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1987-04-06 CC Agenda/PacketCITY COUNCIL AGENDA APRIL 6, 1987 I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER II. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES --MARCH 16, 1987 --MARCH 27, 1987 IV. COMMUNITY FORUM 7:05 Fire Department --Possibility of Charging for Grass Fires --Equipment--1 Pager --Tires for Equipment Truck 0 7:30 Public Hearing for Barthel Construction --Preliminary Plat Approval 8:OO Public Hearing for Ron Andrea's Application to Subdivide Lot e 8:15 Triad Construction --Need to set Public Hearing for Variance on Side Yard Setback Requirements 8:30 Joint Powers --Update on Special Meeting V. DEPARTMENT BUSINESS a. Administration - Income Recieved and Bills to be Paid - Don Berning Dinner Results -Development Corporation Request that the City join the Organization - Approval of the Liquor Licenses for: Ronay's on Main Albertville Bar 152 Club Hackenmueller's s - Set Board of Review Hearing for May 5, 1987 at 7:00 p.m. - Administrator's Report b. Legal - Lease for Land at Wasterwater Treatment Facility c. Maintenance - MEED Program - Equipment for Wastewater Treatment Facility 9 - March Comp. Time Calendar d. Engineering - Hackenmueller's Street Improvements - Feasibility Report and Street Status (Continued from 3/2/87 meeting --Please bring your copy of Barry's report) - Call for Feasibility Report on Barthel Manor --Second Addition (Pending Outcome of Public Hearing) - Final Payment to Anchor Asphalt COUNCIL AGENDA PAGE 2 41 e. Planning - Planning Commission Appointments--Donatus Vetsch - Location of Fence on Norwood Ausen's Property--5357 Main Ave. No Permit was taken out for the Construction of Fence - Approval of Building Permits PERMIT TYPE OF AMOUNT OF i NAME CONSTRUCTION ADDRESS PERMIT 9 Barthel Construction New Hoem 5687 Lannon Circle $645.90 10 Barthel Construction New Home 11760 57th Street $641.50 11 Barthel Construction New Home 5686 Lannon Circle $681.50 pd. 12 Psyk Construction New Home 11422 541 Street $641.50 pd. 13 Jim Leuer Construction New Home 5623 Lannon Avenue $619.90 pd. 14 Markus Werp New Deck 11398 54th Street $ 51.55 m 15 Michael Deadrick New Home 5561 Lake Avenue $756.30 f (pending the Building Inspector's issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy on 5547 Lannon Avenue) 16 Jim Hennum New Home 5556 Lannon Avenue $633,10 VI. MEMBER'S REPORTS - City Sign--Donatus Vetsch a - League of Minnesota Cities Report on Local Government Aid and Sales Tax --Loretta Roden - Minnesota Baseball Yearbook --Loretta Roden • - Other Business VII. OTHER BUSINESS ® - April Calendar - Reports Available: - Wright County Planning and Zoning--Annnual Report - Wright County Auditor/Treasurer--HERE'S WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES - TAX INFORMATION - League of Minnesota Cities --CITIES BULLETIN --March 14-20 --March 21-27 --March 28-April 3 - Minnesota Association of Small Cities --SMALL TALK - Upcoming Conferences: Small Community Workshop --April 13 ® Sheraton Inn Northwest Fee-$20.00/person - Economic Development Conference --April 22-24 ® Cragun's in Brainerd Fee-$$65.00 plus Housing - Star City Workshop --April 23 ® Cragun's Fee-$8.00 VIII. MOTION TO ADJOURN 0 COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL I0', 1987 The regular meeting of the Albertville City Council was called to order by Mayor Loretta Roden. Members present included Gary Schwenzfeier, Donatus Vetsch, Don Cornelius, and Bob Braun. Others present included Maureen Adnrews, Barry Johnson, Chuck Eberhard, Gary Meyer, and Ken Lindsay. There was a motion to approve the agenda. The motion was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Don Cornelius. All were in favor. The minutes of the March 16th regalar Council meeting were approved on a motion made by Gary Schwenzfeier and a second made by Bob Braun. All were in favor and the motion carried. Minutes of a special Council meeting were approved on a motion made by Bob Braun and a second by Donatus Vetsch. All were in favor and the motion carried. Barry Johnson asked to be heard out of oder so that he could introduce Mr. Chuck Eberhard. Barry informed the Council that he was leaving the firm of Meyer-Rohlin and that Chuck would be taking over the engineering for the City. Chuck gave the Council some back ground on his experience and assured the Council that he was being up to date on the projects that Barry had been currently working on. He also informed the Council that he would only be able to attend the first meeting of the month because he has another Council that meets the same time as Albertville's 2nd meeting. He assured the Council that if there was a need to have a Engineer at the meeting that Meyer-Rohlin would have someone at the meeting. Chuck did not stay for the remaining part of the meeting because of an eariler committment but told the Council that he would be at the first meeting in May. Barry told the Council that he had enjoyed wo king with the Council for the past year and a half and that he will keep in touch. Bob Wacker was present to inform the Council that he is building a new home and will be moving Sue's beauty shop into the new house. He wanted to be sure that there were no restrictions on a home business that would complicate the building of the new house. Bob was informed that the ordinance allowed for home business and that as long as there were no parking problems that the Council did not see any problems. David Vetsch, Fire Chief, was present to discuss several issues. The first issue was a fire school that would be taking place in Bloomington. There are 8 fire fighters who were interested in attending the class at $70.00 per person. There was a motion made by Don Cornelius and seconded by Donatus Vetsch to send the 8 fire fighters to the Fire Fighter's training in Bloomington at $70.00 per person (for a total of $560.00). All were in favor. David informed the Council that the tires on the equipment vehicle were in real bad shape and needed to be replaced. He was informed that tires fell under general repairs and maintenance and did not require a motion. The Department was told to get the tires that they needed. COUCNIL MINUTES PAGE 2 The next discussed by the Fire Department was the possiblity of charging for grass fires that have been intentionally set that get out of control. r There have been several cases that grass fires have been set this spring without obtaining a burn permit and when the fires get out of control the department is spending several hours fighting a fire that could have been prevented. This problem has been compounded due to the fact that the area is so dry. No action was taken on this discussion until the City Attorney could get to the meeting. The last issue discussed was the need to replace one pager that had been lost. It was decided that the party who lost the page should look into seeing if it would be covered under their homeowner's insurance but in the mean time the city should replace it. A motion was made by Don Cornelius and a second by Donatus Vetsch to replace the pager and if home owner's insurance covered the replacement cost of the missing pager the the Fire- man replace amount covered by the insurance policy. All were in favor and the motion carried. A public hearing was called to oder for Barthel Construction. LeRoy Berning was present to make the presentation to the Council regarding a pre- liminary plat for Barthel Manor 2nd Addition. There was some discussion relating toeasement locations for future water line between the cal -de -sac and Barthel Indsutrial Park. Meyer-Rohlin said that they would look at the possible alternatives before the final plat is drawn up and the feasibility repost is completed. Other items discussed by the Council included looking at extending Barthel Industrial Drive to help take some of the traffic off 51 Street, how many lots wound be opened up and what time of time frames was being looked at for getting the street construciton under way. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Becker were present to offer their opinion on the development because their property abutts the west property line of the addition. Mr. Becker stated to the Council that they can not affor to have the improvements made which would result from the development because they are being taxed to death. He aslo asked the Council "how much do you what this town to grow." A memeber of the Council told he that it is progress and you can not stop it. Most of the questions brought forth by the Be ckers related to assessment for the project. He was informed that he would be notified of the future hearings relating to the utility and street improvements, the notice of bond sale, and the assessment hearing as required by law. The final issue brought up was the question of allowing their hobby farm to remain in the City limits. They informed the Council that they had been annexed into the City without being asked and that they felt that they were where they didn't want to be. A question was addressed to the City Attorney regarding their farm and the development that is currently taking place in Barthel's Additions. Gary informed they that the question of keeping an hobby farm in the city limites depends on common sense. COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 3 �. Things that could influenced by a public nuisances, grandfather clause, and the use of pbulic facilities, but the hobby farm is a different discussion which is not directly related to the preliminary plat approval. The discussion of the preliminary plat approval was not completed at 8:00 p.m. at which time another public hearing was scheduled. There was a motion made by Bob Braun and a second made by Gary Schwenzfeier to continue the Barthel hearing at the completion of the 8:00 hearing. All were in favor and the motion carried. The public hearing for Ron Andrea was opened by Mayor Roden. Mr. Ron Andrea was present to request that he be allowed to subdivide on lot off from his homestead property. The new lot met all the requirement of a residential lot. The Council was informed that it was the Planning Commissions re- commendation that Mr. Andrea be allowed to subdivide the lot. Upon hearing the Planning Commission's recommendation there was a motion made by Don Cornelius and a second by Bob Braun to approve the subdivision. All were in favor and the motion was carried. (The records should not�that Mr. Andrea was the only one present for the hearing.) A motion was then made to close the public hearing. The motion was made by Gary Schwenzfeier and seconded by Don Cornelius. All were in favor and teh public hearing was closed. There was then a motion made to reopen the public hearing on the Barthel preliminary plat. The motion was made by Gary Schwenzfeier and seconded by Don Cornelius. All were in favor and the hearing was reopened. Mayor Roden called for any additional comments or questions relating to the preliminary plat, hearing none called for a motion to approve the preliminary plat. Before the motion was made Gary Meyer informed the Council that before the final plat could be approved that he would have to conduct a title opinion on the property. The the understanding that the title opinion had not been completed but would be before the final plat approval there was a motion made by Gary Schwenzfeier and a second by Donatus Vetsch to approve the preliminary plat4 All were in favor and the motion carried. a(\,[� C, o �Crz A)" �cva q:6 � 512��9 � There was then a motion made to close the public hearing. The motion was made by Don Cornelius and seconded by Bob Braun. All were in favor and he motion was carried. Steve Johnson, a representative of Triad Construction was present to request a public hearing for a variance on the side yard setback requirement for Lot 6 Block 6 Beaudry's 2nd Addition. He informed the Council that the house planned to go on this lot didn't allow for enough side yard set back. In reviewing the plan it was decided that it would be better to request the variance on the inside lot line insead of the corner because of visibility probems on the corner. A motion was made by Don Cornelius and seconded Bob Braun to set a public hearing for Triad Construction provided that the house be shifted to the lot side leaving the required setback on the corner side. All were in favor and the hearing was set for May 18th at 7:30 p.m. COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 4 The Council was updated on the Joint Power's special meeting at which members of the Joint Power's Board were informed that the wourk was going to proceed on the well project. No formal Council action was needed at this time. The income recieved and bills to be paid were reviewed. There was some discussion regarding the bills for the Don Berning Party. The bills for the party came in about $67.00 more than what was recieved from the tickets sold for the dinner. In addition the only outstanding bill was for the film and film developing. Gary believes that this bill will only run about $20.00. There were two different motion made the first one was for the approval of the regular bills and the second on was for the the extra money spent for the party. The motion was made by Don Cornelius and seconded by Donatus Vetsch. All were in favor and the motion carried. The second motion was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Don Cornlius to approve the additional $67.00 plus $20.00 for film development. All were in favor and the motion carried. There was a special thanks to Gary Meyer, Maureen Andrews, Donatus Vetsch, Ken Lindsay and the Firemen'for helping with the party. The next item that was discussed was the Development Corp. request that the City of Albertville become a member of the Development Corp. It was decided that instead of having the City a member that the City would pay for the membership of the Administrator provided that the membership can be transfer to any future administrator. In addition, it was agreed that the adminstrator would then attend the meeting of the board as the City's representative. A motion was made by Don Cornelius and seconded by Donatus Vetsch to pay $25.00 for the administrator's membership to the Development Corp. all were in favor and tekh motion carried. There was a motion made by Gary Schwenzfeier and a second made by Bob Braun to approve all the On and Off Sale liquor License for the bars and liquor store provided that the City recieve proof of insurance and bond and that the payment of fees are made. All were in favor and the motin carried. A motin was made by Donatus Vetsch and a second by Bob Braun to set the Board of Review for May 5th at 7:00 p.m. All were in favor and the motion carried. Gary Meyer reviewed with the Council the land rental lease for the farm land out at the Wastewater Treatment Facility which required the signature of the Mayor and the Administrator/Clerk. Gary brought to the attention of the Council the Zimmer Brothers had already been working out in the field and may have gotten to close to one of the control structures. If any demage was done as the result it is to be noted that the Zimmers would be responsible for the cost of repair. Meyer-Rohlin would be looking to into the problem and would be reporting back to the Council. It was then suggested that Ken place steel fence posts along the boundary lines. With these suggestions a motion was made to approve the lease agreement. The motion was made by Gary Schwenzfeier and seconded by Don Cornelius. All were in favor and the motion carried. It had just been brought to -the City s a en ion that some -o-Lne lano COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 5 Gary Meyer suggested to the Council that they react to the T.I.F. Bill .-. S.F. 1135 which gives the County veto power over a T.I.F. project. The members of the Council stated that they would contact the local represent- atives and suggested that Maureen send a letter on the behalf of the Council. The other bill related to local filing proceedures for local elections. The bill would take away the control on the local level and would also make the Clerk liable for accepting misrepresented fact about the canidate. The members agreed to contact the necessary people on this bill as well. Gary was then updated on the request of the Fire Department regarding charging for grass fires that are set. It was decided that the City could creat an ordinance that assesses for grass fires that are started without proper permit. It was suggested that until the ordinance is enacted that a notice should be put in the paper cautioning against starting fires when it is as dry as it is. A motion was made to assess for fires started without a permit being obtained. The motion was made by Gary Scgwenzfeier and seconded by Bob Braun. All were in favor and the motin carried. The next item discussed was getting help through the MEED program. It was decided to try to get one maintenance and clerical person for the period of 6 months. A motion to this extent was made by Gary Schwenzfeier adn seconded by Bob Braun. All were in favor and the motion was carried. The discussion on equipment for the Wastewater Treatment Facility which had been tabled at the last regular meeting of the Council was discussed again. The Engineers stated that they are not recommending the purchase of a duck obat or trolling motor at this time because all it does is gets the operator out into the ponds which is not the pupose of the system designed. They further believe that the city slould wait to see what happens this year with regards to weed control. They feel that there will be little or no weed actions now that the water level in the ponds have been increased, but if there is a problem that there will still be time to get the equipment needed to correct the problem (wgich could mean renting the equipment). There were some question regarding the moss that appears tp still be growing in one of the cells. Barry pointed out that the moss does not appear to have a root structure so therefore the engineers do no feel that the moss will not cause any demage to the liner system. Gary Schwenzfeier suggested that the City follow the recommendation of the Engineer and wait on the equipment. There was also some discussion of getting a weed/bush cutter that could be used out at the ponds and aroung the city. After some discussion it was suggested that Ken wait on purchasing the machine until he looks into purchasing industrial strenght equipment. The Council recieved a copy of Ken's March Comp Time calendar. No action was taken on it. Barry discussed with the Council the road improvement out at Hackenmeuller's. It had just been brought to the City's attention that some of the land SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 27, 1987 A special meeting of the Albertville City Council was called to order by Mayor Loretta Roden. Members present included Loretta Roden, Bob Braun and Donatus Vetsch. Members absent included Don Cornlius and Gary Schwenzfeier. An Albertville Lions Club application for a limited Liquor license was reviewed. On a motion made by Bob Braun ans seconded by Donatus Vetsch the license was approved. All were in favor and the motion carried. There was a motion made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Bob Braun to adjourn the special meeting. All were in favor and the meeting was adjourned. CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Albertville Planning Commission at 7:30 on March 26, 1987 at the Albertville City Hall to consider an application by Barthel Construction for Preliminary Plat Approval for Lot 1, Block 9 located in Barthel Industrial Park. At said time and place the Albertville Planning Commission shall give all parties who appear an opportunity to express their views with respect to the proposal. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Albertville City Council at`l'3D on April 6, 1987 at the Albertville City Hall to consider an application by Barthel Construction for Preliminary Plat Approval for Lot 1, Block 9 located in Barthel Industrial Park. At said time and place the Albertville City Council shall give all parties who appear an opportunity to express their views with respect to the proposal. Copies of the proposal are available at City Hall for review. Repectfully submitted , Maure n Andrews City Administrator/Clerk Make our City........ Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 ALBERTVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Albertville Planning Commission at 8:00 p.m. on March 26, 1987 at the Albertville City Hall to consider Ron Andrea's application to subdivide the following described property: That part of Lot E of the west Half of the Southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 120, Range 24, Wright County, Minnesota described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 4, Block 1, ANDREA ADDITION, Wright Vounty, Minnesota according to the record plat thereof; thence on an assumed bearing of West, along the south line of Royal Addition, according to the plat of record, a distance of 90.00 feet; thence South 0 41'S0' East a distance of 153.50 feet; thence on a bearing of East a distance of 90 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 4, Block 1, ANDREA ADDITION; thence North 0 45'50' West along the west line of said Lot 4 a distance of 153.50 feet to the point of beginning. At said time and place the Albertville Planning Commission shall give all parties who appear an opportunity to express their views with respect to the proposal. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Albertville City Council at 8:00 on April 6, 1987 at the Albertville City Hall to consider Ron Andrea's application to subdivide the following described property: That part of Lot E of the west Half of the Southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 120, Range 24, Wright County, Minnesota described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 4, Block 1, ANDREA ADDITION, Wright Vounty, Minnesota according to the record plat thereof; thence on an assumed bearing of West, along the south line of Royal Addition, according to the plat of record, a distance of 90.00 feet; thence South 0 41'S0' East a distance of 153.50 feet; thence on a bearing of East a distance of 90 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 4, Block 1, ANDREA ADDITION; thence North 0 45150' West along the west line of said Lot 4 a distance of 153.50 feet to the point of beginning. At said time and place the Albertville City Council shall give all parties who appear an opportunity to express their views with respect to the proposal. Respectfully submitted Maure n Andrews, Administrator Clerk Make our City........ Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business CD a i w ` g ico N o a _II a n E Ev E Ep u; .r WQ O J `cr cc 0 ox << Lai QQ m o 0 ct: Q 3 N • OE r � � rc � rc a z c m e `k o o N E a • rc air{ ,� , C. C1 ../ U .rl L 4i W C) PC S ra N U f O 1 O O N� N -i m .c IC - 3al 4y �� rc Oa C1 rc0a: O C J _ ycc 0 a c to'c�o U y a UyOG�t 1wi o a a) HCKNocmw (/iJ m' • V) C Nrc qr n U ai r .4 .� 0 ms K 0 w .. ..m. N t rc 3 'C 4.P 4. '• +rc+ tiC oo {WU}) O O a'e y m O rCE CO pVrt O 0o 'l .3 NU -Pp kO .OtiW N'C{ 4 � V>�i. ON CyN- .�vgP GeC3 c In N•O UrlC O 4{ oOO +,OO yU •rl +' O �4 U W N In '' C. •fl m + O E b a A L o Z N o A + oa c a v i c .0 oe � ;C o O. � a Waui �y� cL Zm as 101 {o ifup A ;oo uim� 'M,OS,1bo00N ��I ---- 09c91 --- & 1 3 �o 0 <_ o - o 09 w 0 a OS C51 '3„09, I 11o00 S - '1v 1 ✓7 f�"W N6NNY1 INCOME RECIEVED APRIL 6, 1987 JOAN WERP (BUILDING PERMIT) $ 51.55 WRIGHT TITLE GUARANTEE CO. 7,193.88 HERB SCHERBER 19.00 ALBERTVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT 19.00 ALBERTVILLE LIONS CLUB 25.00 ALBERTVILLE AREA JAYCEES 25.00 BARTHEL CONSTRUCTION 41,781.18 DEB POIRIER 10.00 MIKE VAN de BERG 118.05 JIM LEUER CONSTRUCTION 619.90 BARTHEL CONSTRUCTION 654.70 PSYK CONSTRUCTION 641.50 BARTHEL CONSTRUCTION 641.50 ALBERTVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORP. 36.28 TOTAL $51,836.54 BILLS TO BE PAID APRIL 6, 1987 MINNESOTA-CONWAY FIRE AND SAFETY 29793.86 MONTICELLO FORD & MERCURY, INC. 1,080.11 FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION 49525.00 G.D. LaPLANT 33.00 MN COPY SYSTEMS, INC 53.50 ALBERTVILLE AUTO PARTS 17.10 TOWN OF FRANKFORT (1986 ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRACT) 500.00 DENNIS FEHN GRAVEL 66.00 BERGSTROM5k.fl NSP 1,285.90 MINNEGASCO 175.71 UNITED TELEPHONE 65.75 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION 207.00 ALBERTVILLE COMMUNITY QUEEN COMMITTEE 300.00 MAUREEN ANDREWS 535.47 MAUREEN ANDREWS 85.00 KEN LINDSAY 629.52 KEN LINDSAY 85.00 LORETTA RODEN 113.33 GARY SCHWENZFEIER 4-''s � DONATUS VETSCH r 2oO4 ;z, c� DON _US L� 65.00 BOB BRAUN 90.00 PERA 133.47 PETTY CASH 15.83 U.S. POST OFFICE 44.00 ALBERTVILLE SAL (DON 6DRNELIUS' FLOWERS) 12.95 GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 42.71 INCOME RECIEVED/BILLS TO BE PAID PAGE 2 HACKENMUELLER'S COAST -TO -COAST CHOUINARDS FEED -RITE CONTROLS, INC. 4.25 13.99 50.53 43.00 $13,294.73 PLUS 223.75 (SEE NEXT PAGE) SUBTOTAL $13,518.48 A LITTLE REMINDER TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS -- I DID NOT RECIEVE COUNCIL MEMBERS MEETING VOUCHERS FROM SOME OF YOU. THANKS TO THOSE THAT GOT THEM INTO ME ON TIME. ct(ki i hooa , 8 ; l l.5 0 DON BERNIGN APPRECIATION DINNER MARCH 24, 1987 INCOME RECIEVED TICKETS $1,528.55 ST. MICHAEL CITY COUNCIL DONATION 40.00 ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL DONATION 100.00 ALBERTVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORP. 36.28 TOTAL $1,704.83 BILLS TO BE PAID RONAY'S ON MAIN --MEAL $1,230.00 $1,314.55 TABLE CLOTHES $25.00 CAKE $59.94 ALBERTVILLE FORAL 81.64 RICH LaFAVOR 108.00 MAUREEN ANDREWS 21.20 TARGET 11.63 CRAFT VILLAGE 3.71 NELSON OFFICE SUPPLY 7.62 * CROW RIVER NEWS 60.00 * VIKING TROPHY (DEV. CORP--$36.28) 149.69 * GARY MEYER 14.06 * SANDY --FILM AND FILM DEVELOPMENT SUBTOTAL $1,772.10 AT THIS TIME OVER BUDGET $67.27--THE ONLY OUTSTANDING BILL IS FOR THE FILM AND FILM DEVELOPMENT. * NEED TO BE PAID AS PART OF THE COUNCIL'S REGULAR BILLS Form No. A.F. 4--Notice to Clerk of Meeting of Board of Review —°Equalization. S;N 7�-* BLANK OFFICE OF COUNTY ASSESSOR TO THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Sth day of May, 1987 o'clocit P • M., has been fixed as the date for the meeting of the Board of Review— x = (Strike out one) —in your City for said year. This meeting should be held in your office as provided by law. Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 274.1, you are required to give notice of said meeting by publication and posting, not later than ten days prior to the date of said meeting. Given under my hand this 19th day o - March 1987 i 61 County Assessor Wright County, Minnesota *Applies only to cities whose charter provides for a Board of Equalization instead of a Board of Review. ,---MEYER-ROHLIN, INC. ENGINEERS -LAND SURVEYORS 1111 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Minn.55313 Phone 612- 682-1781 April 6, 1987 Honorable Mayor & City Council c/o Maureen Andrews, Administrator Albertville, MN 56301 Re: 1986 Street Maintenance Patching E-8601-E Members of the Council: The contractor, Anchor Asphalt, has requested by telephone that the retainage of $816.75 on the above referenced project be reduced to $0.00. We recommend that the retainage should not be released until the road restrictions are lifted by the county so proper inspection can occur and proper corrections can be made, if necessary. If you have any questions, please contact me. Sincerely, MEYER-ROHLIN, INC. I �" J" Charles Eberhard CE:slf cc:E-8601-E Anchor Asphalt Thore P. Meyer, Professional Engineer Robert Rohlin, Licensed Land Surveyor CITY OF ALBERTVILLE DAIS: April 6y 1987 RESOLUTION: 1987-5 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER Schwenzfeier SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER Braun A motion was made by Gary Schwenzfeier and seconded by Bob Braun to approve all on and off sal& Liquor licenses affective April 15, 1987 through proof of insurance, bond and payment of fee. April 14, 1968, pending YES RODEN X BRAUN X CORNELIUS X- SCHWENZFEIER X VETSCH X STATE OF MINNESOTA County of Wright as NO RODEN BRAUN CORNELIUS SCHWENZFEIER VETSCH 1, Mbbreen Andrews , duly appointed, qualified and acting Clerk of the Council for the City of Alvertville, County of Wright, State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have compared the forgoing copy of the resolution or motion with the orginal minutes of teh proceedings of the Albertville helCit Council, Albertville, Minneoota, at thow on iie session theOfficeoof th� day o f 1 ' �' Ada trator, and have found the same to be true and correct copy thereof. Witness my h do and official seal at Al ertville, Minnes a, this r (C'4-rN day of c 11 19 `- zoo. uVQ n n rews,City Clerk LMIII�1 league of minnesota cities March 23, 1987 TO: Mayors, Managers, Clerks, and Finaectors nce FROM: Donald A. Slater, Executive Direct 4-14 Laurie Fiori Hacking, Legislative Represe ative RE: THREAT OF LGA CUTS & SALES TAX ON CITY PURCHASES The end of the 1987 legislative session is fast approaching. Legislators will be making key decisions very soon on local government aid (LGA) funding, tax reform, and other financial issues important to cities. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY CRITICAL TIME FOR YOU TO CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS about two issues which will have a profound impact on your city's budget and revenues: LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID There is increasing talk at the Legislature about a 10% to 20% ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUT IN LGA. Although no such proposal has been formally introduced in bill form, an LGA cut could surface very quickly at the end of the session. This is not a new suggestion. The Governor has already proposed a $5 million cut (1.5% reduction) in current LGA payments for this year. This cut would reduce the July and December LGA payments to your city. For 1988, the Governor has proposed total elimination of LGA. These monies would be diverted to a new Education Credit used soley for school district property tax relief. The threat of a major cutback in LGA is real. The state's budget situation is grim; we are facing at least an $800 million funding shortfall. Although the March 19th revenue forecast projects an additional $77 million in new revenue, the Governor has already obligated that new money to higher education, the renter's credit, and the farm loan interest buy -down program. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS NOW, BEFORE THE DECISION ON LGA IS MADE. Tell your legislators specifically what a 10% to 20% cut in LGA will mean to your city: * how much will your city mill rate have to increase; * how much will the property tax bill for the average homeowner in your city go up; and * what city services would have to be cut. r�� university avenue east, st. paul, minnesota 551 01 161 2) 227-5600 Mayors, Manager, Clerks and Finance Directors Page 2 In addition to contacting your legislators, call your local newspaper with information about how the Legislature may consider a large cut in LGA and that such a cut will mean higher local property taxes. Your local newspaper will be interested in this information. If you have difficulty making these estimates, call Laurie Fiori Hacking or Sarah Hackett at the League (612-227-5600) and they will assist you. SALES TAX ON CITY PURCHASES The Governor's tax bill (H.F. 525 / S.F. 547) recommends that the 6% sales tax and 6% motor vehicle excise tax be levied on purchases ma416___, --all-lo-eal- give-rnment.a, includi-g cities. The Departmen-t-c&-Reve-nue has estimated that this 6% tax would increase city costs by approximately $15 million per year. According to a recent survey of cities conducted by the League, this sales tax proposal is likely to cost cities $30 million per year -- twice as much as the Department of Revenue has estimated. The League has testified against this proposal, citing the increased local property taxes is likely to cause. But your legislators need to hear from you about how much the sales tax proposal will cost your city. Remember, the 6% tax would be applied to such large purchases as squad cars, fire trucks, snow plows, office supplies, utility bills, road building and construction materials. - HOW THE LEGISLATURE RESOLVES THE STATE'S LARGE BUDGET SHORTFALL COULD HAVE PROFOUND AND LONG-LASTING EFFECTS ON YOUR CITY. THE FINANCIAL STAKES ARE HIGH. THE LEAGUE WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY THIS MESSAGE TO THE LEGISLATURE, BUT LEGISLATORS MUST HEAR PERSONALLY FROM THEIR OWN LOCAL CITY OFFICIALS TO BE CONVINCED THAT LGA FUNDING CUTS AS WELL AS THE SALES TAX PROPOSAL WILL INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BURDENS FOR THEIR LOCAL CONSTITUENTS. POWERS AND DliTIES OF LOCAL BOARD OF REVIEW 1. The clerk shall give published and posted notice of board of review ten days prior to such meeting. The board of review shall complete its work within 20 days of convening date as specified in the notice of the clerk. Any action taken after that adjournment date would be invalid. A majority of the members may act at such meeting, and adjourn from day to day until they finish the hearing of all cases presented. The assessor shall attend, and take part in the proceedings, but shall not vote. 2. In case any property, real or personal, shall have been omitted, the board shall place it upon the assessment list with its market value. No assessment of the property of any person shall be raised until that person has been duly notified of the intent of the board to do so. On application of any person feeling aggrieved, the board shall review the assessment and correct it as shall appear just. If a person feeling aggrieved by an assessment fails to apply for review at the local board, he may not appear at the county board of equalization or Commissioner of Revenue to contest the valuation. Although the local board of review has the authority to increase or reduce assessments, the total adjustments must not reduce the aggregate assessment by more than one percent. 3. The board does not have the authority to reopen former assessments on which taxes are due and payable. The board considers only the assessments that are in process in the current year. Occasionally a taxpayer may appear with a tax statement and protest the taxes or assessment of the previous year. The board should explain tactfully that it has no authority to consider such matters. 4. The 1987, valuation card has a message again this year: NOTE: Appointments requested for 1987 Board of Review. For appointment call 682-3900 or Metro 339-6881. There were many reasons for trying this approach to better organize the board of review for its intended purpose. People come to talk about unrelated matters such as: condition of roads, snowplowing, water run-off, objectionable neighborhood conditions, etc. Tax state- ments always seem to pop up at boards of review. If there are mechanical errors or explanation of the tax computation, this can be taken care of beforehand. If a person has a question on the new valuation, it will give the assessor a chance to review the problem and probably satisfy the taxpayer. If not, they would be put on the agenda for the board of review. The assessor could better present to the board facts justifying the assessment instead of taking considerable time paging through books for an unprepared presentation. 5. Regardless with appointment or not every person appearing before the board will be heard. Every courtesy shall be extended and a reasonable answer will be given for any such problem someone may have. 3-19-87 �Nj- I � r i 1 u� Z 0 ) ~ ! I Ai i ,n J Lam? v , —F' C c; Q O Zn J N W Z 0 W C 7 I i AJ 9 � - N � CK � - I-0 P a 11J 1 1 lit i CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION WHEREAS, Barry Johnson has been the City Engineer for the City of Albertville, Minnesota since November 1985; and WHEREAS, Barry has made many contributions, including by not limited to the following: - Served as the City's liaison with the County Engineer's Office, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and contractors working in the City. - Inspected engineering -related problems which included drainage problems, water and sewer line locations, street overlayes and road stabilization problems. - Attended City Council meetings regularly since November, 1985. - Prepared Feasibility Studies on a variety of projects considered by the Albertville City Council. - Prepared plans for major street and storm sewer projects. - Prepared project specifications for bid letting on several City projects. - Prepared contract agreements for City projects. - Prepared Assessment Roles and assisted with the Public Hearings for projects undertaken by the City. - Reviewed and recommended payment to contractors for completed work. - Serve as the Project Engineer on a variety of projects for the City, included but not limited to the Wastewater Treatment Facility, Beaudry's 2nd Addition and Barthel Residential -Phase II Blacktopping and the Psyk's 4th Addition and Barthel Maple Hills Utility project. - Served as the KEY PERSON in obtaining Clem Marx's signature for a required easement needed to tie the Psyk's 4th Addition to Lander Avenue. - Attented meetings and assisted in settling the Notice of Violation brought forth by the MPCA and the Army Corp of Engineers. - Retained excellant field notes all construciton projects which have proved beneficial to the City in the cases of settling liquadated demages and contract disputes with a variety of contractor. Make our City. . . . . . . . Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business - Kept a positive attitude about the completion of the projects he has been responsible for regardless to inclement weather, NOV's, and the other day-to-day problems that arise when you are the City Engineer. - Has been a constant wealth of information for the City of Albertville, which will be missed by the City Council and the 6taff alike. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Albertville would like to express its appreciation to Barry for all the things he has done for the City and its citizens and futhermore, send him off with our best wishes for a happy and prosperous future with the firm of Westwood Planning and Engineering. Dated: April 6, 1987 Gary Schwenzfeier, Councilmember Robert Braun, Councilmember Donald Cornelius, Councilmeber Loretta Roden, Mayor Maureen Andrews, City Administrator Gary Meyer, City Attorney Donatus Vetsch, Councilmember Ken Lindsay, City Maintenance