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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/08/1993 Council Minutes332 COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 8, 1993 CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNCIL MINUTES DATE• TIME .STARTED TIME.ENDED MEMBERS. PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT December 8, 1993 5.00 P.M. 6:25PQM. Reinert, Neal, Kuether,' None Elliott,; Bergeson. Staff members present: Becky Dvorak, ADA Coordinator; Dan Tesch, Assistant to the City Administrator; Rocky Keehn, Consulting Engineer; Darrell Schneider, City Engineer; Don Volk, Public Works Director; Brian Wessel, Economic Development Authority Advisory Board Chairman; Mary Kay Wyland, Planning Coordinator and Marilyn Anderson, Clerk -Treasurer. SETTING THE AGENDA Council Member Neal asked that Item No. 5, Minnesota Correctional Facility be added to this agenda. COMPLIANCE WITH CAMPAIGN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Mayor Reinert asked if all persons and/or committees have complied with the City Ordinance and provided reports that were due on December 2, 1993. The Clerk -Treasurer said that not as yet. Mayor Reinert noted that this is a violation of the City Code and asked that the matter be placed on the Council agenda for Monday, December 13, 1993. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Volk introduced Ms. Dvorak who is currently the Lino Lakes Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator. He noted that ADA has been enacted by the Federal government and this City must make an effort to comply with the requirements. Mr. Volk recommended that the City Council consider appointing Ms. Dvorak as Lino Lakes ADA Coordinator and also establish an ADA Compliance Committee to work with her. The ADA Coordinator would coordinate a plan to get this City into compliance with AdA also receive complaints and make recommendations regarding the complaints. PAGE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 8, 1993 Ms. Dvorak presented a draft of an ADA Compliance Committee plan of action which indicates what she hopes the committee would do. The plan includes items that should be done and deadlines that must be met and the assessment of buildings and costs to bring all buildings into compliance. Council Member Kuether asked if ADA affects the commercial development. Mr. Wessel said it probably does but not to the same extent as public buildings. Ms. Dvorak explained that ADA requires all public buildings to be surveyed and brought into compliance. Mr. Volk explained that he has already met with Ms. Dvorak and Mr. Asleson and reviewed several ADA plans from other municipalities. The City of Mankato has prepared a plan similar to what is contemplated for Lino Lakes and it will be used as a guide. A copy of the Mankato plan will be sent to the City Council in their Council packets. This matter will be placed on the agenda for Monday, December 13, 1993. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Mr. Keehn used the overhead projector to present the progress of the Surface Water Management Plan. He briefly noted that this Plan has been under development for some time and the final draft should be ready by Christmas and available at City Hall and the Circle Pines Library for public inspection. The draft includes a mission statement and a policy manual. This plan is directed more towards regional ponding rather than ponding in each separate subdivision. This will be different than the current policy. Mayor Reinert asked if areas that were built in a flood zone will be addressed. He noted that this is a problem and causes property values to decrease. Mr. Keehn explained how these areas should be taken out of the flood plain area and the flood plain maps revised. A procedure for implementing this will be included in the Surface Water Management Plan. Mr. Keehn also gave a brief history on how the original flood plain map was compiled. Mayor Reinert noted that if this continues to be an issue the City could be faced with a class action lawsuit because the City issued building permits in a flood plain area. Mr. Keehn noted that some homes were built prior to the start of flood insurance and the owners may not even be aware that they•are now in a flood plain. Council Member Bergeson noted that it is possible that some high water marks have changed over time. Mr. Keehn PAGE 2 33 334 COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 8, 1993 explained that the Capital Improvement Program portion of the Surface Water Management Program recommends that the City update the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) study and maps. Mr. Keehn noted that water quality goals will be approached from a regional standpoint rather than a local prospective. The citizens task force will be established to set standards for water quality. Mr. Keehn explained that it has always been the intent that the City will permanently take over the permitting authority as well as records management and documentation. Mr. Schneider noted that he had received a letter from the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) to the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) indicating that they have elected to act as the Local Government Unit (LGU) for the entire District beginning January 1, 1994. However, BWSR is encouraging municipalities to become their own LGU and declare that the municipality will follow all wetland regulations. Mr. Keehn told the City Council that a resolution is being prepared to be presented to the City Council on Monday adopting the permanent rules of the Wetland Conservation Act. Mr. Keehn suggested that after the City declares itself as the LGU, they may consider selecting several different firms who are qualified to actually prepare wetland delineations. Council Member Bergeson asked if RCWD is in favor or opposed to the municipalities becoming their own LGU. Mr. Schneider said that indications are the RCWD wants to continue to be the LGU. He will be meeting with RCWD to go over the entire plan and talk about implementation details. Mayor Reinert asked if the preparation of the Surface Water Management Plan was on schedule. Mr. Keehn said yes and explained the progress of certain items in the Plan. Mr. Schneider explained that timing is becoming important in regard to ditch maintenance. State statutes read that if a ditch has not been maintained by the RCWD within the past 20 years, the land reverts to wetland. It appears that nothing has been done by the RCWD with the ditches in Lino Lakes and the opportunity to call RCWD to maintain the ditches is quickly diminishing. Recently the City entered into a joint agreement to study the ditches in the 4th Avenue area and we have verbal agreement from RCWD for help in rectifying some ptoblems in this area. He was told this help from RCWD is top priority. PAGE 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 8, 1993 Mayor Reinert noted that some funds are now coming into the Surface Water Management Fund and asked if they could help reduce the possible assessment to the landowners. Mr. Schneider said yes and this fund will also fund studies on particular areas of the City. Council Member Bergeson noted that RCWD still is able to levy taxes from Lino Lakes and if the City becomes its own LGU and nothing is needed from the RCWD, will this levy continue. This information was not known. ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS Mr. Schumacher handed to each Council Member a presentation from the Assistant to the City Administrator listing all of the positions open for appointment this year. The Park Board, and the Planning and Zoning Board positions will be advertised and those members whose terms are expiring will be asked if they wish to be re -appointed. Mr. Schumacher noted that the terms for the Economic Development Authority Advisory Board (EDAAB) are for three (3) years and currently they all expire on the same date. He asked the City Council to consider staggering these appointments. Council Member Bergeson explained that continuity is important and does not happen when all terms expire at the same time. Mayor Reinert said that he is considering appointing a Council liaison to the Charter Commission. He felt this would help to keep the two (2) entities in close contact. He also suggested that the Charter Commission appoint a liaison to the EDAAB. Appointments will be considered at the first Council meeting in 1994. Minnesota Correctional Facility - It was noted that something unusual is happening at this facility. The wood shop has been closed or moved to another facility and there is talk of raising the population to 1,000 persons. There will be a meeting at the facility on December 15, 1993 at 1:30 P.M. to let the public know what changes are being anticipated. Agenda The entire December 13, 1993 agenda was reviewed. It was noted that the public hearing will involve Accu -Tool only and not Green. Haven Press. That building -•project has been put on hold until spring. PAGE 4 - 336 COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 8, 1993 The work session was adjourned at 6:25 P.M. These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at a regular Council meeting held on January 10, 1994. Marilyn/G. Anderson, Vernon F. Reinert, Clerk -Treasurer Mayor PAGE 5