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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/09/1977 Council MinutesMay 9, 1977 _A. IIIThe regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:00 P.M, May 9, 1977 by Mayor Bohjanen. Council members present: Karth, McLean, Zelinka. Mr. Schneider will arrive late. Mr. Locher and Mr. Gotwald were also present. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve the minutes of April 25, 1977 as presented. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth moved to approve the minutes of May 4, 1977 as presented. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Peui.Howard, representing the Baldwin Lake Trailer Court appeared before the Council with questions on the connecting of the Trailer Court to the interceptor. Mr. Gotwald said there would be no construction problems within the Court since the lines are there. It will be a matter of extending a main to the lift station. This line must cross two parcels of private property and easements must be obtained. Mr. McLean asked how many units were in the court and was told, 51. Mr. Gotwald said the portion of the lines within the Court will remain a private system, but the portion that crosses private property would become a part of the City system. There was discussion on the obtaining of the easements and Mr. Howard felt there would not be a problem. Mr. Gotwald suggested allowing those persons to hook into the main in exchange IIIfor the easements. There was also a question as to the amount of S.A.C. to be paid by a mo- bile home. The Clerk is to call Mr. Payne on this. Mr. McLean asked if there would be any problems with the Metropolitan Council on this and Mr. Locher said, No, just permission from the State Board of Health. Mr. Gotwald said the present system would need to be inspected for ground water infiltration. Mayor Bohjanen suggested Mr. Howard work with Mr. Gotwald on this to avoid problems. Mr. Zelinka so moved. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. William Molin was in the audience to discuss the excess dirt located on his property. This dirt has accumulated during the process of expanding the storage area for his business. Mr. Willard Rehbein has offered to purchase the material. Mr. Molin wondered if a permit for the removal of this soil is necessary. Mr. Gotwald said he had looked at the site and this is surplus dirt. He could see no reason why this could not be removed, since it is excess material. Mr. Zelinka moved the Council recognize this is excess material accumulated in the normal procedure of expansion and no permit is necessary, and that if there is any removal in the future, the Council be notified of his action. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried un- animously. The public hearing for the consideration of Pine Vista II was called to order at 8 :30 P.M. illMr. Locher read the legal publication of the notice and reported the affidavit of publication had been received. Mr. Locher made a point of informing, the Coucil that some of the legals he read were for the street easement. Mr. McLean read the recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Board. This stipulated the word 'proposed' be deleted from the drainage and road easements. Mr. Nelson said this had ,46 May 9, 1977 been done. Mr. Nelson asked how the Council wanted the street easements handled - should he have all the deeds made out to Nelson Properties and then turn them over to the City. The Council agreed this would be fine. 1 Mr. LcLean moved that Pine Vista 11 be accepted with the park dedication to be cash in leiu of land, this to be paid on the sale of the lots, road costs to be escrowed or bonds in the amount of IZ times the costs of construction and the word 'proposed' be deleted from the street and drainage easements. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth moved to close the hearing at 8:45 P.M. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carr- ied unanimously. Mr. Karth said he had nothing to report on the auction. He has been waiting for some word from the other two communities who had expressed an interest. Mr. Zelinka said someone had asked him if the holes that are being patched are being cleaned first and Mr. Volk said, Yes. Mr. Roy Backlin, from the audience, asked if there is someway to get some drainage along Lakeview. He suggested putting in some dry wells. Mrs. LaRock said all the water along her portion of the same street collects in their back yard and it get so bad in front of their house that cars stall. After some discussion on this matter, Mr. Zelinka moved to authorize Mr. Gotwald and Mr. Volk to check this matter and bring recommendations for Council consideration, this to include all of Lakeview Avenue. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth said the offer for the tractor was $500.00 as is. Mr. Zelinka suggested keep- ing the tanker for future use. This should be check for standing water and drained, if necessary, and kept dry to avoid the rusting out of the tank. Mr. McLean asked if it is necessary to advertise in order to sell this and Mr. Locher said, No, but it might be wise. There was discussion on selling of the materials no longer used by the City. Mr. Karth moved to authorize the publication of an ad listing the unused items. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Locher said the ad should include 'The City reserves to right to reject any and all bids' and 'items are sold as is'. Prospective buyers should call for information as to when the items may be viewed. Mr. Karth noted there is a requisition for Calcium Chloride for use on West Shadow Lake Drive. This will only cover that portion of the street near the existing homes. Mr. Zelinka asked if Mr. Volk could pick up 200 pounds for him while he is there? He said he did not want to put the City in an awkward position. Mr. Locher felt there was no problem. Mr. Karth moved to authorize Mr. Volk to pick up the material for Mr. Zelinka with Mr. Zelinka to pay for the material on delivery. Sec- onded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. The Clerk reported on the following items for Council consideration: ..Read portions of a letter from the Metropolitan Council announcing the updating of the 1 247 May 9, 1977 Metropolitan Development Guide Chapter on Airports. There was several topics directed IIIat the North Search Area that will be studied. 1 1 ..A copy of the permit issued to the Crossways Club for the cleaning of Rondeau Lake had been received. ..The Lexington Fire Department's report for the month of April. ..A request to move a house in on Birch Street had been received. This home must be in- spected by the Building Inspector, one member from the Planning and Zoning Board and one member of the Council. The Clerk will arrange this. ..Reminded the Council of the Board of Review to be held on May 17, 1977 at 7:00 P.M. This has been published and the affadivat had been received. ..Read a portion of a letter from the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission setting a meeting for May 10, 1977 at 7:30 P.M. at Bunker Park Activities Building to discuss the site selection process for a chemical waste landfill facility. Someone should attend this meeting. Mr. McLean had no report from the Planning and Zoning, however, he told the Council an answer to the Systems Statement must be done by the latter part of June. Mr. McLean had contacted Mr. Bob Ranta to schedule a meeting for discussion of this document. He will keep the Council informed of any progress. The Clerk was asked if any contact from Mr. Boland hbd been made and she said, No. Mr. Zelinka suggested a follow up letter be sent asking if any action had been taken to set a date for the requested meeting. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried carried unanimously. The Clerk was instructed tosend copies of the previously written letters. The Clerk is to also write to Mr. Ranta confirming the phone conversation asking for a meeting on 5/18/77 and Mr. Ranta will return the call with the name of someone who will attend in his absence. Mr. Karth so moved. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Schneider arrived at 9:00 P.M. Mayor Bohjanen wondered how the City of Circle Pines could get a burning permit for the burning of the debris that had been collected near the fire station. The Clerk was in- structed to contact MY. Ed Bloomstrand for this information. Susan Spain and Jolly Roberts of the University of Minnesota Land Planning Department were present to present the plan they have designed for the Park property located at the City Hall. The design was explained by the girls and some estimated costs were given. The Council discussed the design and the staged development with the girls. They were thanked very much for their work and commended on the design. The Clerk was instructed to write a letter of commendation to the girls. Mr. Schneider had nothing to report from the Park Board. He has a meeting this Saturday at the MMTC. He will keep the Council informed of the progress at that facility. Mr. Schneider noted the requisition for the mower for the Park Department. This was not in the budget and is planned to be paid for from the dedicated funds. Mr. Volk said this 248 May 9, 1977 is a 60" rotary mower that fits under the Lo -Boy tractors. There was discussion on the use of the dedicated funds for this purpose. It was felt these funds should be set aside for the acquisition of land - either for Parks or for perhaps a fire station site. Mr. McLean said there should be $4,200.00 in this fund at the present time; $2,200.00 from money in leiu of land and $2,000.00 that had been in the budget. The Clerk was instructed to research the minutes on the status of this money. Mr. Schneider moved to use the money budgeted for a fence and apply to the purchase of this mower. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. The proposed Ordinance on Acceleration of cars was read by Mr. Locher. There were several questions on this Ordinance. The Ordinance now being enforced by the City of Bloomington was discussed. Mr. Zelinka moved to table this Ordinance and obtain a copy of the one from Bloomington. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Locher had checked the contract with C. W. Houle for the installation of the sewer lines on LaMotte Road. The only discrepancy he could find was in the number of pages; the contract says 4 and there were only 3. The bonds and insurance are all in order. Mr. Gotwald suggested this contract not be signed until the financing has been arranged. The number of years this assessment should run was discussed. Mr. Gotwald said the usual is 15 to 20 years unless the resident involved decides to lessen the number of years. Mr. Locher said quotes cou(td be gotten from the banks in increments of five years. Mr. Zelinka moved to authorize the Attorney to obtain two quotes from banks. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Gotwald will contact Mr. Houle requesting a time extension for the signing of the contracts. Mr. Locher reported Mr.Pierre Nadeau had called his office with complaints against Mr. Brokke. He had asked Mr. Locher to call his (Mr. Nadeau's) Attorney with information on this problem. Mr. Locher felt Mr. Nadeau's Attorney could get all the information from the court transcript. Mr. Nadeau insists that Mr. Brokke is Operating a business in a residential zone. Mr. Zelinka suggested having the Police check this location and find out just what is being done and report to the Council. Mr. Karth so moved. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Locher was instructed not to call until more information is available. Mr. Gotwald told the Council that there could be some problems with the sale of some of the hots in Country Lakes. In the process of re- platting parts of Lakes Add. #2 into Lakes Add. #3, the sewer and water lines run on private property and will have to be dug up and re- located. He had called the company handling the sale of these lots and pointed this problem out to them. The Clerk was instructed to write to Mr. Ken Nelson of Drovers State Bank and ask him to contact Mr. Gotwald in order to avoid this problem. Mr. Kronholm had called Mr. McLean to talk about the Park lands in that development and r 1 1 May 9, 1977 to clear up the matter of the townhouse on the East side of the lake. Mr. McLean will contact Mr. Schneider and Mr. Gourley when a date is set. Mr. Karth requested that Mr. Gotwald attend the last meeting of the month instead of the first since all the actions of the Planning and Zoning Board are considered at the last meeting. The Council felt this change would be to the advantage of the Council in making decisions on the new plats. Mr. Gotwald had no objections. Mr. Volk asked the Council for permission to get involved with the inspections of the hoop -ups in Country Lakes and Shenandoah. Nothing inside, just the sewer and water connections to City system. Mr. Gotwald said most cities have a joint inspection made by the plumbing inspector and the Public Works Supervisor. Mr. McLean asked if Mr. Volk would have the power to red -tag? Mr. Zelinka asked what action is necessary? an ordinance change? Mr. Locher felt this action could be accomplished by a Resolution. Mr. McLean moved to empower Mr. Volk to inspect all sewer connections with the authority to red -tag violations in conjunction with the p.lmbing inspector for the protection of the City's utility system. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. The Clerk is to instruct all persons pulling hookup permits, they must call the City Hall for inspections. She is to inform Mr. Vadnais and Mr. Volk. Mr. Karth asked if the Police no longer picked up dogs and held them for the animal control? No one had an answer. The Clerk was instructed to talk to Chief Myhre about this. Mr. Schneider noted there will be several volunteers in the community taking a prelim- inary information census of Lino Lakes with Council approval. Mr. McLean moved to approje requisitions #746, 747, 749 & 750. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve checks #7891 through and including #7930, with none being vorded. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean moved to adjourn at 11:15 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Aye. These minutes were cormc ed and app oveA at the y 23, 1977 regular scheduled Council meeting CLERK - TREASURER