Loading...
2003-05-05 CC Minutes . ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL May 5, 2003 Albertville City Hall 7:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor Don Peterson, Councilmembers LeRoy Berning, Tim Sweeney, Tom Fay, and Ron Klecker, City Engineer Pete Carlson, City Attorney Mike Couri, City Planner Al Brixius, and City Administrator Linda Goeb Mayor Peterson called the regular meeting of the Albertville City Council to order. The agenda was amended as follows: . Add Item 4(h) - Approve Check #'s 17963 through 17965 . Add Item 5f(2) - School District boundary changes . Add Item 5f(3) - Testing of new copier . Add Item 5 f( 4) - Hiring part time building inspector . Add Item 5e(5) - Fire Department investigation update . Add Item 5f(5) - Office of Acting Mayor . Add Item 5d(3) - Stop Sign request policy Sweeney made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Klecker seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Berning made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 21, 2003, regular meeting as presented. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Mayor Peterson asked if anyone wished to address the Council under Citizen Forum. Erwin Greninger reported his property has a water problem since the Welcome Furniture store. City Engineer Pee Carlson explained that the outlet to School Lake has grown in and does not discharge as quickly as it should. Last fall the outlet was cleaned out somewhat, but it needs to be cleaned out again. The water level is1.5 feet over high water elevation. Pete will arrange to have the outlet cleaned as soon as possible. Councilmember Berning requested that check #17945 and Item 4d be removed from the Consent Agenda. . Fay made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: · Approve payment of claims check #'s 17910 - 17944 and Check #'s 17946 - 17950 · Approve transfer of On Sale and Sunday Liquor Licenses from 152 Club, Inc. to Holm Holdings, Inc, effective May 15,2003 · Approve Off Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for Holm Holdings, Inc. (replaces 152 Club, Inc.'s license) · Resolution #2003-19 (A Resolution Appointing Election Judges for the City of Albertville for the June 10, 2003, Special Election · Schedule Canvassing Board Meeting to certify the results of the June 10,2003, special election on Monday, June 16,2003, at 6:45 PM . Albertville City Council Minutes May 5, 2003 Page 2 of 5 . Approve Application to Conduct Excluded Bingo for the STMA Women of Today at the St. Albert's Parish Center on Saturday, June 14,2003 . Resolution #2003-20 (A Resolution Approving A Class B Gambling License for the Albertville Lions at Spectators' Bar &Check #'s 17869, 17875 and 17886 Grill . Approve Check #'s 17963-65 Klecker seconded the motion. All voted aye. Public Works Supervisor Tim Guimont asked if the Council was interested in doing any mosquito control this year. He has gotten few calls on mosquito control programs. Time was directed to contact the Metropolitan Mosquito Control for more information. Guimont reported there is continuous damage to the Skate Park. The rules sign has been removed. The fencing is on-going problem. It has been repaired several times. Stronger fencing should be installed. Tim and Councilmember Berning have gotten pricing on other fences. The cost for wrought iron fencing is $5500. The cost for a stronger, commercial grade chain link fence is $3,200. . Sweeney made a motion to approve up to $5,500 for wrought iron fencing around the Skate Park. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Time will try to get the fence installed before Friendly City Days. Sweeney made a motion to approve the Pubic Works Report as presented. Klecker seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Planner Al Brixius reviewed his comments on the Concept Plan for the Bob Heuring property. Because of the smaller lot sizes, a rezoning will be required. Developer Dean Johnson explained that the plan has been revised so that no lot is under 10,000 square feet. The cuI de sac was shortened to get it down to 600' feet and allow the lots to be spread out. All R1-A lots are 15,000 sq. ft. or over in size and the lot widths vary from 90' to 100' frontage. Johnson restated that this is a concept only and the some reconfiguration could be still done. The concept shows 22 single family (R1-A) lots and 31 small lot, single family ($175,000 - $185,000 starting price range) Sweeney stated that although he prefers all R1-A lots, he fells the applicant has worked hard to incorporate the Council's wishes. Klecker does not like having the two lots so close to the commercial area. The consensus of the Council is to have the developer proceed with concept presented. . City Attorney Couri presented several amendments to the Sign Ordinance that will allow Cedar Creek Golf Course to locate an off-premise, directional sign at the comer ofCSAH 18/19: · Option 1: Cedar Creek Golf Course would assign to the City its long-term lease, thus making the directional sign owned and/or controlled by the City. · Option 2: The City could consider allowing "community directional signs". · Option 3: The City could amend its current sign ordinance to allow for an exception for the golf course. . Albertville City Council Minutes May 5, 2003 Page 3 of5 Peterson prefers Option 1 for the directional sign owned by the city. Sweeney and Berning prefer Option 3 for the golf course without a reader board. Fay and Peterson prefers Option I because it allows the City to own and control the sign. Sweeney made a motion to approve Ordinance #2003- titled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ALBERTVILLE SIGN ORDINANCE NO. 1987-3, SECTION 8, SUBDIVISION 2(A) AND SECTION 9, SUBDIVISION 11 as presented and to permit Cedar G\creek Golf Course to install a non-reader board sign at the intersection of CSAH 18 & 19. Berning seconded the motion. Klecker proposed an amendment to the ordinance to change the time frame from ten years to seven years. Berning seconded the motion to amend. Mayor Peterson called for a vote on the amended motion. Sweeney, Berning and Klecker voted aye. Fay and Peterson voted no. The motion carried. Sweeney made a motion that future consideration for directional signs be considered only as Option 1 (City owned and controlled). Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. . Couri reviewed the Minnegasco franchise ordinance with the Council. Sweeney made a motion to approve an ordinance granting a franchise to CentrePointe Energy. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. City Engineer Pete Carlson stated there is a need to clean the ditch from School Lake to NW Commercial Park. Carlson has obtained permission from the Wright Soil and Water Conservation District to clean the ditch from CSAH 19 to the lake. Fehn Excavating can perform the work shortly and the drainage should immediately improve. Councilmember Berning suggested that Carlson should look at drainage at the Slumberland site as well. Fay made a motion to authorize Pete to get ditch cleaned as soon as possible. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Carlson discussed the process the City must go through to get approvals for a ramp at 1-94 and CSAH 19. There is a five step plan the city must follow. Carlson expects an 85 week time period from Step 1 to Step 5 (preliminary engineering to completion of construction). The preliminary engineering (Step 1) can be moving forward now. Even though the City must wait for NE Wright County Study, the two projects can be done simultaneously. If the first three steps (preliminary engineering, environmental assessment and Interstate Access Report) are begun now, construction could possibly be completed by the fall of 2005. The environmental analysis will be most challenging of the three steps. The cost estimate is $225,000 for the preliminary engineering, environmental assessment, and the Interstate Access Report. Carlson reminded the Council that they may be required to close the St. Cloud side of the CSAH 37 exit . in order to be allowed to construct the CSAH 19 ramp. . . . Albertville City Council Minutes May 5, 2003 Page 4 of 5 The Council discussed how to finance the preliminary steps and if and when to proceed. No decision was reached and the Council tabled the discussion. Carlson reviewed the Stop Sign Request Policy dated August 1, 2000, with the Council. The Council took no action at this time. Klecker made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #2003-17 titled RESOLUTION ELIMINATING LAND FROM CONSIDERATION FOR WETLAND MITIGATION required to secure title insurance for the land sale to Callan's and Carpet Country. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Klecker made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION #2003-18 titled RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SALE OF PROPERTY. Berning seconded the motion. All voted aye. Couri updated the Council on the Fire Department investigation. Jorgenson is nearly finished with the technical evaluation and expects to issue something very shortly. The attorney doing the personnel investigation is waiting for return correspondence. Couri expects both to be completed in a month. The council took no action on the request from Rose Paul to secure the cabinets from the Steve Praught house until the city officially takes possession of the property. City Administrator Linda Goeb reported that discussions have been occurring with the superintendents and staff of ISD 885 and ISD 728 regarding altering the districts' boundaries. The Towne Lakes developers have also participated in the discussions and are planning to hold a Towne Lakes residents' meeting to determine their wishes. They have requested that two council members take part in that meeting. Mayor Peterson and Councilmember Berning volunteered to represent the City at that meeting. Berning made a motion to hire Al Steinbring as assistant building inspector three days a week for six months at a $25 per hour rate. Klecker seconded the motion. All voted aye. Goeb explained that we are testing a new copier that will allow city hall staff to print our own newsletters. The newsletters should be ready to be mailed out this week. She will make her recommendation concerning the copier to the Council at the next meeting.. Klecker made a motion to appoint Councilmember Berning as acting mayor. Sweeney seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve payment of Check's #17945. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Berning made a motion to approve the Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor License for Geez' Sports Bar & Grill from 10:30 AM to 1 :00 AM on Friday, June 13t\ Saturday, June 14th, and Sunday, June 15th with the following conditions: . . . Albertville City Council Minutes May 5, 2003 Page 5 of5 (1) Beer must be sold within a confined or fenced in area (2) A Deputy must be provided by the establishment to monitor guests. (3) Beer may be sold no earlier than 10:00 AM and no later than 12:00 Midnight. (4) No live bands will be allowed outdoors. Sweeney made a motion to adjourn at 9:50 PM. Klecker seconded the motion. All voted aye. Dc-A.J Q. ~~. Don~. etcr.so) Ma~or L- ~~ Linda Goeb, City Administrator ~/G-