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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/08/1992 Council Minutes1 1 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 8, 1992 Staff members present: City Engineer, Darrell Schneider; City Administrator, Randy Schumacher; Public Works Director, Don Volk and Clerk- Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. Marlin Hanson /Bob Adamson, Foot Bridge, Otter Lake Channel Mr. Hanson and Mr. Adamson appeared before the City Council in response to a letter written to Mr. Adamson from Mr. Schumacher regarding an illegally constructed foot bridge. Mr. Adamson explain that he had assisted in the construction of Mr. Hanson's bridge on Mr. Hanson's property near the area where the permanent bridge will be constructed for Oak Brook Peninsula. Mr. Hanson and Mr. Adamson admitted that the foot bridge was constructed without notifying any government agency including the City of Lino Lakes, the DNR and the Rice Creek Watershed District. The DNR has notified Mr. Hanson that he violated the rules and regulations of the DNR. Mr. Hanson has appeared in court and has paid a fine and also must request an amendment to Mr. Adamson's DNR permit. Mr. Adamson and Mr. Hanson also admitted that they should have notified the City prior to the construction of the foot bridge. Mr. Adamson told the City Council that he felt the City was imposing unduly strict standards on him and he also felt he was being harassed. He asked that he be treated like all other developers in the City. Mr. Adamson asked that a letter be written to him specifically outlining the terms of what is wanted from him regarding violations of City rules and regulations. VFW Letter of Support - Mr. Schumacher explained that the VFW has accumulated a large amount of money from charitable gambling in a fund and are proposing to use this money to construct an addition to the VFW Club. The addition would be used for a meeting hall PAGE 1 99 100 COUNCIL WORK SESSION JULY 8, 1992 and would also be available to be rented for parties and receptions. One of the laws governing the use of the money is that the VFW obtain a letter of support for such a facility from this City. Council Member Neal explained how the building would be constructed and also volunteered to testify on behalf of the VFW for the facility. Mayor Reinert explained that this situation is similar to the Robinson golf course situation. This City has not seen or approved any plans, but would only express support for the need of such a facility. Mr. Volk told the City Council that sanitary sewer is not available in the area where the VFW is located. A septic system designed for this type of facility must be constructed. Council Member Bergeson questioned why the City would issue a letter of support and asked if a letter supporting the need of such a facility would be more appropriate? Mayor Reinert said that the City could endorse the need but the VFW must construct the addition to meet design criteria. Staff will draft a letter and put the matter on the June 22, 1992 agenda for review. Underground Fuel Tanks - Council Member Neal explained that he has been informed that there may be some buried fuel tanks at Ross' Corner. It was noted that the PCA (Pollution Control Agency) has jurisdiction in the matter of underground fuel tanks and the matter should be referred to that agency. Mr. Volk will work with the Building Inspector on this matter and give a report to the City Council. Staff Response to Ed Vaughan - Mr. Vaughan appeared before the City Council on June 17, 1992 regarding the Pheasant Hills Preserve subdivision. In addition, Mr. Vaughan has written a letter to the City listing his concerns. Mayor Reinert said it was his understanding that the Staff would review Mr. Vaughan's letter and respond to it. The City Council will meet with the Staff on this matter at 4:00 P.M., July 22, 1992 prior to the regular work session. Mr. Schneider said that he did not want to make this a debate or make Mr. Vaughan look bad. He said he will ask the City Council to define how strict they want the Staff to be with Mr. Vaughan's development. Mayor Reinert explained that after the meeting with the Staff another meeting will be held with Mr. Vaughan present. Annexation - Mr. Schumacher gave a brief background on this matter. Landowners in Lino Lakes had petitioned to detach from Lino Lakes and annex to the City of Centerville. The proceedings PAGE 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION JULY 8, 1992 were started before the Municipal Board and then it was determined that the petition for annexation to Centerville was not signed by 100% of the affected landowners. The process will begin over again and may not be started until near the end of the year. Common Ground Proceedings - Mr. Schumacher explained that the Common Ground proceedings had been progressing and subcommittees were formed to investigate police protection and public works services for the communities involved. During this time the City of Centerville and the City of Circle Pines negotiated and signed a new two (2) year service agreement without notifying the other cities involved in the common ground proceedings. Mr. Schumacher said it is his opinion that the City of Centerville and the City of Circle Pines are not very serious on working on programs that would benefit all cities and save their citizens tax dollars. ' Council Member Neal said that he has been in contact with the City of Lexington and noted that they may be looking at proposals for police protection. He suggested that the City of Lino Lakes prepare such a proposal. Council Member Kuether expressed concern regarding spending a great deal of time working on something that is not being seriously considered by the other communities. She asked that this matter be mentioned at the next Council meeting so that the residents of the City of Centerville understand that they will be paying more for police protection that what was proposed by this City. Mayor Reinert said that he still believes in the idea behind the Common Ground Committee. He did not want to jeopardize the situation. Mayor Reinert asked that the Common Ground Committee go forward with the study and see what the City of Centerville could have saved in regard to police protection. Council Member Bergeson asked if the City of Lino Lakes could withdraw from the Common Ground Committee but leave the option open for the future. Mr. Schumacher was asked to draft a letter to the City of Centerville and the City of Circle Pines saying that this City feels bad that the Common Ground Committee cannot continue to function when member communities make commitments without the input of all the communities. Mr. Schumacher was also asked to draft a letter to the City of Lexington indicating that Lino Lakes was willing to negotiate police protection for that city. Mr. Schumacher noted that what is being shared in public works is already being shared. He noted that Lino Lakes has more equipment that the other cities. Mayor Reinert asked that the PAGE 3 101. 1'02 COUNCIL WORK SESSION JULY 8, 1992 draft letter address police protection only. He said he did not want to pull out of the Common Ground Committee completely. Mr. Schumacher said he would bring the draft of the letter to the next Council work session. Police Survey - Council Member Bergeson asked if the City Council will meet to discuss the response to this survey. Mr. Schumacher said that there would be a meeting. Mayor Reinert explained that there will also be a survey of the Public Works Department. The purpose of the surveys was to cement better relationships. Remodel Police Station - Council Member Neal explained that he had Chris Vigor prepare a plan for the addition to the police station. Mr. Schumacher was asked to obtain a cost estimate and to determine how the addition would be financed. Pine Street Improvement - Mr. Schneider explained that a petition had been received from a number of residents along Pine Street requesting that the street be improved and that there be no assessments. He explained that the entire project would cost about one (1) million dollars and equate to about $50.00 per front foot. Mr. Schneider explained that the residents along Pine Street feel that this should be a City financed project because sometime in the distant past there was a program to blacktop gravel streets. There was discussion regarding the City Charter requirements. Council Member Bergeson asked that a list of such streets be prepared along with several suggestions on how these streets could be improved. Mr. Schneider will hold an informal meeting with the residents along Pine Street on this matter. Reshanau Lake Boat Access - Mr. Schumacher gave the background on this matter. The boat access was proposed for an outlot in the Reshanau Park Estates subdivision. The latest proposal on this matter is to use the outlot for recreation purposes and resolve the matter of boat access by having meetings and getting the facts straight. Since the lot is zoned residential a plan must be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board for their review and permits must be obtained from the DNR. A group consisting of the homeowners association and residents around the lake are meeting weekly and are getting closer to a resolution on the matter. Access to the lake is the biggest concern and not everybody will be happy with the final solution. PAGE 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION JULY 8, 1992 Black Duck Estates - Mr. Schneider explained that the developer of Black Duck Estates is already working in the subdivision. He noted that during the public hearing`on this subdivision, the surrounding residents were told that there would be a neighborhood meeting to let them know what the design is and also what the schedule is. The purpose of the neighborhood meeting is to set up lines of communications between the residents and City Staff. Utilities Infill Policy - Mr. Schneider has prepared a draft of the policy for new development. One part of the policy states that all new subdivisions be located within the MUSA. Another portion of the policy states that the City will not subsidize new development. Subdivisions such as Amelia Lake Estates may be charged higher rates because if may cost more to maintain these systems. Agenda - The City Council reviewed the draft agenda. The work session was adjourned at 7:40 P.M. These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on August 10, 1992. 11 1(01A '71 1-- 4(c 4,9 � Mar ly G. Anderson, Clerk- Treasurer Vernon F. Reinert, Mayor PAGE 5 103