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Home My WebLink About06/17/1992 Council Minutes90 COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 17, 1992 DATE TIME..STARTED TIME ..ENDED MEMBERS PRESET June 17, 1992 4:00 P.M. ....................... .............................;: 7 :30 P,M..: Reinert, Neal,: Kuether Elliott, Bergeson. Staff Members present: City Engineer, Darrell Schneider; City Administrator, Randy Schumacher and Clerk- Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. Ed Vaughan, Pheasant Hills Preserve Mr. Vaughan appeared before the City Council to discuss his concerns regarding the development of Pheasant Hills Preserve. His concerns involved working with the City Engineer, City Administrator and as other staff. Remodeling of City Hall It was noted that the remodeling in City Hall was not progressing very fast. Mr. Schumacher explained that the work had been started but the contractor had other obligations that had to be completed before he could continue at City Hall. The consensus of the City Council was that staff should have better working conditions. Mr. Schumacher was asked to give the contractor a deadline or hire another contractor. Steven Koltes, 7080 Lake Drive explained that his home is located in a General Business (GB) zone. He is currently in the process of selling the home and has an interested buyer who pinstripes snowmobiles as a business. He was told by staff that the buyer would not be allowed to use the property both as a residence and as his business location. Mr. Schneider explained the background on this matter. Council Member Kuether and Council Member Bergeson asked that a policy be established for properties such as this that are in transition as far as zoning is concerned. PAGE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION Mr. Schneider July 13, 1992 permit. COUNCIL AGENDA JUNE 17, 1992 explained that this matter will be placed on the Council agenda for granting a conditional use Terry Lappin - Extension of Highway 49/23 Marketing Agreement - Mr. Lappin has requested a 30 extension on his exclusive marketing agreement. The Economic Advisory Board is preparing the criteria for putting exclusive contracts in place. It was generally agreed that Mr. Lappin should be granted the 30 extension. Mr. Schumacher reviewed the balance of the agenda. He noted that only three (3) of the five (5) Council Members will be present at the June 22, 1992 meeting. Therefore, such items as action on any zoning will have to be continued until the next meeting. Council Member Neal explained that he had been approached by Ben Hildestad requesting information regarding a settlement on the Section 18 and 19 eminent domain situation. Mr. Hildestad owns three (3) lots at the corner of Lake Drive and Second Avenue and he says that the tax assessor has assigned a much greater value on the lots than what was awarded during the eminent domain process. Mr. Hildestad would like the value of the lots corrected and his property taxes corrected as well. Mr. Schumacher will check on this matter and give the information to Council Member Neal. Update Boat Access - Reshanau Park Estates Mr. Schumacher explained that when Reshanau Lake Estates was platted an outlot was platted for the use of the lot owners in this subdivision. Plans were made to construct a marina and other recreational activities on the site. Later it was determined that some of the planned uses would cause some community concern and development of the lot was postponed. The developer has now given the homeowners association permission to develop what they want on this lot. The homeowners association would like to build a lake access for only the residents in Reshanau Park Estates and this has caused some concerns for the residents. A meeting with the homeowners association was held last evening. Progress was made toward solving this problem and plans were made to meet again next week. A letter from the City Planner will be distributed at this meeting giving options and how improvements should proceed. During this time, the homeowners association will be talking to their attorney about incorporating usage restrictions on this lot into the homeowners deeds. PAGE 2 91 92 COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 17, 1992 Mr. Schumacher will keep the Council updated on this matter. Update Marlin Hanson - Otter Lake - Mr. Hanson has constructed a foot bridge over the channel in Otter Lake. This may be a violation of the Oak Brook Peninsula settlement agreement. In addition, Mr. Hanson did not obtain an amended permit from the DNR and a citation has been issued. Council Member Bergeson explained that he had received a telephone call from Mr. Adamson, developer of Oak Brook Peninsula, who asked that the City treat him in the same manner as any other person who is involved with an unauthorized building project. Council Member Bergeson said that Mr. Adamson feels that he is being whipped. It was explained that Mr. Hanson and Mr. Adamson need an amended DNR permit. At this time it appears that they will leave the illegal bridge up and pay the fines. Mr. Schumacher will get more information on this matter and further update the City Council. Update Apitz Garage - Mr. Schneider explained that this matter is on the Council agenda. Update Moratorium - Mr. Schumacher explained the many items that have been addressed since the inception of the moratorium. He noted that an "infill" policy will be completed soon, the Comprehensive Park Plan is scheduled for a public hearing in July and the Zoning Ordinance should be completed in July as well. He noted many other items that have been addressed or will be addressed shortly. The economic impact of development has not yet been addressed and it will take some time to put this together. Mayor Reinert felt that this matter was critical for this City. Council Member Bergeson said that he had reviewed such documents and felt it would take approximately two (2) years for Lino Lakes to complete such a comprehensive study. Mayor Reinert felt that development impacts every aspect of a community and this matter should be addressed immediately. There was further discussion regarding the need for such a study. It was suggested that the City budget for the study in the fall and possibly complete the study in phases with the final phase to be completed in the first quarter of 1993. Mr. Schneider told the Council that the City is running low on lot inventory. Mayor Reinert felt this was not as great of problem as not knowing what the economic impact of additional PAGE 3 1 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 17, 1992 lots would be. Mr. Schumacher noted that a utility system is in the ground and this system must be paid. In addition, this City has a financial agreement that requires that the City keep 150 to 300 lots available. Mayor Reinert asked why keep lots available if the City is going to loose money on them? Mr. Schneider said that he felt that this type of study will not tell the Council what they want to know. Mr. Schumacher said the study would only give general guidelines for the City to follow. Mr. Schneider also said that "roof tops" are need to generate the commercial development desired by the City Council. Mayor Reinert said that the Council needs to look at Lino Lakes as it relates to the total picture. Lifting the moratorium was discussed. It was noted that the supply of R -1 lots was very low and there did not appear to be much waiting to be platted. Mr. Schumacher explained that if the moratorium were lifted, this City would not see a flood of plat applications. He noted that the consensus of the staff is to allow the moratorium to expire. It was agreed that staff should prepare an "infill" policy. It was also agreed to not place the moratorium on the agenda. The meeting was adjourned to a closed session to discuss the Ron Birch litigation. These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at a regular Council meeting held on July 27, 1992. Mar Cle 1\4 ) 6'41,4"( A ill), 1 sir lynG. Anderson, Vernon F. Reinert, k- Treasurer Mayor PAGE 4 93