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Home My WebLink About03/20/1996 Council Minutes• COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 20, 1996 CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE March 20, 1996 TIME STARTED 5:00 p.m. TIME ENDED 9:55 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Council Members Bergeson, Kuether, Lyden and Neal and Mayor Landers Staff members present: City Administrator, Randy Schumacher; City Engineer, David Ahrens; Community Development Director, Brian Wessel; Planning Coordinator, Mary Kay Wyland; Solid Waste Coordinator, Jackie Constant and Clerk -Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. BOARD INTERVIEWS Ms. Caroline Dahl was interviewed for a position on the P1 Joe Schmidt was interviewed for a position on the Park CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL STRE • AHRENS • g Board. Mr. oard. MENTS, DAVID This matter was discussed at the pyr`A` y session and staff was directed to present some Elm Street alignment op Staff gave Council copi the site and buildi at the next Counci issues be delayed u ou cil. treet options and noted that they will be reviewing or subdivision, conditional use permit and rezone requests he School District has requested that a discussion of road 11 22nd. Staff has spent a considerable amount of time preparing a street layout that would swing Elm Street north of the 4th Avenue right-of-way and then east to intersect with Lake Drive. Assessments and financial issues have not been addressed. Staff presented each street option to the Council outlining the good and bad points of each. Each Council Member noted the option that they favored. Staff addressed the impact the Middle School traffic will have on Sunset Avenue, Second Avenue and Elm Street. Council directed staff to research the number of pedestrians expected for each option presented and then narrow the options down to just two (2) or three (3). PAGE 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 20, 1996 Financing the street improvement project was discussed. Mayor Landers felt that MSA funds should not be used since much of the additional traffic will come from outside of the City. The public hearing scheduled for March 25th will be rescheduled to allow time for staff to prepare the information requested by Council. This matter will be discussed further at the next work session. Several residents of the Elm Street area were in the audience and asked Council to prepare a plan for the overall area. They expressed concern about safety issues caused by the additional traffic generated by the Middle School. The residents felt that the Council was not listening to their concerns and asked Council to consider options that would place the access to the Middle School some place other than on Elm Street. The residents also asked Council to consider how the impact on Elm Street will affect their property values. ORGANIZED COLLECTION AND EARTH DAY UPDATE, CONSTANT Ms. Constant explained that if the Council is seriously c ementing Organized Solid Waste Collection, a resolution of i dopted. Until the Council adopts this resolution, the City staff c k e solid waste haulers and the City will not be protected from possible laws Ms. Constant referred to her articl had eight (8) responses to that hauler. ity newsletter and noted that she has idents did not want to be limited to one At this time the S • W ommittee is considering a consortium of haulers. The City would be divided i :�► t areas and each hauler would bid on a particular area. Ms. Constant also n . d that the State is looking at organized collection. Ms. Constant was directed to prepare a resolution of intent and bring it to the March 25th Council meeting for action. Earth Day - Earth Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 20th. Many activities are planned. Council will be updated on this matter. REGULAR AGENDA Agenda Item No. 10C, Centennial Middle School - Staff noted that several issues remain unresolved including the location of the access road and the funding for the access road. Staff felt that since the School District wants to start grading the site as soon as possible, the agenda items could be decided at this time and the access road and funding PAGE 2 • • COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 20,1996 issues could be dealt with at a later date. In addition, the EAW will require Council review. A special meeting may be needed for Council review of the EAW. Agenda Item No. 5, Continuation of Public Hearing, Improvement of 12th Avenue/Holly Drive - Mayor Landers noted the recent change in plans for the Walseth property and asked if utility stubs were available to serve the property. Staff explained that plans for utilities for Trapper's Crossing could be altered to allow this connection. A meeting was held last Friday with the developer of Trapper's Crossing, his attorney, his spokes person, the City Attorney, and the City Engineer. Mr. Hokanson was told that he is responsible for an additional $60,000 to $70,000 in funding for the reconstruction of 12th Avenue/Holly Drive. Staff explained that if Council feels more information is needed prior to the public hearing, Mr. Hokanson would need to provide a written agreement to extending the deadline for Council action. If Mr. Hokanson does not agree to extend the deadline, Council will have to make a decision on Monday evening. Staff will contact the City Attorney to determine exactly w c ' ed from the City Council on Monday evening. Agenda Item No. 12, Consideration of Off- u cense Application for Steve Joseph Arhip, Jr., 7860 Lake Drive - Staff ed t a proposal for a revision of the Liquor Code would be given to Counc 1 rpose of the revision is to reserve liquor licenses for strategic areas was directed to ask the City Attorney for his opinion regarding whet =:, , • t Ci y would be able to cancel this license if the new ordinance does n • • . quor stablishment at this location. Would this establishment be consi • an thered"? NOISE ORDINA TE, DAVID AHRENS Previously, because F some citizen complaints, Council discussed restricting construction noises on Sundays and holidays. Council was given a packet of information regarding this issue. Council discussed the matter and directed staff to obtain an opinion from the City Attorney. Staff was directed to place a notice in the Quad Press to let the public know when the first reading of the proposed ordinance is scheduled. THE COUNCIL RECESSED THE WORK SESSION MEETING AND INTERVIEWED MR. GEORGE LINDY FOR A POSITION ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD PAGE 3 COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 20, 1996 CENTERVILLE/LINO LAKES WATER INTERCONNECT, DAVID AHRENS Mr. Ahrens met with representatives from the City of Centerville and their engineer, John Stewart and discussed Centerville's request for an interconnection to the Lino Lakes municipal water supply system. The proposed interconnection would only be used in an emergency. Staff was directed to prepare an interconnect agreement that would allow either the City of Centerville or the City of Lino Lakes to use each others water facilities in the event of a water emergency in either city. Staff noted that the Lino Lakes water utility could supply water to the City of Centerville on a regular basis providing an acceptable agreement could be reached. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PERCENTAGE OF INTEREST ON THE GENERAL FUND TO BE PUT ASIDE FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, RANDY SCHUMACHER This item was delayed until the next work session. RESIDENTIAL UNDERGROUND STORAGE LANDERS tell AL, MAYOR This item was delayed until the next w s TELEPHONE FOR MAYO Council had discussed t need for a telepho responsible for a p telephone lines at ci very costly. he last work session. Mayor Landers again stated his cct City business. Council felt that the City should not be a location other than city hall. It was also noted that all are in use. The lines at city hall are commercial lines and are Staff was directed to determine the cost to add another line at city hall for the exclusive use by the Mayor and bring the information to the next work session. PROPOSAL TO FREEZE PROPERTY TAXES, RANDY SCHUMACHER Council was given a copy of an urgent message from the League of Cities regarding a proposal to freeze property taxes until property tax reform legislation can be drafted and passed by the Legislature. Mr. Schumacher noted that adoption of this proposal would have serious consequences for this City. He -contacted the Lino Lakes State Senator, Jane Krentz who indicated that she did not support this proposal. However, the Governor does support the proposal. PAGE 4 COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 20,1996 Mr. Schumacher will keep Council updated on this matter. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m. These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at a regi ar Council meeting held on August 23, 1999. Manlyn G. Anderson, Clerk -Treasurer August 2, 1999 2:30 p.m. Sept. 9, 1999 (12:30 p.m.) • Ki , Mayor PAGE 5