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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/05/1980 Council Minutes1 1 20 October 27, 1980 These minutes were considered, corrected, and approved at a regular meeting held on November 24, 1980. Edna L. Sarner Clerk- Treasurer November 5, 1980 The Special Meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Gourley on November 5, 1980 with all members present except Mr. Kulaszewicz. This meeting is for the purpose of discussing the offers of settlement from Mr. Nadeau by mail and the litigation filed in conjunction with the Quads. Mr. Locher reported on a letter dated October 30, 1980 from Mr. Parta, Mr. Nadeau's attorney. This letter offers the City $250.00 for expenses incurred. Mr. Locher disagreed with the part of the letter that deals with the Park land being returned to the original owners. There was discussion on the possibility that land had been given in lieu of the money and the City had already started development of that Park - what would happen in that case? The matter of developing this land by selling by metes and bounds - the City has no recourse for obtaining park lands. Mr. Landol felt that this subject should be presented to the legislature for some action. Mr. McLean felt that this land could be split into 21 acres, sold and transferred and the City would have no control. It was suggested that perhaps the Council should pass an Ordinance dealing with this type of land split. It was pointed out, that in the process of platting, the City had requested land for park purposes, but Mr. Nadeau had preferred to donate money. It was also noted that this plat has been included in the Comprehensive Plan and designated for a purpose in that document. Mr. McLean moved to authorize Mr. Locher to reject this offer. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried unanimously. There were several suggestions to Mr. Locher to present in this case. Mayor Gourley felt that some figure as to the cost incurred by the City in approving this plat - in the area of the Planner's fees in relationship to the Comprehensive Plan. These fees were discussed with a figure of $3,000.00 as to the estimated costs. The biggest concern of the Council is the future development of this land and how the park fund could be reimbursed. The consensus of the Council was that all the money should be retained - if not possible then the costs incurred by this City, should be reimbursed to the City. Mr. Jaworski felt that Mr. Nadeau should sign a contract with the City stating that he will not develop that land unless he plats according to City ordinances. The meeting was adjourned. Mr. Jaworski moved to do so. Mrs. Elsenpeter seconded. Aye. 06 November 5, 1980 These minutes were considered, corredted, and approved at a regular meeting held on December 8, 1980. , , ,Ze..,f__ -_ 0/1-4.-Aie-Li Edna L. Sarner Clerk- Treasurer November 10, 1980 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. on November 10, 1980 by Mayor Gourley with all Council members present. Mr. Locher, Mr. Meister and Mr. Schumacher were also present. 1 On considering the minutes of October 27, 1980, there was some questions on the matter of the statement made by Mr. McLean in conjunction with the decision on the LeRoux matter. The Clerk is to listen to the tapes of the October 13, 1980 and the October 27, 1980 meetings and correct these statements. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to table consideration of these minutes until November 24, 1980. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to approve the disbursements as presented. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried unanimously. Under Open Mike, Mr. Al Ross asked to speak. He said that under the conditions that existed on Election Day, he felt the Judges did a very good job and they are to be commended. He suggested some alternatives to avoid this problem in the future. In conjunction with actions of the Park Board on the sale of LaMotte Park, Mr. Ross felt that with 2500+ acres of a Regional Park, it is not necessary to expand any further. Mr. Ross also commented on the Letter to the Editor in the Circulating Pines on Council actions in relationship to endoring candidates. He felt this person should be called in for a public apology in order to avoid this type of thing in the future. Mr. Brian Dobie had asked for time under the Open Mike to present his request for the release of $4,000.00 being held in escrow for the completion of the Street in his 9 P project just North of Main Street. Mr. Dobie said the street has been in for over a year and he questioned the need for a Letter of Credit for 20% of the cost of the pro- ject to be in effect for the next year. There was discussion on this point with the decision of the Council being that the Letter of Credit is necessary because the street had not been finished up to this point in time. Mr. Dobie pointed out that the street surface had been installed over a year and there has been no problems. Mr. Dobie said that a letter had been written by Mr. Gotwald on Aug. 17- 1979 stating that the street surface was in and acceptable - there were some minor items that needed to be completed. Mr. Dobie's money in escrow had been reduced to $4,000.00 at that time. Mr. Jaworski asked if this money had been for repair of the srreet in case of break up or was it left to insure the completion of the items that were incomplete? Mayor Gourley felt the maintenance bond started the date the streets were accepted by the City as a City Street. The letter from the Engineers stating that the street is complete and meets City specifications has been received and is dated October 7, 1980. Mr. Jaworski repeated the fact that the bond for street maintenance starts at the time