanitary sewer system. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. Vetsch made a motion approving the continuation of Al Steinbring's part-time position as building inspector until November 19th. Franklin seconded the motion. All voted aye. The Council discussed parking issues at Smackdown's Bar & Grill. There appears to be an inadequate number of parking spaces for the business. The current owner has applied for a CUP to allow an apartment to be constructed on the second floor of the business. The Council directed that the planner review and research the parking issue with the review of the CUP. Steve Praught told the Council that he and his mother have agreed to accept the offer to purchase both properties for $300,000. City Attorney Couri and City Administrator Goeb will meet with the Praughts to work out details of the purchase agreement. The city administrator will ask Paul Donna to attend a meeting of the Council to discuss the new company he represents. Berning made a motion adjourn. ( (/:'i',, -f--'- A t! /(: / /-__ - L ,.cd-A--/ / '. fL-< ~ Terri Hedquist, Recording Secretary II