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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/28/1977 Council Minutes39 November 28, 1977 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:05 P.M. by Mayor III53ohjaec. Council members present: Karth, McLean, Schneider, Absent: Zelinka. Mr. Locher and Mr. Gotwald were also present. Mr. Karth moved to approve the minutes of October 24, 1977 as presented. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth moved to approve the minutes of November 14, 1977 as presented. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. The Clerk presented the following items for Council consideration: ..A letter from Mrs. Opal Peterson thanking the Council for giving her the opportunity to walk the Otter Lake area. ..The application for purchasing Federal Surplus Property had been approved and returned. The purchasing cards should be received soon. ..The municipal fines for the month of October was $360.50. ..The Pollution Control Agency had written asking the status of the Roland Ford Demolition Landfill application. The City has not received any further information on this matter. The. Clerk will forward this information to the Pollution Control Agency. Mayor Bohjanen had no report. IIIMr. Karth reported the snow plows need new cutting edges and there are requisitions in for them, Mr. McLean reported on the Planning and. Zoning Meeting ::held on November. I6,. 1977. Mr. Baber had appeared before the Board seeking a variance for a bong driveway between two lots off West Bald Eagle Boulevard,. The two lots in question had been granted a variance for having less than the required 150' but the action had been omitted from the minutes. Mr. McLean moved to grant this variance. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. The matter of the driveway was discussed. Since this does not lead to a building, the Coun- cil felt it could not be considered as a drivewa -y. It would appear to be a meandering trail located on the lot lines to give access to the lake to the property owners. Since it is located on private property, Mr. Gotwald advised that no action needed to be taken on this matter. Mr. McLean so moved, with the owners to be advised the City will not provide any maintenance of any kind at any time on this trail to the Lake. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Mo- tion carried unanimously. Mr. James Davis had applied for an extra long driveway off Ware Road but had not provided the Planning and Zoning with a certificate of survey. This had not been received as yet. This matter was tabled until the necessary documents are provided. Mrs. Grundhofer, 5235. Street, had applied for a special use permit to operate.a Beauty . Shop in her home. She had the required signatures, a layout of the shop and a drawing show- ing the parking space. All items were in order. The Planning and Zoning had recommended approval of this special use permit. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr.. Motion carried unanimously. Feed -Rite Controls had submitted an application for rezoning lands located just West of Lake Drive and North of 135W. This is for the construction of a warehouse and distribution center for chemicals. There will also be office space located in the building. The Planning and 40 November 28, 1977 Zoni.ng.had requested a certificate of survey, opinions from the Planner and Engineer and this information to be forwarded to Mr. Locher. The Company is looking for a Spring con- struction date. This matter will be discussed at the next Planning and Zoning Board meet- ing. The Planning and Zoning had considered the plat of Mar Don Homes. There were lots direct- ly undera power line and the planner had been informed these lots would be uhbuildable. They will redesign and resubmit. There had been question of a trailer located at Moline Contrete Plat. The ordinance govern- ing the parking of trailers was checked by Mr. Locher and the ordinance specifies that a unit must be used for living quarters. This trailer is apparently used as a mobile office. This is to be check out. Mr. McLean had a question as to the operations of the One Shot Gun Club, located on Marshan Lake. This appears to be within the Anoka County Open Space. Mr. McLean will contact Mr. Torkildson on this. Mr. Schneider asked if there had been any contact from Mr. Kronholm on the Country Lakes Park land and the Clerk said there had not been. Mr. Kronholm was to contact Mr. McLean but as of this date, Mr. McLean had not had any word from Mr. Kronholm. The Clerk was in- structed to contact. Mr. Kronholm and ask him to contact Mr. McLean. Mr. Schneider reported on matters discussed at the Park Board meeting held on November 21, 1977. The lights at Sunrise Park will be changed some time this week, depending on the electrician. There had been some discussion on the location of the sign at Lino Park and the fact that it could interfer with the soccer field. The question of the location of the hockey rink and the warming house had been raised and the members of the Park Board were told that all plans for that park will have to be cleared through this Board and through the Council. Mr. Burman had been contacted for some CETA assistance with the Parks this winter and there is no, CETA people available. There could be some assistance from the area of underprivil- edged people. The County will call the first week in December on this. Mr. Schneider said he also plans to contact Blaine for some assistance. There was some discussion on the phones at Sunrise Park with the general consensus of the Council to leave the phones as they are now. Mr. Locher reported on a meeting of the Judges just this afternoon. The discussion had been on working out a method to set up the arraignments for the Cities on a regular basis. Mr. Locher said the Clerk of Court will work this out and more will be known after the first of the year. Mr. Schneider questioned the increase in cost and Mr. Locher said the reasoning behind the order was to settle some of the cases before they get to court. Theoretically, this is supposed to save the Cities money. Mr. McLean asked if there had been any change in the method of handling State Highway Patrol arrests and Mr. Locher said, No. Mr. Gotwald said he had inspected West Shadow Lake Drive and would recommend this street be accepted as a City street for regular maintenance and the Contractor be paid. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Locher suggested that lein waivers be provided before payment is made. Mr. Gotwald said he would call the contractor. 41 November 28, 1977 The Clerk was asked to read a letter from Mr. Gotwald on the extension of the sewer sepv- ice on East Shadow Lake Drive to the 9 Tots just North of the existing service. The est- imated cost per lot is $3,108.00. This would include sewer, water, and street. Mr. Got- wald explained the method in which this could be done. Mr. Gotwald said the next move would be for the Council to approve the plan. He was asked if it would be necessary to obtain Metro approval for this and Mr. Gotwald said_Ahe did not think so, since the original plan had been approved by both Metro Council and Waste Control, however, he would contact Mr. Ray Payne for his opinion. Mr. McLean moved to accept Alternate A with IZ times construction costs to be placed in escrow. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. However, on discussion, it was felt that a dollar amount should be stated. Mr. Gotwald suggested the figure computed on the bids received be used as a base. Mr. McLean moved to delete "Ii times construction costs" in the above motion and insert "$3,100.00 plus 50% for a total of $4,650.00" as the amount to be required for escrow. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Gotwald presented the plans for sewering the Bladwin Lake Trailer Park. He reported the existing lines within the Park are acceptable. Mr. Gotwald outlined the problem of installing a line acorss private property to connect into the lift station. Mr. Gotwald felt that once this line is constructed, it should become a City line and the Council ag- reed. The cost of constructing a man hole to the depth required to reach the stub at the lift station was discussed. Mr. Howard felt the City should assume a portion of the costs since the depth required is double what is needed for his service. There will be more on this when Mr. Gotwald has cost figures. There was also the matter of SAC for the 68 units at that location. Mr. Howard had asked if the charges could be made in payments. The Clerk was instructed to contact Mr. Payne for an answer. Mr. McLean asked if there had been any pressure from PCA to connect this system to the interceptor and Mr. Gotwald said, No. Mr. Schneider requested that the minutes for the past year be checked and a list of unfin- ished business be made for the Council. Chief Myhre had done some checking of fire calls and had presented a report to the Council. There was discussion on this matter. Mr. Schneider felt there is a problem and this matter should be studied. He requested Chief Myhre to contact the Chief in Lexington and both be at the December 12, 1977 Council meeting. Chief Myhre suggested that a more complete record be kept by the Fire Department. He sugg- ested something on the order of the log sheets used by the Police Department. Mr. Karth asked about getting the Police Advisory Commission set up. Mayor Bohjanen remind- ed Mr. Karth that he had requested names from each Council member and had only received two names. Mr. Karth said he has some names for consideration and felt that there sould be a minimum of five person on that commission in order to present an objective view. Mr. Karth also felt this Commission should consider and make their recommendations for the Police Department before considering the matter of Fire coverage. Mr. McLean said this Council would need to set a charter for this Commission -1. just what does the Council want from them. Mr. Schneider felt some of the categories to be considered would be - does the City want a Police Department? is the oost too much? do we need 24 hour a day coverage? would 16 42 November 28, 1977 be enough? just what does the City need? He suggested setting the criteria first and sugg- ested that Mr. Karth do this. Mr. Schneider volunteered to assist Mr. Karth. Mr. Schneider asked Mr. Locher if he had had any indication as to the date for the mediat- ion hearing and Mr. Locher said; No. Mr. Schneider felt the City should engage Mr. Smythe for this hearing. He asked Mr. Locher what the City would receive for the estimated $1,500.00 fee. Mr. McLean asked if the City would be paying for two Attorneys and Mr. Locher said, No. Mr. Smythe has the expertise and the files to refer to - Mr. Locher felt it would cost the City less and give them a stronger position with Mr. Smythe. The Council authorized Mr. Locher to contact Mr. Smythe for this purpose. Mr. Schneider said he had talked informally with several communities about the possibility of sharing a City Manager. He asked for authorization to continue this subject. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Short had called the office with the suggestion that this City file a written comment on the rural density question that will be considered by the Metropolitan Council on Dec- ember 8, 1977. Mr. McLean moved that Mr. Short be requested to formulate such a letter based on the City's reply to the systems statement. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Locher suggested a lein waiver be obtained from H & S before the bill for surfacing West Shadow Lake Drive is paid. Mr. Gotwald said he would call them. Mr. Karth moved to approve requisitions #792 through and including #799. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean moved to approve checks #8409 through and including #8421. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Schneider moved to adjourn at 10:00 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Aye. These minutes were approved with correction December 12, 1977 at the regular Council meeting. 41,„„) EDNA L. SARNER, CLERK - TREASURER