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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1978/11/13A G E N D A Mounds View City Council November 13, 1978 1. Roll call of officials 2. Approval of minutes of regular meeting October 23, 1978 3. Citizen comments and requests CITIZENS: BEFORE SPEAKING, PLEASE GIVE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE MINUTES 4. Approval of consent agenda: Item A. Third quarter 1978 budget report B. Offices close 4:30 PM, November 22 C. Bills for payment D. Licenses 5. Metropolitan Airports Commission grant application Master plan for Anoka County Airport 6. Public hearings: (a) Vacation of easement (7:40 PM) Berwyn Addition (b) Dailey Knolls (7:50 PM) Preliminary plat and rezoning 7. White Oak Homeowners Association Silt removal from ponding area 8. Fill permit 2296 -2288 Pinewood Drive 9. Street light installation policy 10. Acquisition of tax forfeited lands 11. Sewer jet redder purchase 12. Reports of officials 13. Adjournment The consent agenda is a technique designed to expedite handling of routine and miscellaneous official business of the City Council. The entire agenda may be adopted by the Council in one motion. The motion for adoption is non debatable and must receive unanimous approval. By request of any individual Council Member, any item can be removed from the consent agenda and placed upon the regular agenda for debate. ITEM A. Receive the third quarter 1978 budget report. ITEM B. Authorize closing of city offices at 4:30 PM, November 22, 1978, the day before Thanksgiving. Offices are normally open to 6:00 PM on Wednesdays. ITEM C. Approve the November 13, 1978, bills for payment. ITEM D. Approve the following licenses: CONTRACTORS expire 6/30/79 General new Derry Wood Remodeling 2017 Brookview Drive Leonard Goodroad 7906 Terrace Road General renewal Mr. Siding, Inc. 10800 Xavis St. W. CONSENT AGENDA November 13, 1978 Donald A. Michels Sons Const 2787 Dellwood Ave. Krey Const. Co. Inc. 11 Peninsula Road Sprinkler Systems new Northstar Fire Protection Co. 2300 Territorial Road Concrete Masonry new Master Concrete Inc. 11018 Bluff Court Sewer Water Exc new Northern Plumbing Inc. 6531 Forestview Lane Charpentier- Madigan Inc. 2777 No. 2nd St. Sewer Water _F.xr renewal Industrial Utilities Inc. 2348 Driftwood Lane 0 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA A regular meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor Pickar at 7:30 PM on Monday, November 13, 1978, at the Mounds View City Hall, 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112. Members Present: Also Present: Mayor Pickar Councilmember Baumgartner Councilmember Hodges Councilmember Rowley Councilmember Ziebarth Clerk- Administrator Achen Attorney Meyers MSP (Rowley- Hodges) tc approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 23, 1978 as corrected. Councilmember Baumgartner stated he was abstaining from the vote as he had been out of town for th t meeting. Councilmember Hodges asked that the word "cards" on page 2, paragraph 8 be corrected to read "cars Councilmember Ziebarth stated that in his report at the October 23 meeting he had indicated there would be a Park and Rec meeting on October 26 at 6:30 PM but that the meeting had been changed to November 2. Mayor Pickar stated that on November 9 the Council had met to canvas the votes and certify the election. He stated he would like to direct the City Administrator to include the two new elected officials in the agenda packet distribution. MSP Pickar- Hodges) to accept the minutes of the special meeting on November 9, 1978. 4 ayes 1 abstain 5 ayes CITIZENS COMMENTS AND REQUESTS Dennis Flanigan, 8285 Pleasant View stated that he was the Cub Scout director for Pack #167 and stated that the troop would like to sell Christmas bows door to door and asked what permission would be required. Mayor Pickar replied that the usual procedure for organizations such as the Cub Scouts is to put the request in writing and the City will then waive the fee. MSP (Pickar Rowley) to approve Scout Pack #167 to sell Christmas bows after filing a proper application. The fee will be waived. 5 ayes APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA MSP (Ziebarth- Hodges) to approve the consent agenda as follows: 5 ayes November 13, 1978 Page 2 ITEM A. Receive the third quarter 1978 budget report. ITEM B. Authorize closing of city offices at 4:30 PM, November 22, 1978, the day before Thanksgiving. Offices are normally open to 6:00 PM on Wednesdays. ITEM C. Approve the November 13, 1978, bills for payment. ITEM D. Approve the following licenses: CONTRACTORS expire 6/30/78 General new Derry Wood Remodeling 2017 Brookview Drive Leonard Goodroad 7906 Terrace Road General renewal Mr. Siding, Inc. 10800 Xavis St. W. Donald A. Michels Sons Const. 2787 Dellwood Avenue Krey Const. Co. Inc. 11 Peninsula Road Sprinkler Systems new Northstar Fire Protection Co. 2300 Territorial Road Concrete and Masonry new Master Concrete Inc. 11018 Bluff Court Sewer Water Exc new Northern Plumbing Inc. 6531 Forestview Lane Charpentier- Madigan Inc. 2777 N. 2nd Street Sewer and Water Exc renewal Industrial Utilities Inc. 2348 Driftwood Lane METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION GRANT APPLICATION! MASTER PLAN FOR ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT Administrator Achen reported that the Transportation Subcommittee of the Metropoli- tan Council's Physical Development Committee had met on November 9 regarding MAC's application for federal funds. He stated that Mounds View has sent a letter to MAC with comments on the application and read that letter. MSP (Rowley Ziebarth) to direct the Clerk Administrator to prepare Resolution #943, following the same draft as the letter dated November 8, 1979 to John Rutford regarding the Anoka County Airport Master Plan Study by MAC, with the resolution containing the following, that the City Council's primary concern is that the Master Plan very specifically address Alternate #5, which is the do- nothing alternate for the airport, indicating that the do- nothing alternate classify the airport back to it's minor status, that adequate advance notice and information be November 13, 1978 Page 3 provided to aglow effective community involvement, with 30 days notice for public meetings and 15 days notice for informational meetings, and that the issue of surface transportation be addressed for each of the horizon years 1985, 1990 and 2000, with the concern being that it relate to the plan for New Trunk Highway 10 and the new accesses, and that facility requirements should specifically address the need for on -site and off -site fire, rescue and law enforcement service, with that being important to the neighboring taxpayers. Councilmember Rowley noted that Mounds View has received a copy of the petition from the Leagip^ of Women Voters regarding the application. Councilmember Baumgartner asked that a copy also be sent to the State Legislative representative. Councilmember Rowley stated that she would like to go through the file and pull out information to send to the new representatives. Mayor Pickar recessed the general meeting and opened the first public hearing at 7:55 PM. VACATION OF EASEMENT BERWYN ADDITION Administrator Achen reported that the plat had been approved some time ago but that the owner has had some problems closing on the property because of ambiguous easements. Administrator Achen explained that due to the description, it was possible to locate the easement area either fronting lots 1 and 2 of the Berwyn Addition or along the east boundary of the Edgewood School property. He added that because of the descrip- tion and to whom the easement is deeded from and to, it would appear that the easement is along lots 1 and 2. The described easement to be vacated is located entirely within the Edgewood Drive roadway easement. Administrator Achen stated that the City does have documented easements for Edgewood Drive and the removal of this easement would not violate any of the existing easements. Mayor Pickar stated that the memo from the Building and Zoning Official goes into detail about how the situation occurred. Attorney Meyers pointed out that the easement has no practical use. MSP (Ziebarth- Hodges) to adopt Resolution #944, vacating the highway easement dated April 8, 1958 for the Berwyn Addition. A rollcall vote was taken: Councilmember Rowley aye Councilmember Ziebarth aye Councilmember Hodges aye Councilmember Baumgartner aye Mayor Pickar aye At 8 :05 PM Mayor Pickar closed the public hearing for the vacation of easements and opened the next public hearing. 5 ayes 5 ayes November 13, 1978 DAILEY KNOLLS PRELIMINARY PLAT AND REZONING Administrator Achen reported that the original application was filed on October 12, 1977. He explained that the proposed plat and rezoning is for the property fronting on Silver Lake Road north of Bronson Drive. The Council originally considered the request and indicated they had no major problems with the concept but there were problems with sewer and water. A feasibility study was prepared for the extension of sewer and water services and the Council decided not to proceed with that due to the high assessment cost. The Council then indicated to the property owners that if they were still interested, they should submit their proposals to the Council. Administrator Achen stated that the developer, Mr. Thorson, has now come back to the City with a proposal for putting in the improvements himself, and would have to meet the specs set by the City. He is propo :ing to provide the services and easements necessary for installation and maintenance, and would include an 8" water main and hydrant on Silver Lake Road. Administrator Achen stated that the Council would be addressing itself to approval of the plat and rezoning. He added that tho final plat would include the development agreement. Councilmember Rowley asked if the fire hydrant on Silver Lake Road would meet the required standards for fire protection. Administrator Achen replied that the Fire Department has reviewed it and approved it, and that the developer is providing a hydrant mid block. Page 4 Councilmember Rowley asked if the developer would be paying all the costs of the improvements. Administrator Achen replied that he would since it was not going to be a public improvement nroject. Bill Doty, 3049 Bronson askeL if the report on the soil and building showed it to be suitable. Administrator Achen replied that the Council received the report and reviewed it last June or July, from Twin city Testing, who had evaluated the soil. He stated that peat had been discovered as deep as 40' and that the cost to develop the land was found to be extremely high. That was when the other property owners decided they did not want to proceed with the development any further at that time. Mr. Doty asked if all the lots had had soil tests. Administrator Achen replied that they had not but they would be required at the time the building permit is taken out. Margaret Kramer, 7663 Groveland stated she owned property at the other end of the road and still wanted to develop it and asked if there would be any problem with develcpment going in at both ends of the road and tying the system together. Administrator Achen replied that the Dailey Knolls development would reduce the likelihood of services being installed on the frontage road. He added that Mrs. Kramer could have a professional engineer submit plans for her proposed project. Councilmember Baumgartner stated that the request for the preliminary plat and rezoning for Dailey Knolls had originally come before the Planning Commission on November 11, 1977 and that the developer at that time proposed putting in three duplex lots, with 88' frontages, and that the Planning Commission had denied it at the time because of the substandard frontages. He added that since then services have been put in on Silver Lake Road and the developer nas come back and said he was going to purchase 32' from the neighboring property. Councilmember Baumgartner pointed out that the plat in front of the Council still showed substandard lots and recommended that it go back before the Planning Commission as they did not approve the original request and the request has since been changed. He added that the Planning Commission would have to grant a variance for the substandard frontages. November 13, 1978 Page 5 Mr. Thorson stated that he believed the Council had previously said they would approve the plat if he added on the 32', which would make the lots less than 1' short of the required frontage. He pointed out that the lots are extremely deep, and square footage wise were almost double of what was required. He added that he could take the extra footage from the lot he had bought in order to make three 100' lots. Councilmember Baumgartner replied that he did not recall the Council ever saying they would definitely approve the plat with the 32' added on. Administrator Achen stated that the best thing to do would be go back to the Planning Commission with a redrawing of the preliminary plat since there is an obvious question of what will happen with the additional lot. Attorney Meyers asked if the title to the property had been transferred yet. Mr. Thorson replied that it hadn't as he was waiting for Council approval before finalizing the purchase of the additional lot. Attorney Meyers asked if the additional 32' was included in the notice of the rezoning hearing. Administrator Achen replied that it most likely had not. Councilmember Rowley stated she felt the Planning Commission should address the request again before the Council takes any action. MSP (Pickar Ziebarth) to direct Dailey Knolls, Mr. Thorson, back to the Planning Commission and direct that the Clerk- Administrator prepare a list for the Planning Commission of the points they should take into consideration. 5 ayes Councilmember Baumgartner asked if Mr. Gillman should be notified of that action. Attorney Meyers replied that he would have to sign the application for the rezoning. Mayor Pickar closed the public hearing and reopened the regular meeting. WHITE OAK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SILT REMOVAL FROM PONDING AREA Mayor Pickar reported that the White Oak Homeowners Association has initiated a request to the Council to use Random Park as a temporary holding area for the silt from their ponding area. He added that Staff and the Park Commission have reviewed the request and recommend that the Silver View Park site would work out better than Random Park. Tom Foster, president of the White Oak Homeowners Association, stated that he was still in the process of having the DNR and Rice Creek Watershed District review the request and that they have run into a problem with the Watershed District as the first meeting they could consider the request is on December 2i, and that they had not anticipated such a lengthy delay. He added that he was also concerned with the ice setting in on the lake. Mr. Foster stated he had spoken to Roto Rooter, who would be doing the work and that they would prefer waiting until Spring to do it, and that they had promised this project would be first on their list for Spring. Mayor Pickar asked if the delay until Spring would create any problems for the Homeowners Association. Mr. Foster replied that it would not. Councilmember Ziebarth stated that the primary concern of the Park Commission was to accomodate the Homeowners Association, as Fall is a better time for this type of work as it is dry. He added that they now have a suitable site but have a timing problem with all the agencies involved. November 13, 1978 Page 6 Councilmember Rowley stated that as long as the project was not going to be done this Fall, the water table should be checked in the Spring before final approval is given. She added that the Homeowners Association should go ahead and get approval from all the agencies involved and then come back in the Spring for final approval from the City. Councilmember Ziebarth asked if permission had been received from all the affected property owners. Mr. Foster replied that he was still working on that. Councilmember Ziebarth recommended that Staff's recommendations be added to the agreement, such a feasibility report with the amount of time, the volume of material and permission from the affected property owners. Councilmember Rowley asked if Staff saw any problem with the work waiting until Spring. Park Director Anderson replied that only problem he could see was if the project was delayed until April or May, which would delay the planned work on Silver View Park. He added though, that the Homeowners Association wanted the work done as quickly as possible also. Councilmember Baumgartner asked if ore of the federal agencies would actually be going out and examining the sludge for pollutants and so forth. He added that he was concerned there might be a high concentration of pollutants in the lake from chemicals that had washed down off the lawns. Mr. Foster replied that there is a constant flow of water out of the lake. Administrator Achen added that the City can request the agencies do that when they consider the request. Councilmember Ziebarth stated that as long as it had been agreed to wait until Spring to do the work, he would like to discuss the project further in an agenda session to work out the details. MSP Pickar- Ziebarth) to postpone action on the request until the second meeting in November. 5 ayes FILL PERMIT 2296 -2288 PINEWOOD DRIVE Mayor Pickar reported that the two properties involved, 2296 and 2288 Pinewood Drive, have extremely low back yards and that the owners have requested approval to fill their rear lots to prevent water f om going in their walkout basements when the storm sewer backs up. Larry Aamot, 2296 Pinewood Drive, stated he and his neighbor had had an engineer come out and study the problem, and that he had determined they had a surface water problem. He stated they would like to fill their back yards to prevent the water from coning in their homes when the storm sewer backs up. He added that they both have walkouts, which would be bricked up, and that based upon Staff's recommendation, they would be going with a 2% slope. Councilmember Baumgartner stated that the request had been discussed and approved by the Planning Commission. He added that the rear yards will still be holding areas. MSP (Hodges Ziebarth) to accept the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve the fill plan as presented, maintaining a slope from the homes to the culvert, and to waive the $50 Conditional Use Permit fee. 5 ayes November 13, 1978 Page 7 STREET LIGHT INSTALLATION POLICY Mayor Pickar reported that Staff had conducted a study of the street lighting in the City and drawn up a map showing the existing lighting and areas where lights may be requested in the future, along with a proposed policy for street lighting in resi- dential areas. Councilmember Baumgartner stated he thought Staff had done an outstanding job in pre- paring the backup information for the Planning Commission and Council and in preparing the proposed policy. Councilmember Baumgartner read the proposed street lighting policy. Administrator Achen reported that the cost of the present street lighting represents over one -half of a mil of the property taxes and that the cost will continue to go up. Councilmember Hodges stated he was concerned with energy consumption and that he felt 400' spacing may be too close for the lights. Councilmember Rowley pointed out that lights would not necessarily be going in every 400' as the lights would have to be petitioned for and they would have to meet the criteria established in the policy. Councilmember Baumgartner stated that the Planning Commission had discussed adding an item to the policy, specifying how many lights would be budgeted for in one year, but acknowledged there would be a problem when one extra was requested. Councilmember Ziebarth stated that he could foresee at some time in the future not being able to afford any more lights. He added that he would like to leave the issue open until the next meeting to allow time for citizen input. MSP (Ziebarth- Hodges) to table the item until the next Council meeting. 5 ayes ACQUISITION OF TAX FORFEITED LANDS Mayor Pickar reported that five tax forfeited land parcels are available and the Council must determine whether they should be put up for public sale or reserved for public use. He added that four of the parcels comprise the Random Perk site on the northeast corner of Long Lake Road and Ridge Lane and presumably should be reserved for public use. The fifth parcel is an unbuildable lot on the west end of Oakewood Drive near St. Michael Street and Staff has recommended St also be reserved for public use. Administrator Achen pointed out on the map where the lots were located. MSP (Baumgartner Ziebarth) to adopt Resolution #945, declaring Random's First Addition, Lots 5 and 8, Block 1 and Dailey's Hillview Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, non conservation and authorize their acquisition by the City. 5 ayes SEWER JET RODDER PURCHASE Administrator Achen presented a report from the Finance Director and Public Works Super- visor regarding the opening of bids on November 9 for the sewer jet rodder. Administrator Achen reported that all bids met the City specs except for the alternate bid, and that Staff has recommended the aiternate bid be rejected because it does not meet the specs. He added that the low bid was received from Itasca Equipment Company for $75,513. Lonnie Kolin of Itasca Equipment Company stated that they had promised delivery for April of 1979 and could possibly deliver earlier. November 13, 1978 Page 8 MSP (Baumgartner Ziebarth) to accept the bid for a jet rodder without trade from Itasca Equipment Company of $75,513 plus the purchase of a water recirculating system for $500 and hose winding guide for $270, for a total of $76,283. The alternate low bid of Wisota Sales was not accepted because it did not satisfy the requirements of the specification. The report to the Clerk- Administrator from the Finance Director and Public Works Supervisor, dated November 13, 1978 regarding the bids for the sewer jet rodder will be made part of the minutes. 5 ayes ADMINISTRATOR ACHEN'S REPORT Administrator Achen reported that the City has received the drainage study report from Comstock and Davis on Ardan Avenue and anticipate receiving Short, Elliott and Hendricksons report on Woodcrest by December 4. A future work session will be set up to go over the two reports probably sometime in January. ATTORNEY MEYERS' REPORT Attorney Meyers reported that the lawsuit involving City Hall construction is currently scheduled for January and that he had just heard from one of the attorneys involved, who offered a $25,000 settlement to dispose of the case. He added that he has written a report discussing the City's position in the case and that he will be forwarding copies onto the Council. COUNCILMEMBER ROWLEY'S REPORT Councilmember Rowley had no report. COUNCILMEMBER ZIEBARTH'S REPORT Councilmember Ziebarth reported that he had requested information at the last meeting from the Police Chief regarding the number of calls to the Mermaid Lounge and Bowling Alley, and that he had received a reply from the Chief, which indicated that the increase in time spent at the Mermaid reflects enforcement of the rew loitering ordi nance. He added that the Chief had indicated it had not created any major problems but had resulted in two arrests, and that the bowling alley is running smoothly. Attorney Meyers stated that the new ordinance is an attempt to clear people out of the parking lots after closing, and that the court has already found one person guilty of violating the ordinance. COUNCILMEMBER HODGES' REPORT Councilmember Hodges stated that he had attended the League of Minnesota Cities meeting and found it very interesting and informative. He added that he had brochures available if anyone would like to look at them. COUNCILMEMBER BAUMGARTNER'S REPORT Councilmember Baumgartner had no report. November 13, 1978 Page 9 MAYOR PICKAR'S REPORT Mayor Pickar reported there were two meetings coming up, the 4th Annual Planning and Zoning conference on December 7 and 8, and the Annual Minnesota Association of Mayors on November 17 and 18. MSP (Pickar- Ziebar'h) to authorize the expenditure of City funds for Council Members elect to attend the 4th Annual Planning and Zoning conference and the Annual Minnesota Association of Mayors conference. 5 ayes MSP (Baumgartner Ziebarth) to adjourn the meeting at 9:55 PM. 5 ayes Respectfully submitted, Ma'hk Achen Clerk- Administrator