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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/26/1977 Council Minutes16 September 26, 1977 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:00 P.M., September 26, 1977, by Mayor Bohjanen. Council members present; Karth, McLean, Schneider. Absent; Zelinka. Mr. Locher was also present. Mr. Schneider asked the word 'Mass' be changed to the word 'Dance' in conjunction with the request from St. Joseph Church for a 3.2% beer permit. Mr. Karth moved to approve the minutes with the correction. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth moved to approve the minutes of September 22, 1977 as presented. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried with Mr. McLean abstaining. The Clerk presented the following items for Council consideration: ..Two requests from Northwestern Bell Telephone for the installation of buried cable - one on Evergreen Trail and one on Knoll Drive. These applications had been checked by Mr. Gotwald and approval was recommended. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. ..Mr. Ulmer was present with the hard shells for the plat of Rice Lake Addition. Mr. Gotwald had dropped off his recommendations and the only comment was on Lot 15, which due to the right -of -way requirements of the County, this lot is less than one acre. Mr. McLean moved to waive the one acre requirement on Lot 15, Block I. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. There was further discussion on the right -of -way easements. There was a question on why one lot did not seem to meet the requirements. Mr. Ulmer was asked to get this matter cleared. He agreed. ..The Clerk had received notice from Anoka County that a new aerial survey had been done and will be available to the City at $1.00 per half section. Mr. McLean suggested the Planner, Engineer and Assessor be contacted for the need of these maps. If there is a need, the Council should consider purchasing the maps. ..The Environmental Quality Board had prepared a Workbook for local use in preparing the Environmental worksheets. One is available at no cost to the City. The Clerk was inst- ructed to obtain a copy. ..Notice from the Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis of the deposit of $50,000.00 in Treasurary bi I I as securities for the City of Lino Lakes. ..A new set of forecast figures from the Metropolitan Council on population, households and employment had been received. Public Hearings will be initiated on October 13, 1977. ..A regional meeting conducted by the League of Minnesota Cities will be held October 18, 1977 at the Majestic Oaks Country Club. The dinner is $5.75. Reservations for this must be in by October Ilth. There will be a round table meeting for Clerks in the afternoon. The Clerk plans on attending. ..State Aid in the amount of $21,525.54 had been received as well as payment from the Metro Training Center for police protection in the amount of $1,921.17. This covers the costs through June of 1977. ..A copy of a model environmental Review Ordinance is availabe through the EQC and the Clerk was instructed to obtain a copy. ..A notice from the Office of the Hearing Examiner had been received, setting the date for the hearing on the City's System Statement for October 10, 1977. Mr. Locher said 1 September 26, 1977 he would be out of town as will Mr. Gotwald. He asked for authorization to reset the date. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Bohjanen introduced Mr. Paffel, who is interested in a lot in Otter Lake Estates. Mr. Paffel wants to build a split entry duplex with a 20x40 pole bulding on the lot. He asked for a Council opinion on this matter. Mayor Bohjanen said this must go through the Planning and Zoning and Mr. McLean pointed out that the plat has not been signed and cannot be filed until all matters are cleared. This is an Ag district and as such, is zoned R -I. In order for a two family home to be constructed in that area, it would need to be re -zoned to R -2. The lot Mr. Paffel is considering is Lot 3, Block 1, near 64th Street. Mr. Locher said there are some minor changes that must be made by the surveyor before the County Surveyor will record the plat. This lot would have to be re -zoned for R -2 and that calls for a public hearing with publication 10 days prior to the hearing and all persons within 300' of the property must be notified. It was felt that nothing could be decided on this matter until the regular meeting scheduled for November 14, 1977 at the earliest. Mr. McLean asked who should make the application for re- zoning - Mr. Locher said application may be made by the Council, the Planning and Zoning, property owner or a resident; in this case - the property owner. III Mr. Paffel asked about a special meeting and Mr. McLean felt there are some special meet- ings scheduled and this possibly could be considered at one of those meetings. However, the Planner's recommendation must be submitted before consideration. Mayor Bohjanen introduced Mr. Jerry Beach, Tree Inspector, who explained his suppested program for the use of Ammate for the control of Oak Wilt. After some discussion on the method of use and control, Mr. Karth moved to approve the expenditure of $750.00 for this purpose. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth reported that all the money for the improvements on West Shadow Lake Drive is in expept for two persons and he felt these would be in tomorrow. In connection with this street, Mr. Schneider asked who controls the expiration of bonds and letters of credit? Mr. Locher said in this case, the project had faltered and by mutual agreement, the matter had been let expire. Mr. Locher said the only time a City can use the bonded amount is when the developer is bankrupt, and this was not the case at the time of expiration. Mr. McLean felt this is an administrative function and he suggested that the Attorney maintain this file and be responsible for alerting the Council as to the expiration of these documents. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried un- animously. Mr. Schneider requested the Clerk to have the tickler file set up and in operation by Nov - ember 1, 1977. Mr. Schneider so moved. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth reported that the Ford Squad Car has an engine problem - there is a thrown rod and a bent crankshaft - all the bills are not ina as yet, so the total cost is not available at this time. 1 8 September 26, 1977 Mr. McLean reported on the actions forwarded to the Council. Mr. thoeny had requested a variance to split a lot on Elm Street. This would create two lots of approximately 1.6 acres each. He is requesting a variance to the front footage requirement of 1501. This is the remaining lands and the Planning and Zoning had recommended approval. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Art Rehbein had asked for clearance for a building permit on the Edith Kammerer pro- perty and had presented the Planning and Zoning with a variance application that had been approved at one time by the Council. The Clerk had researched the minutes and found the variance was for the transfer of title and stipulated that no building permit would be iss- ued on that property until such time as a street was put in. This material had been copied and forwared to Mr. Rehbein and Mr. Locher. Mr. McLean asked Mr. Locher to present a writt- en opinion on this matter for Planning and Zoning consideration. Mr. Lee Robinson had presented a variance to request to split off a parcel of land less than the required 22 acres. The land has more than the required frontage. The Planning and Zon- ing had requested that the rear lot line be extended to line up with the existing lots to the South and Mr. Robinson had agreed. The Planning and Zoning had recommended approval with this stipulation. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Mr. McLean amended the motion to include "no variance request be sumitted to the Planning and Zoning Board for consideration unless a certificate of survey is included ". Mr. Schneider accepted the amendment. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean questioned the procedure for application of funds for the cost in revising the Comprehensive Land Use Plan per Metropolitan Council suggestion. The Clerk was instructed to contact Mr. Short on this matter. Mr. Schneider presented the figures to be certified to the County for levy pruposes. He said the internal budget could not be approved at this time due to several adjustments that must be made. If the levy limit is approved, the mill rate will be less than oeemill more than in 1977. After some discussion, Mr. Karth moved to certify the maximum amount of $192,431.00 to the Anoka County Auditor for levy for the year 1978. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. (Mr. Schneider requested the figures be double checked.). Mr. Schneider reported he had met with the Centennial Hockey Association on the problem of hockey rinks at Sunrise Park. There had been discussion of constructing a new rink, but due to the construction costs, it was decided to repair the old rink. Some of the posts and some of the boards need to be replaced and the lighting needs to be realigned. Mr. Schneider said he had some indication that some financial assistance may be forth coming from Blaine. The hockey association had agreed to this proposal. Mr. Locher had checked the request for information on the City's bonded indebtness and said the Clerk should fill out and return to the firm requesting the information. Mr. Locher read the petition from the persons interested in extending the utility lines on East Shadow Lake Drive. Mr. Locher said the amount to be placed in escrow cannot be det- ermined until Mr. Gotwald has bids. This Council should pass a Resolution authorizing this work to be done. He felt that possibly the street surfacing would not be completed until next year, but the Council could allow building to commence but not issue a certificate of occupancy until the hookups are completed. Mr. McLean asked if the City needed to advertise for bids and Mr. Locher said, No, since this is not a City project, it is merely being installed in a City street. Mr. Locher reminded the Council that permission for this extension must be obtained from the Metropol- 19 September 26, 1977 itan Waste Control Commission and the State Board of Health. III Mr. McLean wondered if this would cloud the issue before the Hearing Examiner on the sys- tems Statement and Mr. Locher felt that it would not. After some other discussion, Mr. McLean moved to approve this extension. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Locher asked for a copy of the petition. 1 1 Mr. Locher had checked the abstract dealing with the plat of Otter Lake Estates and found some minor mistakes that must be corrected before the plat can be filed. There is also a problem with stakes on the southern most part of the plat being placed 7' too far north. This will need to be corrected. The old road will have to be vacated and the new road est- ablishes a 60' right -of -way but 66' had been turned over to the City. All these things are to be corrected by the surveyor. Mr. McLean said the suggestion of changing the matter of park dedication in the area of coll- ecting money in lieu of land had been discussed at the Planning and Zoning Board meeting and it had created mixed emotions amoung the members of that Board and the motion that had come out of that meeting had recommended the dedication continue as is and on a fee basis on individual lots. Mr. McLean felt this put the problem in the hands of the Council. There was some discussion on property values and how to resolve this problem. Mr. McLean asked this matter be put on the agenda for October II, 1977 and each Council member present his suggestions on this. The Clerk is to put together some examples of how this could work - both on an individual lot basis and on the 10% land value method. It was also sugg- ested that she contact some surrounding communities as to how this is handled in those comm- unities. The fact that if land is split by meets and bounds, the City does not receive either 10% of land or money. Another point - if money is taken at the time of platting, it is all received at once; on a per lot basis, it could extend over a 4 or 5 year period. The pros and cons will be'.diiscussed at the next meeting. It had been noted that Mr. Lichtscheidl, on Main Street, had expanded his business to the point where he had a franchise. The P & Z felt he should apply for a special use permit. Mrs. Anderson has mailed the form to him. The Towing contract as presented by Mr. Alan Strobeen was discussed with the pros and cons of an exclusive contract being the focal point. The storage of the vehicle and the type of insurance carried by Mr. Strobeen was also discussed. Mr. Schneider felt this could be tried on a short time basis - Mr. Karth suggested six mon- ths. Mr. Strobeen suggested a three months trial basis. Mr. Karth moved to award an exclusive towing contract to A l's Towing Service effective October I, 1977 through Janaary 9, 1978. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried un- animously. Mr. Strobeen will get a copy of insurance to the Clerk's office. Mr. McLean moved to approve requisition #779. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried un- animously. Mr. Karth questioned the check to Margie Roisum for mileage and expenses for attending school. The Clerk said this was a class requirement for Assessors. Mr. Karth said he had no object- ions to paying the expenses but but felt these matters should be cleared with the Council ahead of time. This will be conveyed to Mr. Kelling and Mrs. Roisum. 20 September 26, 1977 Mr. McLean moved to approve checks #8246 through and including #8266. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean moved to adjourn at 11:30 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Aye. The minutes were approved with corrections October 11, 1977 at the regular Council meeting. EDNA L. SAR ER, CLERK - TREASURER 1 1 1