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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/09/2004 Council MinutesAPPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 5 DATE : February 9, 2004 6 TIME STARTED : 6:40 P.M. 7 TIME ENDED : 7:38 P.M. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmembers Bergeson, Carlson, Dahl, Reinert and 9 Stoltz 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : None. 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Director of Administration, Dan Tesch; 13 City Clerk, Ann Blair; Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; City Engineer, Jim 14 Studenski; City Planner, Jeff Smyser; and City Attorney, Barry Sullivan. 15 16 SETTING THE AGENDA 17 18 Mayor Bergeson noted that Eagle Brook Church item is not on the agenda. He indicated it should be 19 back on the agenda for the next City Council meeting, adding there were some engineering issues 20 they needed to resolve. 21 22 The agenda was approved as amended. 23 24 CONSENT AGENDA •25 26 Councilmember Carlson moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as submitted. Councilmember Dahl 27 seconded the motion. 28 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 31 ITEM ACTION 32 33 A. CONSIDERATION OF EXPENDITURES: 34 35 i) February 9, 2004 (Check No. 70241 - 36 70333, $349,548.81). Approved 37 38 ii) Centennial Fire District (Check No. 14097 - 39 14117, $33,826.22). Approved 40 41 B. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 04-26 42 APPROVING 1 TO 4 DAY TEMPORARY ON -SALE 43 LIQUOR LICENSE, LINO LAKES LIONS CLUB. Approved 44 • COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 9, 2004 APPROVED 45 OPEN MIKE 046 47 Mayor Bergeson stated there is one item from the City Council for open mike. He advised that on 48 Friday Mr. Dan Waldoch, a longtime resident and significant member of the Lino Lakes community 49 passed away. He indicated the funeral was today. 50 51 Councilmember Carlson indicated that Mr. Waldoch was born July 8, 1923 in Lino Lakes. He served 52 in World War II as a Navy pilot, coming back from the war and becoming a commercial pilot for 25 53 years. She indicated he raised his family in Lino Lakes also. She noted there were 400-500 people at 54 his funeral, which is a testament to how well-respected and loved he was. 55 56 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK 57 58 There was none. 59 60 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH 61 62 A. Consider Resolution No. 04-25 Approving Wine and Beer License for Mansetti's Pizza, 63 Spirit Hills Center, Ann Blair 64 65 City Clerk Blair summarized the Staff report, indicating Staff recommends approve of the request, 66 and noting a representative of the restaurant is available for questions. 67 68Mayor Bergeson asked when the restaurant would open. Jim Szyplinski, the owner of this Mansetti's 069 Pizza restaurant,stated Mansetti's is a family restaurant with a sit down style. They offer take out, 70 and may possibly add delivery in the future. He stressed they are family-oriented, not a bar or even a 71 sports bar. He indicated their other nine locations operate with only a beer and wine license as well. 72 73 Jim Szyplinski stated they would be opening soon. 74 75 Councilmember Reinert moved to adopt Resolution No. 04-25 approving a wine and beer license for 76 Mansetti's Pizza. Councilmember Dahl seconded the motion. 77 78 Motion carried unanimously. 79 80 Resolution No. 04-25 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 81 82 B. Consider Non -Union Salary Adjustments for 2004 83 84 Director of Administration Tesch summarized the Staff report, indicating the recommendation is to 85 approve the 2004 non-union salary increases. 86 87 Councilmember Carlson asked him to expand on the sentence 'This amount keeps us within budget.' 88 She stated she is aware that in the budget it is not separated by person, and realizes he is saying they 89 will not be going over budget, but wondered if it works out by person. 90 91 Director of Administration Tesch indicated the budget manager and former City Administrator Linda •92 Waite Smith put in money for market adjustments. 2 COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 9, 2004 APPROVED 93 94 Councilmember Carlson clarified that they do not know when they do the budget how much the 95 market adjustments will be, but are building flexibility. Director of Administration Tesch stated that 96 was correct. 97 98 Councilmember Stoltz noted that at the last work session the Council did suggest that the City 99 Administrator and the Director of Administration review how they came to these recommendations to 100 support they were not just median numbers. 101 102 Councilmember Stoltz moved to approve the non-union salary increase for 2004 as recommended. 103 Councilmember Dahl seconded the motion. 104 105 Motion carried unanimously. 106 107 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA 108 109 A. Consideration of Resolution No. 04-20, Accepting Donation of $5,000 from Centennial 110 Firefighters for Command Vehicle 111 112 Sergeant Steve Mortenson summarized the Staff report, indicating the Resolution is to publicly thank 113 the Centennial Firefighters Relief Association for the generous donation to purchase the Command 114 Vehicle, as well as formally accept the funds. 115 116 Councilmember Dahl moved to adopt Resolution No. 04-20 accepting the donation of $5,000 from •17 Centennial Firefighters for a Command Vehicle. Councilmember Reinert seconded the motion. 118 119 Motion carried unanimously. 120 121 Resolution No. 04-20 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 122 123 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 124 125 There was no report. 126 127 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 128 129 A. Consideration of Resolution No. 04-21, Adopting 2004 Environmental Board Goals, 130 Marty Asleson 131 132 Marty Asleson indicated the Environmental Board annually sets goals as a part of their work 133 program. He stated they are requesting the City Council formally approve their goals. 134 135 Rod Kukonen, Chairman of the Environmental Board read the goals for the Council. 136 137 Councilmember Stoltz asked him to elaborate on what comes with certifying Lino Lakes as a 138 Community Wildlife. Habitat. 139 • 3 COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 9, 2004 APPROVED 140Connie Grundhofer, Environmental Board member indicated the Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program 041 was started in the early 1970's. She stated this program allows people to have their backyard 142 designated as a wildlife habitat when they agree to provide water and food, not use hazardous outdoor 143 chemicals, etc. She indicated this program has now been expanded to communities. She stated Lino 144 Lakes would encourage schools and businesses to join the program by providing for the wildlife, and 145 encourage those participating in the program to talk to their neighbors about joining also. She 146 indicated participating in the program also keeps the water and air clean because you are not using the 147 chemicals that can damage that. She stated it is a great way to get communities to come together. 148 149 Councilmember Carlson moved to adopt Resolution No. 04-21 approving the Environmental Board 150 goals for 2004. Councilmember Dahl seconded the motion. 151 152 Motion carried unanimously. 153 154 Resolution No. 04-21 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 155 156 B. Consideration of Resolution No. 04-19, Making a Negative Declaration on the need for 157 an Environmental Impact Statement for Legacy at Woods Edge, Michael Grochala 158 159 Community Development Director Grochala summarized the Staff report, noting Staff recommends 160 approving the resolution, making a negative declaration on the need for the Environmental Impact 161 Statement. 162 163 Councilmember Carlson indicated on the Environmental Board comments it mentions a sentence has •64 been added. She noted they also received a memo January 23, 2004 mostly addressing plantings. 165 She asked if those had been incorporated. Community Development Director Grochala confirmed 166 that they received a lot of landscaping recommendations, and all have been incorporated into the final 167 document. 168 169 Councilmember Carlson stated it mentions petroleum products may be in the storage tanks. 170 Community Development Director Grochala noted these would be removed as part of the project. 171 172 Councilmember Carlson asked if Staff knew if the tanks actually had petroleum products in them 173 now. Community Development Director Grochala stated he believes there is in the tanks themselves. 174 175 Councilmember Carlson asked if the Planning and Zoning Board saw this before the preliminary plat 176 came to them. Community Development Director Grochala stated they did. He noted the preliminary 177 plat is actually going before the Planning and Zoning Board at their next meeting. He indicated they 178 had a special meeting on January 28, 2004 to review the traffic situation. He stated the Mn/Dot 179 reviews turned out fairly positive, but they still have to meet with the Metropolitan Council and 180 Anoka County. He noted the Metropolitan Council previously reviewed the plan but Mn/Dot 181 recommended some changes. 182 183 Councilmember Carlson asked if the City Council would get to review the traffic plan. Community 184 Development Director Grochala stated they could arrange for that. 185 • 4 COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 9, 2004 APPROVED 186 Mayor Bergeson asked him to review once more Staffs recommendation. Community Development •87 Director Grochala stated their recommendation is a declaration of no significant impact. He noted the 188 resolution will be forwarded onto all involved agencies, as well as published in the EQB Monitor. 189 190 Councilmember Stoltz moved to adopt Resolution No. 04-19 making a negative declaration on the 191 need for an Environmental Impact Statement for Legacy at Woods Edge. Councilmember Reinert 192 seconded the motion. 193 194 Councilmember Carlson stated as a housekeeping issue, this refers again to the Lino Lakes 195 Development Guide, which the City Council has not approved. Community Development Director 196 Grochala indicated it will be a part of it. 197 198 Councilmember Carlson stated she did attend the Environmental Board meeting where they passed 199 this, and they were of the same mind as Anoka County Park and Recreation, who said: 200 'From our perspective, the consultants, SEH, have done a thorough task of identifying and 201 mitigating impacts on the adjacent wetlands and the surrounding natural environment. We are 202 glad to see that the proposed land use will be buffered by the existing woodlands and 203 wetlands. We are also encouraged to see that these areas will be designated as out lots held in 204 public ownership.' 205 206 Councilmember Carlson stated she will vote yes, because she thinks they have done a thorough job 207 also. She noted that funding of that intersection still concerns her. 208 209 Motion carried unanimously. •10 211 Resolution No. 04-19 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 212 213 D. Consideration of Resolution No. 04-18, Approving MUSA Extension, Conditional Use 214 Permit and Variance, VFW, Jeff Smyser 215 216 City Planner Smyser summarized the Staff report, indicating the resolution incorporates all three of 217 the necessary actions. 218 219 Mayor Bergeson noted there are eighteen conditions of approval. He asked if the VFW is aware of 220 these conditions and can accommodate them. A representative of the VFW indicated they are aware 221 and will accommodate them. 222 223 Councilmember Stoltz asked what the parking requirements are for Lino Lakes. City Planner Smyser 224 advised for restaurants and bars it is 10 spaces for every 1000 square feet of building space, and they 225 add one stall per employee, per shift. 226 227 Councilmember Reinert moved to adopt Resolution No. 04-18 approving the allocation of 2.24 acres 228 of Commercial MUSA, approving the amendment of a conditional use permit, and approving 229 variances for setbacks for the Circle -Lex VFW site, 7868 Lake Drive. Councilmember Dahl 230 seconded the motion. 231 5 COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 9, 2004 APPROVED 232 Councilmember Carlson commented she remembers being on the Planning and Zoning Board in 1999 �33 when the VFW brought plans to add onto the existing building. She believes this is a much better 234 plan. 235 236 Mayor Bergeson asked what their estimated start and end dates would be. A representative of the 237 VFW indicated they are still working out the details, but anticipate starting in the spring, and it will 238 take until late fall. 239 240 Motion carried unanimously. 241 242 Resolution No. 04-18 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 243 244 E. Consider SECOND READING of Ordinance No. 02-04, Rezoning Certain Real Property 245 from R-4, High Density Residential to R-3, Medium Density Residential, NE corner of 246 Lake Drive and Aqua Lane, Jeff Smyser 247 248 City Planner Smyser summarized the Staff report, indicating Staff recommends approval of the 249 second reading. 250 251 Councilmember Carlson stated two weeks ago when they did the first reading a representative for the 252 applicant was here and mentioned they would be coming back with a plan that would meet the City's 253 ordinance. She asked if that plan has been brought in. City Planner Smyser stated it has not. 254 255 Councilmember Carlson moved to approve the SECOND READING of Ordinance No. 02-04, 056 amending the zoning ordinance of the City of Lino Lakes by rezoning certain real estate at the 257 northeast corner of Lake Drive and Aqua Lane from R-4, High Density Residential to R-3, Medium 258 Density Residential. Councilmember Reinert seconded the motion. 259 260 Vote: Councilmember Carlson voted yea. Councilmember Reinert voted yea. Councilmember Dahl 261 voted yea. Councilmember Stoltz voted yea. Mayor Bergeson voted yea. 262 263 Motion carried unanimously. • 264 265 Ordinance No. 02-04 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 266 267 F. Consideration of Resolution No. 04-22, Approving Preparation of Plans and 268 Specifications for 2004 Wear Course Project, Jim Studenski 269 270 City Engineer Studenski summarized the Staff report, reviewing the project timeline and noting Staff 271 recommends approval. 272 273 Councilmember Reinert moved to adopt Resolution No. 04-22 authorizing the preparation of plans 274 and specifications for the 2004 wearing course. Councilmember Dahl seconded the motion. 275 276 Motion carried unanimously. 277 278 Resolution No. 04-22 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 079 6 COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 9, 2004 APPROVED 280 G. Consideration of Resolution No. 04-23, Approving Preparation of Plans and 081 Specifications for 2004 Seal Coat Project, Jim Studenski 282 283 City Engineer Studenski summarized the Staff report, reviewing the project timeline and noting Staff 284 recommends approval. 285 286 Councilmember Dahl moved to adopt Resolution No. 04-23 authorizing the preparation of plans and 287 specifications for the 2004 seal coat project. Councilmember Stoltz seconded the motion. 288 289 Motion carried unanimously. 290 291 Resolution No. 04-23 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 292 293 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 294 295 There was none. 296 297 NEW BUSINESS 298 299 A. Approval of minutes of Special Council Work Session, November 24, 2002 300 301 B. Approval of minutes of City Council Work Session, January 7, 2004 302 303 C. Approval of minutes of City Council Meeting, January 12, 2004 004 305 D. Approval of minutes of City Council Work Session, January 21, 2004 306 307 E. Approval of minutes of City Council Meeting, January 26, 2004 308 309 Councilmember Dahl noted that on November 24, 2004, Director of Administration Dan Tesch was 310 also present. 311 312 Mayor Bergeson noted that on January 26, 2004 he was present. 313 314 Councilmember Carlson stated the January 21, 2004 minutes say `check actual time' on the first and 315 final page. Mayor Bergeson indicated Director of Administration Tesch was trying to poll the 316 Council to see if anyone remembered when they adjourned. 317 318 City Clerk Blair advised the minute taker was dismissed because the Council was reviewing the 319 applicants, so only the City Council would know when it ended. 320 321 Councilmember Reinert suggested they pull these minutes from the agenda until they can resolve it. 322 323 Councilmember Stoltz asked that his name be corrected on the January 7, 2004 and January 12, 2004 324 minutes. 325 326 Councilmember Carlson moved to approve the November 24, 2004 minutes as amended. Mayor 027 Bergeson seconded the motion. 7 COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 9, 2004 APPROVED 328 *29 Motion carried 4-0-0. Councilmember Stoltz abstained. 330 331 Councilmember Reinert moved to approve the January 7, 2004, January 12, 2004 and January 26, 332 2004 minutes as amended. Councilmember Dahl seconded the motion. 333 334 Motion carried unanimously. 335 336 COMMUNITY CALENDAR February 10, 2004 THROUGH February 25, 2004: 337 338 A) Wednesday, February 11, 2004, 6:30 p.m., Planning & Zoning Board Meeting 339 B) Wednesday, February 18, 2004, 5:30 p.m., Council Work Session 340 C) Monday, February 23, 2004, 6:30 p.m., City Council Meeting 341 D) Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 6:30 p.m., Environmental Board Meeting 342 E) Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 6:30 p.m., Public Safety Citizens Academy 343 344 345 346 047 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 • Mayor Bergeson noted the City Council plans to attend a League of MN Cities mini -session on February 20, 2004 and February 21, 2004. ADJOURN Mayor Bergeson thanked the camera crew for an outstanding job. There being no further business, Councilmember Dahl moved to adjourn at 7:38 p.m. Councilmember Carlson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting, February 23, 2004. ltir� Ann Bl�l] , City Clerk Transcribed by: Karen Bucklen TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 8 John erges , M yor