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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-18-77 CCMAGENDA --CITY COUNCIL CITY OF LAKE ELMO,MINN. 55042 MEETING TO BE HELD TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1977. 5:00 P.M. -- Council meeting convenes Mr.. Bob Ranta-- Metro Council Metro System Statement Planning Commission members invited to attend this discussion. 6:30 - 7:30 P.M. -- Dinner Hour--Ben's Flmo Inn 7:30 P.M. -- Review period for Council Members 7:45 P.M. -- Mr. Phil Patti --representing Patti Homes (trailer sales) at 11450 Hudson Blvd. No. Renewal of Special Use Permit 8:00 P.M. -- Hearing --Vacation of portion of the utility and drainage ease- ment located in Lot 6 and Lot 7 of Block 2, Eden Park, property of R.F. Paquin Interviews for Planninq-uoni_nq Commission appointments. 8:45 P.M. -- Merle Payne File, reaardina, a 40 acre tract of land on Keats Ave., Section 3. (NW1/4 of the SE 1/4) Mr. Payne requests approval or disapproval from City Council regardinq sale of this property. 9:15 P.M. -- Jim Bjorkman, Fire Department 1976 report by Fire Chief_ T'PFMS FOR nT(4rTT1.qSTr)M- Discussion of proposed fire vehicle Fees for renewal of Special Use Permits Review Midwest Planning billings for 1976 Conflict of interest resolution Discuss City bulletin board located at Cty. Pd. 80 ana Highway 12. City Administrator Planning Commission Members please note: City Council requests your presence at the 5:00 p.m. session of the City Council meeting regarding the Systems Statement. MINUTES OF CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 18, 1977 The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Mayor Armstrong. Council members Shervheim, Lyons, Pott and Morgan were present. Also present were Planning Commission members Dreher, Novak, Crombie,Lundquist, Building Official Mueller and Counsel Raleigh. The Clerk was absent because of hospitalization. Counsel Raleigh served as Acting Clerk. Metropolitan The Mayor introduced R. Ranta of the Metropolitan Council who Systems described the procedure for implementing the Metropolitan Land Plan - Statement ning Act and answered questions concerning the Metropolitan Systems Statements now under consideration by the City. Jim Barton of the Metropolitan Council staff was also present. Meeting recessed at 6:30 p.m. for the dinner hour. Meeting reconvened at 7:40 p.m. The minutes of the January 7, 1976, meeting were approved with the following corrections: The report on the County Landfill should be corrected by deleting the "one-half" after the word pays so that the minutes read: "provided that the City pays the heating and light bill". Don Erie variance minutes should be corrected to show that Council- man Shervheim seconded Councilman Pott's motion to approve the Don Erie variance. With those corrections, Councilman Shervheim moved and Councilman Morgan seconded, approved the minutes of the January 7th meeting. Passed 5-0. Councilman Pott reported on the frozen water service problems. Patti Mr. Philip Padratzik, owner, and John Wright appeared for Patti 3omes Homes seeking a renewal of their special use permit. The Mayor pointed out certain questions which had been raised concerning the Patti Homes operation - namely, storing of personal property and trailers and break- ins. Applicants assured the Council that there would be no further storing of personal property in any of the trailers and stated that they were hiring a student to serve as night watchman on the premises to prevent break-ins. Building Official Mueller moved that there were no other problems at the Patti Home site. Motion by Shervheim to grant the special use permit with the same conditions as in the past year plus a fifth condition reading as follows: "5. No storage of property not owned by or on consignment to Patti Homes shall be permitted on the premises". Seconded by Council member Lyons. Passed 5-0. Paquin The Mayor opened the hearing on the Paquin petition to vacate VF----tion a utility easement. No objections were presented. The hearing was closed. Council member Lyons moved the adoption of Resolution R-77-1 granting the vacation as requested by the petition subject to the following: 1. Paquins providing a new utility dedication, if required by the City Engineer in a location determined by the Engineer. 2. Paquin paying the cost of the vacation proceedings. Seconded by Councilman Pott. Passed 5-0. Planning The following persons were present and indicated their desire Commission to be appointed or reappointed to the Planning Commission: Jean appoint- Novak, Brian Crombie, William Lundquist, Richard Hesse, Conrad Adams, inents Robert McCann and Clarence Boelen and Harry Zabrok. Mr.Zabrok indi- cated he was not interested in an appointment at the present time because there were presently Planning Commission members serving from his part of the City but he emphasized that he would be interested in an appointment at such time as there was the need for representation from his part of the City. Merl Merl Payne had requested approval of subdivision for the land Payne he purchased in Section 3, the same being 40 acres described as the Subd. NA of the SE4 of said Section. Mr. Payne did not appear nor was he represented at the meeting. It appears that the land in question had been subdivided without frontage on a public road as required by City ordinances. It further appeared that the seller granted Paynes an easement over adjacent land as a means of access to a public road but this easement exits on Keats Avenue at a location which is deemed hazardous by the City Engineer. Council member Pott moved that based on the facts before the Council, the Council should decline to approve the subdivision. Seconded by Council member Morgan. Passed 5-0. The Council directed the City Attorney to determine if there had been a violation of the subdivision ordinance by the seller. Fire Fire Chief Bjorkman appeared and gave the Council his report for )epartment the Fire Department activities. Mr. Bjorkman also presented the Fire Department's request for a new equipment truck which would be used to carry rescue equipment, would contain lights for lighting up the scene of the fire, and could be used to return equipment to the fire hall after fires. He estimated a one ton truck with dual wheels would be necessary and the cost would be approximately $9,000.00. Councilman Pott moved that the fire chief be instructed to proceed with the preparation of plans and specifications and return to the Council at such time as those plans and specifications are ready so the Council ma ake action o r v the plans and order bids. Seconded by Council- marYi Shapp6. ervheim. Passed Jniform The Building Official recommended that the City adopt the Uniform ,i, Fire Code which has been adopted by the City of Oakdale. The City X Attorney is instructed to consider the Oakdale ordinance and mail copies to the Council for their review. Mahtomedi Three members of the Mahtomedi City Council were present to dis- cuss their proposal of hiring a shared time administrator with the City of Lake Elmo. They pointed out that they had a federal grant-in- aid to pay the salary for eight months. No action was taken and the Council indicated they would reach an early decision and inform the Mahtomedi Mayor. Special Motion by Council member Shervheim, seconded by Council member Use Per- Lyons to construe the resolution of March 16, 1976, increasing fees mit fees for special use permits to apply only to those permits issued after March 16, 1976, so that renewals of permits issued prior to 1976 would still be based on the fee schedule in effect at the time they were issued subject in all cases to the City being reimbursed for any actual inspection or administrative expenses incurred in connection with such special use permits. Midwest The Council discussed the amounts expended for Planning services Planning in 1976. No action was taken. Posting Motion by Mayor Armstrong, Seconded by Council member Pott to Places move the posting place from the corner of County Road 13 and Highway 12 to Cimarron Community Center. Passed 5-0. March 15 Motion by Mayor Armstrong, Seconded by Council member Morgan to Meeting hold the 7:30 portion of the March 15th meeting in the Cimarron Community Center. \10' ry Council member Shervheim moved, Councilman Morgan seconded PU is authorizing the qualification of Deputy Clerk Edna Beers as a Notary Public. Passed 5-0. Bills Council member Shervheim moved, Council member Lyons seconded to pay all bills listed except for the $689.00 to Midwest Planning regarding the Metropolitan Systems Statements. Passed 5-0. Meeting adjourned 10:35. Donald T. Raleigh Acting Clerk