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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/24/1977 Council Minutes200 January 24, 1977 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:05 P.M. on January 24, 1977 by Mayor Bohjanen. Council members present: Karth, McLean, Sch- neider, Zelinka. Absent; None. Mr. Locher, Mr. Gotwald and Mr. Short were also present. The first order of business was the presentation of the "Citizen of the Year" award. Mayor Bohjanen asked the Clerk to read the sketch of the person receiving the award. Mr. Gunder Gunderson was cited for his many contributions in several capacities to the City of Lino Lakes. Also for his work and recognition in his service to the Civil Defense and VFW. Mr. Gunderson received the award with "thanks" to the City. Mr. McLean moved to approve the minutes of the January 10, 1977 meeting as presented. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. The Clerk presented the following items for Council consideration: ..Mr. Gotwald has submitted a letter establishing the amount necessary for a road bond for the Pine Haven Plat. Mr. Jerry Blackbird was present representing developer of that plat. He said he would ask for the bond to be valid for a two year period or 75% completion of the plat, whichever occurred first. Mr. Locher said another way this could be handled which he felt was more eff4cient, is a letter of credit. This method protects the City in case the developer says he will not install the streets. A road bond will only cover the installation if the developer fails. Mr. Locher said if the bond method is used, a contractors agree- ment should accompany the bond. Mr. Blackbird felt this would not present a problem. Mr. McLean moved to approve the road bond with the accompanying contractor's agree- ment. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried with Mr. Karth abstaining. ..An application for the installation of a well for irrigation purposes in sec. 5 & 6 of Washington County had been dropped off at the City offices. This is a 10" well, 150 feet deep and will be used 24 hours per day from June through September. The Coun- cil was concerned about the effect this well will have on the private wells in that area. This is the third such well to be applied for in the same general area. Mr. McLean suggested holding this until Mr. Gotwald arrived for his comments. ..A copy of the plans and specifications for the landscaping of 135E from the Ramsey County Line to the junction of 135W had been received. This was discussed with Mr. McLean asking if there is any mention of a sound barrier to be errected along that interstate. The Clerk had checked the specifications, and the only things listed are trees and shrubs. Mr. McLean moved to approve the plans and specifications providing there are no sound barriers. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. ..The Police Contract with the City of Centerville was considered. Chief Myhre had recomputed the cost figures. Centerville had reviewed these figures and the Clerk had called to say they had no questions. The cost figures to be used is $21.96 per capita. Mr. Schneider moved to approve this contract. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. ..The cost for Police coverage at the MMTC for the last six months of 1976 had been computed by Chief Myhre and the Clerk presented these figures for Council consideration There was some discussion on these figures with Mr. Schneider asking that a decision on this be deferred. Mr. Zelinka so moved. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. 1 1 201 January 24, 1977 Mayor Bohjanen asked Mr. Cape,Civil Defense Director to present his report. Mr. Cape said he had attended meetings on the fuel shortage and this will be the Number 1 pro- gram for the next two years. There is also a plan for the relocation of the public in the event of a nuclear attack. This relates to the seven county metropolitan area which it is suggested will have approximately 72 hours to evacuate. There will be more information on this at a later date. Mr. Cape said he would keep the Council informed. Shelter to house the public is being planned and will be constructed by the Corps of Engineers. These shelters will be stocked with food to sustain the per- sons there for a certain period of time. There is a special number to call at the State Capital in the event of a fuel short- age. Mayor Bohjanen said he will be getting the number and will call it in to the office. Mayor Bohjanen thanked Mr. Cape for his report and will wait for further information. Mr. Karth presented the Council with a rough draft for the reporting of man hours worked in the various departments. The form was studied by the Council members with some sugg- ested changes. Mr. Karth said he would redesign and re- submit. Mr. McLean presented the actions of the Planning and Zonning Board meeting held on January 19, 1977. Mr. Kenneth Gourley had been re- elected as Chairman and Mr. James Hill is Vice - Chairman. Mrs. Luanne Kelly had requested a Special Use Permit to operate a Beauty Shop at her home at 8265 West Rondeau Lake Road. She had a permit for such an operation at 1282- 81st Street but has moved to the new address. She had the required signatures and the Planning Board had recommended approval of this special use permit. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean moved to have the Clerk pull the special use permit issued for the 81st Street address and cancel it. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Gordon Danks has a small parcel of land along 20th Avenue North that has been split from the original forty acres by 20th Avenue. He asked if this parcel is a buildable parcel of land. The Clerk had called the County and had the acreage com- puted which differs depending on where the south measurement begins and ends. The Planning and Zoning Board felt that an accurate survey with the correct acreage and a legal description is neccesary and Mr. Danks would need a variance for the Tess than 21 acre requirement. The Clerk will inform Mr. Danks of these requirements. Mr. Marlin Hansen, representing the developer of Otter Lake Shores had presented a preliminary plat for consideration. There was discussion of doing this area in two separte plats, the availability of an access to the Lake, the consideration of park land or money, the inclusion of the lower portion that had previously been presented and the inclusion of one lot along the now existing roadway. Mr. Hansen will take these suggestions back to the developer and return. He asked to be put on the February agenda. Mr. McLean will keep the Council inofrmed on the progress of this plat. North Northeast Realty had submitted a request for two variances for a lot north of Main Street fronting on Highway #8. This lot had been split in 1965 but the deeds had not been recorded and now they cannot be recorded without a variance. There were several points that needed clairfication so: the variance requests were returned for these points to be cleared. Mr. Meyeres, representing Drovers State Bank, and Mr. Kronholm appeared before the Board with a preliminary sketch for the platting of the four unit town house on the January 24, 1977 West side of Lake Reshanau. These buildings are located on a parcel of land that has a legal description but only has a 332' access to the Street. On consulting the map, Mr. Kronholm said the small triangle piece of land to the north of the access could be included in the description thus giving the parcel the necessary frontage on the street. They will redraw this and return. Mr. Kronholm asked to be put on the February agenda. Mr. Gotwald, Mr. Short and Mr. Locher presented the package to be presented to the Metropolitan Council in reference to the Resolution passed by the City Council in June, 1976. This is the work requested by the Metropolitan Council and must be com- pleted before the City can utilize the capacity in the interceptor. Mr. Gotwald had outlined the urban and rural service areas and computed the acreage. He had also outlined the planned staged development of these areas. He had also noted some changes in the sewer lines. He felt this should serve as an interium CSP rather than the expensive redesign of the entire CSP. Mr. Short had computed the density of the two areas and had broken the rural service area into three classifications. He had then computed the overall density of the area. He felt there are three different methods by which this density could be computed de- pending on how much of the unusable land is included. Mr. Locher had prepared ordinances dealing with the soils guide and the monitoring of existing systems. This package is to be presented as an amendment to the Comp- rehensive Land Use Plan. Mr. Locher is hopeful the soils map does not have to be published as will the ordinance. He said it would have to be reduced to the point where it would become illegible. This package is due to be presented to the Metropolitan Council before Jan. 31, 1977 for their review but Mr. Short said he had talked with Mr. Starr and if the Council felt they needed more time to study, it could be presented some time in February. Mr. Karth felt that without the expertise of the Planner, Engineer and Attorney he would not understand any more than he did at this point, Mr. Schneider felt the same. Mr. McLean read the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board which asked the Council to review this material and, if they have no objections, to forward to the Metropolitan Council for their review. Mr. Karth moved to forward this material to the Metropolitan Council, with the corr- ections noted by Mr. Short, for their review. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carr- ied unanimously. Mr. Short said there would be a letter of transmittal and he will index the material. 1 Mr. McLean thanked Mr. Gotwald, Mr. Locher and Mr. Short for their time and effort put into this package and the Planning and Zoning Board members for their extra meetings they had attended. He felt it was a good package with a lot of thought put into the results. Mr. Locher said there had been a lot of help from Mr. McLean and he hoped for some cooperation from the Metropolitan Counci. Mr. McLean reminded the Council of the meeting at the Bunker Park Activity Center on Wednesday, January 26, 1977. Mr. Schneider reported on the Park Board meeting held on January 17, 1977. This had 203 January 24, 1977 IIIbeen an organizational meeting with Mr. Resch being elected as Chairman and Mr. Gredvig Vice - Chairman. There had been discussion of one member of the Park Board taking the minutes thereby eliminating the need to pay Mrs. Anderson for doing this but the idea was rejected by the Board. The Board expressed concern about Mrs. Billik' wood fuel supply. After some discuss- ion no action was taken. Mr. Schneider said he had been consulting the book that spells out the financial re- ports that must either be published in the official paper or posted in three places within the City. He said he does not have the latest book but Mr. Anfinson is sending him one. As soon as this arrives he will get together with the Clerk and Mrs. And- erson and get the form completed. Mr. Schneider reported on the Advisory Board meetings at the MMTC. He said there had been good cooperation from the corrections department in the matter of converting the facility. He will keep the Council informed as to the progress. Mr. Zelinka reported the Personnel Commission meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 20, 1977 had been cancelled due to illness of two of the members. However, a meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, January 27, 1977. This will be an organizational meeting and to discuss a benefit program for the employees. IIIMr. Zelinka said he had been contacted on the timing schedule for salary increases for the employees. It was felt there are funds available for the increases to become effective January 1, 1977. Mr. Schneider said he has mixed emotions on this matter. The 1977 Budget had been cut back and he felt the 1977 cash flow projections are not all that good. Mr. Sch- neider said the cash flow is flexiable but at this point in time, he would have to vote against this increase. He felt this is a matter of priority and he asked if there is a City policy in matters such as this. Mr. Zelinka said there has been no policy or procedure but there had been suggestions of possibly backing up to February 15, or March 1, for this year and then backing up to the first for next year. The approximate cost for these increases would be about $2,400.00. Mr. McLean asked if this $2,400.00 included both the wages and benefits and Mr. Zelinka said, No, that is just for wages. Mr. McLean felt this should be a priority item of business for the next Council meeting. Mr. Zelinka read a letter from Representative Neisen noting a bill he will introduce. This bill designates the County Attorney as the prosecuting attorney for all Highway Patrol offenses. The fines are split three ways after the Court costs are deducted. The County, Highway Patrol and City each receives one -third of the remaining amount. Mr. Locher said there is also a League sponsored bill that would require the County IIIAttorney to prosecute all misdemeanors and the City takes care of Ordinance violations. Mr. Locher felt the County Attorney's office could not handle the volumne at the pre= sent time and would have to be expanded if this becomes the law. Li..._ Mr. Zelinka felt this City is being penalized by having the two freeways going through the City and should not bear the cost of prosecuting violations issued by the Highway 204 January 24, 1977 Patrol on those freeways. Mr. McLean felt the City should be separated from prosecuting those cases entirely. Mr. Zelinka said the City may be asked to present evidence at some of the hearings. If any of the Council members have any comments, please contact him and he will pass this along to Representative Nelsen. Mr. McLean said his only comment would be poitive. Mr. Zelinka moved to write a letter Of strong support to Representative Neisen and ask if there is any further assistance this Council can give him. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean asked if the bill being sponsored by the League would get away from the City having to carry the civil matter from private citizens? Mr. Locher felt that it would. Mr. Locher reminded the Council, if this bill is passed, and the County Attorney ass- umes the responsibility for these cases, the cost will be spread over the entire Coun- ty - all the people will pay. Mr. Locher reported he had received a call from the mediator asking for a meeting on January 25, 1977, but the Union Representatives had been unable to meet until after February 6, 1977. Mr. Locher will notify the Council of the date as soon as he knows. He said he was surprised there had not been an answer from the mediator before now. Mr. Gotwald had checked the application for the ins +allation of a well for irrigation purposes and he suggested a letter be written to the State asking for their statement on the effect this well would have on the surr- ounding private wells. Mayor Bohjanen had received a letter from the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission setting a meeting in Centerville for Thursday, January 27, 1977 to discuss the route of the interceptor. Mr. Gotwald said the plans and specifications are not completed. The original plan was to install the interceptor along Main Street but now the proposal is to route the interceptor along Cedar Street. He felt the Southern route was better for this City. If and when the City installs sewer lines, they would go along Main Street and the installation would be easier if this interceptor is not there. He said it would not effect this City since it is a force main and Lino Lakes cannot hook into the system. The information guides are ready for the printer except for Chairman of the Personnel Commission. This will be available after the meeting on Thursday. Mr. McLean moved to authorize the printing of these guides. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. The Clerk asked for permission to transfer the designated amounts on the Federal Rev- enue Sharing; $2,254.00 to Police Fund; $9,036.00 to Road Fund; and $2,254.00 to Park Fund. Mr. Schneider so moved. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. There was some questions on the requisitions which were answered by Clhief Myhre. Mr. McLean moved to approve requisitions #721 - 726 through and including #731. Second- ed by W. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. On consulting the bills, Mr. Schneider questioned the bond covering the Clerk. This check had been written to the James Ray Agency. Mr. Schneider moved to change this bond to the Forest Lake Agency. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. 1 January 24, 1977 Mr. Zelinka moved to approve checks #7590 through and including #7661, cancelling #7613. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mrs. McLean moved to adjourn at 11:10 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Aye. These minutes were corre d' and approve at he EebUary %i¢,11.977 regular scheduled Council meeting. CLERK - TREASURER