2024-08-05 City Council MinutesALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES August 5, 2024 – 7 pm
Council Chambers
Albertville City Hall
1.Call to Order
Mayor Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7 pm.
2.Pledge of Allegiance – Roll Call
Present: Mayor Hendrickson, Councilmembers Cocking, Hayden and Olson.
Absent: Councilmember Zagorski
Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, Fire Chief Bullen, City Attorney Couri, City Planner
Brixius, Finance Director Lannes, and City Clerk Luedke.
3. Recognitions – Presentations – Introductions – None
4.Public Forum – None
5.Amendments to the Agenda
City Administrator Nafstad requested to add an item 9I2 under Administration entitled “Parcel on
60th Street”.
MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to approve the
August 5, 2024, agenda as amended. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson. Nays: None.
Absent: Zagorski. The motion carried.
6.Consent Agenda
All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City staff and will be
enacted by one motion. In the event an item is pulled, it will be discussed in the order listed on the
Consent Agenda following the approval of the remaining Consent items. Items pulled will be
approved by a separate motion.
A.Approve the July 15, 2024 Budget Workship Meeting minutes as presented.
B.Approve the July 15, 2024, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented.
C.Authorize the Monday, August 5, 2024, payment of claims as presented, except bills
specifically pulled which are passed by separate motion. The claims listing has been
provided to City Council as a separate document and is available for public view at City
Hall upon request.
D.Approve Payment Application No. 16 to Gridor Construction in the amount of $333,912
for the Wastewater System Improvements.
E.Approve Final Payment Application to Fehn Companies in the amount of $11,926.49 for
the 2024 Concrete Improvements.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve the
August 5, 2024, consent agenda as submitted Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson.
Nays: None. Absent: Zagorski. The motion carried.
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7. Public Hearing – None
8. Wright County Sheriff’s Office – Updates, reports, etc.
The Wright County Sheriff Deputy who was present asked if parking of semi-trucks was allowed on
Kyler Avenue because he was not able to find an ordinance prohibiting it. He reported the Sheriff’s
Department has been receiving complaints on the issue lately.
City Administrator Nafstad reported as long as the trailers were attached to a vehicle, parking would
be allowed. He said the City was not aware of the complaints but added the City would monitor it.
9. Department Business
A. City Council
1. Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board,
FYCC, etc.)
There were no Council updates.
B. Building – None
C. City Clerk – None
D. Finance
1. Tort Liability Insurance Renewal
Finance Director Lannes provided background information on the insurance renewal and answered
questions from Council.
MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to not waive the
City’s monetary limits on tort liability established by Minnesota Statutes, Section 466.04. Ayes:
Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson. Nays: None. Absent: Zagorski. The motion carried.
E. Fire
1. PERA SVF Report Discussion
Fire Chief Bullen provided a short update which included that he recently accepted a position with
the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust on their Advisory Board and former Fire Chief Tate
Mills had been appointed as the State Fire Marshall Chief Deputy.
Chief Bullen said last year, the Fire Relief Association moved to the Public Employees Retirement
Association of MN Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Plan. He reviewed the Summary of Results
report and the current Albertville Volunteer Fire Department’s benefit level. Chief Bullen said at
this time, no action was required that he was looking for Council’s direction on what contribution
level he should bring back for their consideration by the end of the year. He answered questions
from Council regarding the funding and Relief Association.
Finance Director Lannes answered questions from Council regarding the funding.
There was Council discussion regarding the Summary of Results report, the current benefit level for
the Albertville Fire Department and the cost impact of the different increase in benefit levels.
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F. Planning and Zoning
1. Albertville Plaza 3rd Addition/KinderCare Daycare Zoning Amendment
City Planner Brixius presented the staff report which included background information on the
proposed subdivision application to create three lots which would be accessed by the private road
extended from Albertville Plaza. He explained the requirements of a Business Association to
maintain and repair the private road in which he reported the applicant would be required to join.
Planner Brixius said the Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 9, 2024, and
recommended approval of the application with the conditions outlined in the resolution. He
answered questions from Council.
City Administrator Nafstad provided further explanation on the concept of the subdivision and
reported that the applicant was proposing to purchase a portion of the property from the current
property owner which would be divided into three lots. He said the current owner would retain the
other two lots for future development. Administrator Nafstad recommended adding a requirement to
the resolution regarding wetland conservation act approvals.
There was Council discussion regarding the future daycare, the subdivision for the property, and the
private street and Business Association. The Council directed City staff to amend the Resolution to
include a condition requiring wetland approval and to provide the City with documentation.
Mr. Sean Graham, applicant with Insite Real Estate, answered questions from Council regarding the
proposed daycare, capacity levels, and locations of other facilities.
MOTION made by Councilmember Hayden, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to adopt
Resolution No. 2024-20 and Ordinance No. 2024-04 addressing the development applications
from InSite Development Services LLC for a three lot subdivision, a zoning map and text
amendment to change the zoning on the site from B-2A to PUD/ B-2A and a PUD development
stage site and building plan for the construction of a 10,000 square foot KinderCare daycare facility,
at 5953 Labeaux Avenue NE as amended. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson. Nays:
None. Absent: Zagorski. The motion carried.
G. Public Works/Engineering – None
H. Legal – None
I. Administration
1. City Administrator’s Update
City administrator Nafstad presented the City Administrator’s Update and provided information on
upcoming events within the City.
2. Parcel on 60th Street Discussion
City Administrator Nafstad provided information on the property located at 11308 60th Street which
was for sale. He reported the property had a metal building on it that could be used for the Public
Works Department to store equipment used on this side of the freeway, especially items for Central
Park such as mowers, snow blowers, etc. He answered questions from Council regarding the
building structure and equipment that could be stored there.
There was Council discussion regarding the property and the building structure.
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City Attorney Couri reported under Chapter 13D, the Council could close the meeting to discuss a
purchase price for the property.
MOTION made by Councilmember Hayden, seconded by Councilmember Olson to close the
meeting. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson. Nays: None. Absent: Zagorski. The
motion carried.
The Council discussed a purchase price for the property.
MOTION made by Councilmember Hayden, seconded by Councilmember Olson to re-open the
Council meeting. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson. Nays: None. Absent: Zagorski.
The motion carried.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to authorize
the City Attorney to prepare a purchase agreement in the amount of $130,000 with the cost of phase
I and phase II if recommended. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson. Nays: None.
Absent: Zagorski. The motion carried.
3. Closed Meeting – Update on City of Albertville vs Potter Litigation
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to close the
meeting for the purposes of litigation to discuss Wright County Court file 86-CV-23-5596. Ayes:
Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson. Nays: None. Absent: Zagorski. The motion carried.
City Attorney Couri provided an update to the Council regarding the on-going litigation.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Olson to re-open the
Council meeting. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson. Nays: None. Absent: Zagorski.
The motion carried.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve the
settlement agreement presented by the City Attorney. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and
Olson. Nays: None. Absent: Zagorski. The motion carried.
City Attorney Couri presented an update on the on-going nuisance complaint with the Maeyaert
property. He said another cleanup had happened today and answered questions from Council
regarding the cleanup process. City Attorney Couri said there would be another special assessment
from this cleanup.
Finance Director Lannes answered questions from Council regarding the assessment process.
10. Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings
August 12 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm
August 13 Primary Election
August 14 Planning Commission, 7 pm
August 19 Council Budget Workshop, 6:15 pm
August 19 City Council, 7 pm
August 26 Joint Power Water Board, 6 pm
Parks Committee, 7 pm
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11.Adjournment
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, second by Councilmember Hayden to adjourn the
meeting at 8:30 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, and Olson. Nays: None. Absent:
Zagorski. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk