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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/27/1978 Council Minutes187 November 27, 1978 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:00 P.M., on November 27, 1978 by Mayor Karth. Council members pre- sent; Kulaszewicz, McLean. Absent; Schneider, Zelinka. Mr. Bill Scheutter substituted for Mr. Locher and Mr. Gotwald was also present. Mr. McLean moved to approve the minutes of November 13, 1978 as presented. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. The Clerk presented the following items for Council consideration: ..A letter of Credit for the completion of Arrowhear Drive in the amount of $12,000.00. Mr. Gotwald will write a confirming letter on this project. Mr. McLean moved to accept the Letter of Credit subject to the receipt of Mr. Gotwald's letter and building permits may be released on that street. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. .. Northwestern Bell had forwarded a request for buried cable in the Equity Estates. Mr. Gotwald had checked and approved this request. Mr McLean moved to approve the buried cable in Equity Estates. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. ..The affadivat of publication for the use of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds had been received. This will be discussed at the next Council meeting. ..All Council members had recevied a copy of the letter from Mr. Burman dealing with a grant requested by Circle Pines. ..Presented a letter for Council information only from Dennis Carlson, Attorney for Mrs. Signe Miller, dealing with a requested street extension in Shenandoah II. The letter is addressed to Mr. Glenn Rehbein, developer, and this copy is for information only. No action is necessary. ..Reported on a letter from the Environmental Quality Board to a Mr. James Flannery, concerned with a request from Mr. Flannery for an EAW on some land in his area. It would seem that at the present time, no development has been submitted for the area, so no EAW can be made. ..Presented a request from Mrs. Pat Winter asking for the use of the City Hall for a Christmas Party for the 4 -H Club for December 15, 1978. The Lioness will be using the Hall that evening setting up for their Christmas Party scheduled for Saturday, December 16, 1978. Mrs. Winter asked if they could use the Hall on December 8, 1978. Mr. McLean moved to approve the request for December 8, 1978. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. Mr. Herbst and Mr. McGowan were to be heard at this time, but since neither was present at this time, Mayor Karth asked for comments on Mr. Locher's letter with his recommendations for Mr. Kirschbaum. Mayor Karth said he and contacted the Union and they had felt there was not a pro- blem with Mr. Locher's recommendations. Mr. McLean asked how soon an answer from the Doctor as to the returning date could be expected and has he been contacted? Mayor Karth said he had not contacted the Doctor. He felt a decision should be made by this Council first. Mr. McLean moved that a medical leave, without pay, be granted Mr. Jeffrey Kirschbaum, effective December 31, 1978, unless an exact date for Mr. Kirschbaum's return to duty is supplied by his Doctor. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed, The letter to this effect is to be written by Mr. Locher and forwarded to all interested parties. Mr. Volk had left several suggested bullentin board catalogs in Mayor 188 November 27, 1978 Karth.ss kox; These were checked and one decided upon, Mx, y'Qlk is to present a requisision for the one selected. Mr. Herbst had arrived and the many problems occuring at the old gravel pit site was discussed. Mr. MCLean explained that the Council only wanted to assist in any way they could, Methods of keeping the persons dumping out of the area was discussed. Mr. Herbst had an invoice of one of the persons allegely dumping there and said he had more in another car. Mr. Schuetter suggested a civil action against the man. Mr. Herbst said he would contact his office next week. The old building will be removed, within the next 60 days. Mr. Herbst will consider ditching some of the area, he will also contact the Attorney for a possible civil suit, and the Police Department will be asked to increase the patrol in that area. Mr. Herbst said he also expects to start construction in that area in the Spring. Two items had been approved by a phone poll and Mayor Karth asked they be ratified by this Council. The one had concerned a change of date for the use of the Bingo permit issued to the Lino Parent's Club for Nov. 17, 1978 and had to be postponed due to weather conditions. They had re- quested to use the permit on December 1, 1978. This had been cleared with the Attorney. Mr. McLean moved to ratify the decision to grant the change of date on this permit. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion de- clared passed. The other poll had been for the hiring of a person as a recording clerk. Mayor Karth had interviewed Karen Estuesta, from Centennial High School, and the Council had been polled on the hiring of her for this position. There had been four approvals and one no vote. There was some discussion on this matter with one point being cleared. This person is to be hired for a three month trial period. Mr. McLean moved to approve hiring Karen Estuesta for three months on a trial basis. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. After some discussion on the salary, Mr. McLean moved to set the salary at $3.00 per hour with instructions to the Personnel Commission to make a study and set a salary range, not only for this type of employment, but for non -union employes. This to be done within the next 45 days. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. Mr. McGowan had arreive. He presented the Council with a summary of the City's insurance coverage. He also discussed the problems in obtaining a long term disability policy for the police Deaprtment. He has found one that will write the policy but has encountered some medical problems with someof the patrolmen. Mayor Karth asked if including the shop and maintenance personnel would made a difference and Mr. McGowan said all other personnel is covered with a disabolity insurance as a part of the H &W program and felt including these people would not be necessary. There was some discssion on the Kirschbaum subject and the general consensus was that the clause in the union contract should be changed to read 'covered under insurance benefits'. There was a suggestion that perhaps the contract could be re- opened to discuss this matter. Mr. MCGowan suggested that perhsps oome member of the Council would want to contact the claims manager at the Worker's Comp. Inc. office. He will be glad to provide a name a nd phone number. 189 November 27, 1978 The Council asked Mr. McGowan to check under the uninsured motorist clause in the vehicle insurance for the possibility of the City recovering the money they had paid to Mr. Kirschbaum. Mr. McGowan suggested that perhaps the City should consider going to a $50.00 deductible under the comprehesive insurance and a $250.00 deductible under the collision. He will prepare figures for this for Council consideration. The Clerk was instructed to check insurance certificaties for the XCU coverage. This should be a must. There was discussion on the insurance carried on the rented equipment. Mr. McGowan felt it would be better to carry blanket coverage rather than insure each piece of equipment as it is rented. He will present cost figures on this as well as the Wrrors and Ommission coverage for the Council members. It was felt tha tperhaps the limits on this should be increased. The building value was set at $150,000. It was felt that perhaps this is too low. Mr. Gotwald will check construction costs for replacement value. In the meantime, Mr. MCGowan will ptu a binder on the building for $200,000. Mr. Gotwald also suggested that perhaps the well and well house was not insured at replacement costs. He will check this also for a recommendation. Mr. Volk, Chief Myjre and the Clerk are to update their inventories and get the information to Mr. McGowan for the possible need to increase that coverage also. Mr. McGowan will return to the December 11, 1978 meeting with cost figures and his recommendations. There was discussion of increasing the coverage for the replacement of valuable papers to $25,000.00 and the cost of temporary office rental should be included at the figure of $20,00. These matters will all be discussed at the December 11, 1978 meeting. Mr. McLean presented the following items for the Planning and Zoning Board meeting held on November 15, 1978. .. A preliminary plat was presented by Mr. Van Kleek. The Planning and Zoning found the plat to be acceptable and advised Mr. Van Kleek to continue ..Mr. Allan Le Tournear had presented a request for a variance to transfer a parcel of land 10' in width. The Planning and Zoning Board had re- commended approval of this variance with the stipulation this be combined with the existing lot to form one parcel of land. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. Mr. Jerry Blackbird had presented some questions on the construction of Quads. He was questioning the current requirements of square footage. The Planning and Zoning asked that he put together some date for presen- tation. Mr. McLean asked Mr. Gotwald if he would also get some information for the Board to consider. Mr. Gotwald said hw would. Mr. Dennis Cunningham had applied for a variance to construct his secondary building, which is a barn to house horses, before the primary building is constructed. The use of the land was discussed and it was felt that Mr. Cunningham should have a special use permit before proceeding with any construction. 190 November 27, 1978 Mr. Cunningham was advised to apply for a special use permit and have his materials in before the next Planning and Zoning Board meeting and both the special use and the variance can be processed at the same time. Mr. Klenck, of the Otter Lake Hills area, had applied for a special use permit for the storage of heavy equipment in a residential area. More information is needed on this request. Mr. Klenck will return to the Planning and Zoning Board. Mr. Roy Stanley had applied for a variance to split two lots into four lots. These are part of the Sunset Oaks plat. The Planning and Zoning had recommended approval of these splits with the stipulation that Mr. Stanley pay for the four lots. He had paid for two at the time of application. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. Mr. Mobley had presented a proposed usage for his land that does not conform to his present zoning. He was advised to have the land rezoned. He had submitted the application and will be on the next agenda. Mayor Karth reported on the Police Advisory Board meeting held on November 14, 1978. This meeting had been converned with a question and answer session with Sheriff Talbott. No decision shad been made. Mr. Volk had presented two requisitions for the Park Department. One is for a garage to be moved in for storage at Sunrise Park and the other is for a snowblower for the rinks. These requisitions need to be signed by Mr., Zelinka who is absent. There is no designated location for the garage and it was felt this should be presented. Also, Mr. Volk should present more than one price on the smow blower. Chief Myhre presented his arguments for the repair of the old radar and askedabout his requisitions (which the Clerk did not have). After some discussion, it was decided these will be considered at the next meeting. Mr. Gotwald had checked with teh MSB on the usage charges for 1979. It had been assumed that the Baldwin Lake Trailer Court was connected and some adjustment will be made in these charges. Mr. Gotwald reported that the extension on East Shadow Lake Drive is completed to the point were building permits may be released. He is advising the bak to withhokd 10% for the completion of the boulevards and such. Mr. McLean moved to approve Checks #9260 through and including #9278. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. Mr. Gotwald said a Resolution authorizing him to check the feasibility of the petitions for the extension of the sewer on Black Duck Drive should be passed. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed. Mr. McLean moved to adjourn at 11:00 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Aye. These minutes were approved at the regular meeting held on January 8, 1979. Edna L. arner, Clerk- Treasurer