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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/20/2002 Council MinutesCITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES FEBRUARY 20, 2002 : February 20, 2002 . 5:35 p.m. . 7:15 p.m. : Council Member Carlson, Dahl, O'Donnell, and Mayor Bergeson : Reinert Staff members .present: Administration Director, Dan Tes Powell; City Planner, Jeff Smyser (part); Public Services Di Community Development Director, Mike Grochala; Chief o Jim Studenski, TKDA; Economic Development Assist Environmental Specialist, Marty Asleson; and City C art); City Engineer, John Rick DeGardner; , Dave Pecchia (part); lice Divine (part); Blair UPDATE ON FIVE-YEAR PLAN, MAYOR R ON Mayor Bergeson advised a memo was distrib Year Plan. Finance Director Rolek was memo advised that Directors have bee needs and other major impacts on the information will be used in comple updating the Capital Improveme of the plan should progress on s h the packets regarding the Five - tend the meeting this evening. The ng their projections for Staff and capital er the coming five years. This ve-Year Public Service Program and nce this data is compiled the preparation Staff's goal is to have the P1: completed and adopted at the April 8, 2002 meeting. This is slightly di '_ ent than the second meeting in March, as reported at the last work session. However, allows Staff time to complete preparations and field work on the annual audit, scheduled for the week of March 18, and will give Staff more time to assemble the Five -Year document. Council will have the opportunity to review the plan at a work session prior to the April 8 meeting. The Plan will be completed prior to the joint Council/Charter Commission meeting scheduled for April 11. VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, BEARD GROUP, MICHAEL GROCHALA AND MARY ALICE DIVINE Economic Development Assistant Divine introduced Mr. Bill Beard, Beard Group, and Ray Pearnon, Fairview Hospital. She advised Mr. Beard is present to make a proposal for the Village development. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 20, 2002 Mr. Peamon noted he is present as a real estate partner and not a representative for Fairview Hospital. Mr. Beard stated his company primarily does redevelopment work and the firm is located in Hopkins. He stated he has had many meetings with Staff and has come up with a preliminary draft plan. The plan is community -driven and the Beard Group is proposing the City enter into an agreement with them for 90 days to determine if the plan is economically feasible. A draft of the preliminary development agreement was distributed and "Exhibit D" relating to the economic feasibility study was noted. If it is determined that the project is economically feasible, the Beard Group will come back with a development plan based on what has already been done on the project. Mr. Beard indicated he would like to be in the master planning role on the project. There is nothing binding about the agreement and the City can terminate the agreement after 90 days. Community Development Director Grochala stated the C fin• uld review the agreement and more discussion will be held at the next ork Session. Staff is very comfortable with the 90 day agreement and working eard Group. The agreement will give the City a plan to move the pry, ec orward and is a good opportunity for the City. At the end of the 90 days, the City an e'- ate the status of the plan and determine whether or not to take the next step roj ect. Councilmember Carlson noted she is on th-"x airview Regional Healthcare Board and asked Staff to confer with the City Att ding a conflict of interest. Community Development Direct financially involved with the pr Attorney for clarification Mr. Beard stated Councilm agreement. He indicated he have. clarified that Fairview Hospital is not cated he would confer with the City may have many questions when reviewing the 1 come back to answer any questions the Council may Mayor Bergeson asked if the City is free from any previous agreements to enter into an agreement with the Beard Group. Economic Development Assistant Divine stated the City is free to enter into this type of agreement with the Beard Group. The Feffercron Company was hesitant to have a development agreement. The Duffy Company is still very interested in doing the senior housing. Councilmember O'Donnell asked if there would be another waiting period or phase after the 90 days has expired. 2 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 20, 2002 Mr. Beard stated there may be some constraints that are identified that will need further investigation. The intent is to determine feasibility and issues that need to be resolved to move forward. The Beard Group would like to break ground on the project next spring. He noted it is difficult to phase this type of development because so much of the development is dependent on each different aspect of the project. Councilmember Carlson asked if a branch library is a state bonding issue. Mr. Beard indicated he does not know who pays for a branch library. That issue would be tested in the feasibility study. Mr. Pearnon gave his background regarding his involvement in the project and stated he is very excited to be a part of the development. Mayor Bergeson stated the Council would like to see othe p,; ects the Beard Group has done within the Twin Cities. Mr. Beard stated he would like to attend another meet i me, d .resent other projects and details of those projects to the Council. Mrs. Tagg referred to page 1, item 3 of the deve : . m agreement regarding a third party. She asked that the language be clarifie on + , t item. Mr. Beard stated that item does not refer e Tagg property but he will clarify the language. Councilmember Dahl requested a ects the Beard Group has done and a business card. Economic Development stated a list of the Beard Group projects will be included in the Friday upda Mayor Bergeson noted the Council is interested in the housing plan that may include affordability units and senior housing. Community Development Director Grochala stated Staff does want to maintain the housing plan within the development and will continue to work on that component of the plan. Councilmember Carlson suggested the possibility of condominiums within the plan. Mr. Beard stated condominiums have been considered and will be included in the plan based on an association. Councilmember Carlson asked about the possibility of working with Assisted Living. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 20, 2002 Mr. Beard stated the possibility of working with Assisted Living depends on the demand and market, which will be determined in the feasibility study. This item will appear on the next Council work session agenda Wednesday, March 6, 2002, 6:30 p.m. COUNCIL PACKETS AND E-MAIL, ANN BLAIR City Clerk Blair asked if Councilmembers would like to receive items such as agendas via e-mail. It was the consensus of the Council that items such as agendas will be sent via e-mail. Councilmember Carlson stated she would like items such larger packets she would still like to receive in the same wa receiving them. Administration Director Tesch stated the intent is to se ,• ge as, Friday updates and short memos via e-mail. Everything else will be sent n '' rmal packet. City Clerk Blair verified that Councilmembers c re e attachments in Microsoft ent to each Councilmember. agendas sent e-mail but the the Council has been Word. She indicated she will send a sample a Administration Director Tesch suggested Councilmember with the packets beca Friday updates can be sent to each C City Clerk Blair verified that C viewing PDF files. City stop sending a Police Officer to each uncil is at City Hall at least once a week. ember via e-mail by noon on Friday. s also have access to Acrobat Reader for RICE CREEK SNOWM i`; LE TRAIL ASSOCIATION'S REQUEST TO USE 80TH STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR DESIGNATED SNOWMOBILE TRAIL, DOUG KOPPY Public Services Director DeGardner introduced Mr. Doug Koppy, President of the Snowmobile Association. Mr. Koppy referred to a letter written by Public Services Director DeGardner two years ago. He stated the property in question has been sold and the new property owners have indicated the snowmobilers can use the property for this year. They have not determined if they will allow the property to be used next year. Public Service Director DeGardner referred to a map and pointed out the property in question noting the property has not been improved. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 20, 2002 Mr. Koppy stated the property includes 20 acres of land. The area in question is the only place the snowmobiles can cross the freeway. The Association does not want to wait until next year to be told they cannot use the property. He stated the Association is trying to solve the problem now. He stated the Association is working with the County Park and Rice Creek Watershed District to build a bridge to cross the open water. The Association is requesting the use of the 80th Street right-of-way for a designated crossing. Public Services Director DeGardner stated the current City ordinances allow snowmobiles on the right-of-way. However, there is an existing home about 100 feet away from the trail. He stated he wanted the City to look at all options before designating the trail as a snowmobile trail. The City needs to have a good rationale for allowing the use of the right-of-way. Mr. Koppy stated the Association has looked at the whole ea and this location is the easiest place to cross and has the least impact on residents. Public Services Director DeGardner stated use of the ri Council action but there might be an issue with the pro addressed. would not require er that will have to be Mr. Koppy stated the Association can run a fenc-. fro e park to 1-20 to keep snowmobiles on the trail. The speed limit c . _ e lowered to eliminate noise if the City has someone to enforce the lower spe Public Services Director DeGardner ster speed limit would minimize the impact on property owners in the are Councilmember Carlson inquire Services Director DeGare mer state that area with the City of plans with Hugo regarding trails. Public re are no immediate plans for a trail connection in Mayor Bergeson advised the .wmobile Association to work with Public Services Director DeGardner as much as possible to minimize the impact on area neighbors while using the right-of-way as a designated snowmobile trail. PELTIER LAKE SURFACE WATER ZONING, MARTY ASLESON Environmental Specialist Asleson stated this issue was discussed at the last Council work session. He briefly reviewed the background of the issue noting the use of the lake on the northern side is causing the Herons to leave the area. An ordinance has been introduced to the City of Centerville. Staff would like to pursue a joint agreement with Centerville to limit the use of the lake on the northern side. Centerville is holding two public hearings in March with the intent of approval for a "slow no wake speed" year-round on the northern side of the lake. 5 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 20, 2002 Ms. Joan Galli, DNR, noted that the DNR requires both cities to work together if the lake is in both cities. Environmental Specialist Asleson stated Staff wants to use the same ordinance that Centerville is using and have it approved by the Council. The public hearings will be held and the proper notices will be sent to residents. Mr. Wayne LeBlanc, 1677 Peltier Lake Drive, stated he has spoken to all the residents that are affected by the ordinance except for one. Everyone has indicated they are agreeable to the no -wake zone. Environmental Specialist Asleson stated a no -wake zone will not affect the use of the lake. Anoka County has agreed to post the no -wake zone each year. Councilmember Carlson inquired about the depth of the la Environmental Specialist Asleson stated the lake is very shallow with an average dep 1 feet. The southern part of the lake is deeper than the northern area. Councilmember Carlson referred to page 2 and inqui ` dthe reference to phosphorus and plant growth. Environmental Speli"; Asleson stated that in the absence of phosphorus there is no plant growth. Ms. Galli referred to a map and pointed ou She gave information on the Blue Heron ri on Peltier Lake is the second largest i help sustain the birds and their nests. their nests. Everyone needs to wo eron nests within the metro area. their nesting habits. The nesting colony county area. She stated everyone has to ance is the main factor in the birds leaving toward keeping the birds in the area. Mayor Bergeson stated h , elieves rcement is an issue. The only water patrol that is active is Anoka County. Ms. Galley stated education i' e key and signage and buoys will help. When people are aware of a no -wake zone they usually abide by it. There will be a DNR employee on the lake this year to help with enforcement of the new ordinance. Mr. Jeff Perry, Anoka County, stated he also believes that enforcement is an issue. The Conservation Officer can also help enforce the no -wake zone. Everyone from Anoka County is fully supportive of this ordinance. The northern part of the lake and the island are a gem and they need to be protected. That area is a major asset of the County Park. Environmental Specialist Asleson stated a notice of the hearings will be put in the paper next week. Public Hearings will be held on March 11 and March 25. There is then a 30 day waiting period and a maximum wait of 120 days from the State. Council directed Staff to move forward with the proposed ordinance. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 20, 2002 Ms. Galli distributed information regarding water quality and studies that have been done by the Minnesota Lakes Association. REGULAR AGENDA, FEBRUARY 25, 2002 There were no changes to the regular agenda. Mayor Bergeson thanked City Engineer Powell for his ten years of good service to the City of Lino Lakes. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on March 11, 2002. Transcribed by: Kim Points TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 7