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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/19/1997 Council Minutes• • • COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 19, 1997 CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE November 19, 1997 TIME STARTED 5:00 p.m. TIME ENDED 7:23 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Council Members Bergeson, Lyden, Neal, Mayor Landers MEMBERS ABSENT Council Member Kuether Staff members present: City Administrator, Randy Schumacher; City Engineer, David Ahrens; Planning Coordinator, Mary Kay Wyland; Assistant to the City Administrator, Dan Tesch; Chief of Police, David Pecchia and Clerk -Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. DISCUSSION OF ANTENNA TOWER ORDINANCE, MARY KAY WYLAND The Federal Telecommunication Act was adopted in 1996. Th is that local governments will be faced with the proliferat`o governments can regulate their placement but cannot pro a public utility. Staff reminded Council that the City has plac antenna towers and this moratorium e regulations before that date. t of this Act ers. Local y are considered orium on the placement of these 31st. The City must enact Council discussed limitin ' - wers o the City water towers, the Public/Semi- Public Districts, City/Croperties, Rural Districts or the CommerciallJndu Di ts. Staff explained that if the City enacts an ordinance that is too restrictive, t ovemment could impose their ordinances. Staff was directed toepare an ordinance with a map limiting antenna towers to the Public/Semi-Public districts. This information will be presented to the Planning and Zoning Board and brought to the Council work session on December 15th. HEALTH INSURANCE BRIDGE, DAN TESCH Staff was directed to research a policy creating a health insurance "bridge" for employees who have worked for the City a specific number of years and who wish to retire before they are eligible for Social Security benefits. Mr. Tesch presented two (2) options for the Council to consider. Each option was outlined including the probable costs. He noted that the Finance Department was not supportive of these options because it appeared to be unfair to the Police Department. PAGE 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 19, 1997 Mr. Tesch was instructed to determine cost figures for each option and bring them to the next work session. DISCUSSION OF ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS, DAN TESCH Mr. Tesch presented a list of boards, committees and miscellaneous positions that will require Council appointments for the 1998 terms. The list was reviewed and Mr. Tesch was directed to advertise these positions in the Quad Press, the City Newsletter and on cable Channel 16. DISCUSS WATER SUPPLY PLAN, DAVID AHRENS Mr. Ahrens explained that the City adopted a Water Supply Plan this past August. The DNR has reviewed the Plan and is requiring that additional usage reduction measures be implemented. Several suggestions were discussed including structuring user rates to encourage user reduction and lawn sprinkling bans. Other options were also discussed. Mr. Ahrens will gather additional information for Council to c i F and r= ing this matter back to a work session. LAKE DRIVE TRUNK UTILITY UPDATE, DA Mr. Ahrens explained that he held a neighbor affected by the proposed Lake Drive T, outlined the boundaries of the pro property owner. No action was required ting with residents in the area ect about two (2) weeks ago. He how the project would affect each METROPOLITA -� IL, CENTERVILLE SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR S, DAVID AHRENS This interceptor line is a Metropolitan Council facility that was constructed to serve the Centerville area. Mr. Ahrens showed the location of the line on a map. Because this interceptor line is experiencing a capacity problem, Metropolitan Council is proposing to construct a larger line. Mr. Ahrens outlined three (3) possible locations for the new line and indicated option No. 2 made the most sense to him. This location would allow greater flexibility for development in this City. Mr. Ahrens also indicated that Mr. Gerald Rehbein is interested in developing his property on the west side of I -35E and Main Street. A larger interceptor line would be needed for his development. Mr. Ahrens was directed to send a letter to Metropolitan Council engineers indicating that the City prefers implementation of Option No. 2. PAGE 2 • • • COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 19, 1997 DISCUSSION OF SAC REBATE, RANDY SCHUMACHER Mr. Schumacher explained that when Metropolitan Council implemented the SAC charges, SAC was collected on the building permits for all new homes and commercial/industrial building regardless of whether or not sanitary sewer was available. Recently, a north suburban city sued the Metropolitan Council asking that the SAC paid for homes and commercial/industrial business that would not receive sanitary sewer until far in the future be refunded to that City. This north suburban city won the lawsuit. As a result of that particular lawsuit, other suburban cities have requested a similar refund. The City of Lino Lakes also requested the refund. The refund was received and placed in a special account so that it could be easily identified. Now, some of those areas are receiving sanitary sewer and staff must make a decision on how to handle payment of the SAC to Metropolitan Council for homes actually connecting to the utility. Mr. Schumacher was directed to determine how many properties much money is available to pay the SAC at the time they conn information will be brought to the next work session. ed and how y. This CONSIDERATION OF A DRAFT GAS FRAN NCE, RANDY SCHUMACHER This item was delayed until the next w RECOMMENDATION FO ' 1 I NCE REVISION, CAMPAIGN SIGNS MARILYN AN 1 During the recent prompting citizen signs on rights -of - complaints from the tion, many signs and extremely large signs were erected well as candidate complaints. Placement of campaign on utility poles also prompted citizen complaints and oka County Highway Department. Ms. Anderson reviewed the current Sign Ordinance addressing campaign signs. She noted that her biggest concern was the inability to regulate the signs. She asked the City Council for direction on this matter. Council discussed several items they would like included in a revision of the Sign Ordinance. Those items included regulating the number of signs that could be posted in one location, regulating the size of the signs, limiting the time the signs can be posted, eliminating campaign signs near the polling places, regulating setback requirements and determining who is the enforcement authority. PAGE 3 COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 19, 1997 Staff was directed to contact Council Member Kuether and get her opinion and prepare a Sign Ordinance Amendment and bring it to the next work session for Council consideration. REGULAR AGENDA (NOVEMBER 24, 1997) Staff reviewed this agenda and no further questions or direction was noted. The meeting was adjourned at 7:23 p.m. These minutes were considered, corrected and ap.r•ved at a re Council meeting on August 23, 1999. ilyn G. Anderson, Clerk -Treasurer August 2, 1999 (3:00 p.m.) PAGE 4