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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002.01.22 CC MinutesMINUTES FOR THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 22, 2002 Mayor Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. PRESENT: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron City Administrator, Michael Ericson CD Director, John Rask City Attorney, Dave Snyder City Engineer, Dave Mitchell City Clerk, Mary Ann Creager CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FOR JANUARY 7, 2002 Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of January 7, 2002 with the correction to the motion on the Tschida rezoning. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Delete G.2 and G.5 from Consent Agenda for discussion K.1 Senator Jane Krentz Town Meeting Update K.2 Resident Use of New Community Room L.1 Oneka Lake View Update L.2 Nonpoint Pollution Program Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to approve the agenda for January 22, 2002 as amended. All aye. Motion Carried. FINAL REPORT ON CHARRETTE PROCESS (MIKE LAMB OF HGA) Mike Lamb from Hamel Greene Abrahamson (HGA) presented to Council the final report on the charrette process for the new vision for the City. Mike presented a draft of the community -visioning plan to the Council in October 2001, and to the Planning Commission as well, for its final comments. This final report on the community visioning concluded the charrette process, which began in March 2001. Two key components of the vision for the new Hugo will be the construction and anchoring of the new City Hall in downtown Hugo, and the development of an elementary school north of CSAH 8, in cooperation with the WBL school district. Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to accept the final draft report of the charrette process from HGA and schedule a workshop for February 25, 2002, at 7:00 pm, to further discuss specifics of the charrette process report. All aye. Motion Carried. LANDFORM PLANNING CONSULTANTS MNDRA LINDAHL) Included. in the City's 2002 budget, staff budgeted for the use of a planning consultant to assist the CD City Council meeting of January 22, 2002 Page 2 Department with the review of development applications and staff reports for the Planning Commission and City Council. Time spent reviewing development proposals will be charged to the developer's escrow. CD Director John Rask recommended the planning services of Kendra Lindahl of Landform, who is a planning consultant specializing in delivery of these services. Kendra was present to introduce herself to the Council. Granger made motion, Petryk seconded, authorizing the services of Kendra Lindahl and Landform. All aye. Motion Carried. CONSENT AGENDA Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the following Consent Agenda: Approval of Claims Approval of Subordination Agreement with Schwieters All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the claims for January 22, 2002 as presented. APPROVAL OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT WITH SCHWIETERS At its meeting in November 2001, the Council approved the Development Agreement with the Schwieter brothers for the development of a 46,000 sq ft facility on Fenway Avenue. City Attorney Dave Snyder reviewed the Subordination Agreement and recommended Council approve it as submitted. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Subordination Agreement with Schwieters. APPROVAL OF A REVISED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH LINO LAKES FOR WATER City staff has worked with the City of Lino Lakes for more than two years to develop a Joint Powers Agreement that will provide for municipal water in the southwest area of the City, immediately south of CSAH 8 and adjacent to Elmcrest Avenue. City staff made the necessary changes to the JPA and recommended that Council approve the JPA with the City of Lino Lakes to provide for municipal water for a period not -to -exceed 54 months. City Attorney Dave Snyder presented the JPA at the meeting. Haas made motion, Puleo seconded, to approve the Joint Powers Agreement with Lino Lakes for municipal water subject to changes recommended by the City Attorney. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVAL TO ADVERTISE FOR ACQUISITION OF PARKLAND At its December 2001 meeting, the Hugo Parks commisison reviewed the need to advertise for the City Council meeting of January 22, 2002 Page 3 acquisition of parkland within the City. Staff will be advertising in the City's Newsletter, but also sought approval from the Council to advertise in the White Bear Press. The Parks Commission recommended that Council approve the authorization for staff to advertise for the acquisition of parkland. Council did not feel it necessary to expend funds to get this information to the public. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, directing staff to prepare a press release for distribution to local papers identifying the City's need for parkland. All aye. Motion Carried. REZONING OF MOLITOR PROPERTY At its January 7, 2002 meeting, the Council considered the rezoning of the Roy Molitor property. The Council considered a Planning Commission recommendation to rezone the property to office/light industrial and the motion failed on a 3 — 2 vote. The motion required a super majority or a 4/5's vote of the Council. Staff placed this item on the agenda for reconsideration by the Council, and CD Director John Rask presented the relative factors for the Council to understand before considering the rezoning of the Molitor property. Granger made motion, Miron seconded, to reconsider the rezoning of the Molitor property and direct staff to schedule a public hearing to reconsider this matter. All aye. Motion Carried. REZONING OF TSCE IDA PROPERTY At its January 7, 2002 meeting, the Council considered the rezoning of the Ken Tschida property. The Council considered a Planning Commission recommendation to rezone the property to office/light industrial and the motion failed on a 2 - 3 vote. The motion required a super majority or a 4/5's'vote of the Council. Staff placed this item on the agenda for reconsideration by the Council, and CD Director John Rask presented the relative factors for the Council to understand before considering the rezoning of the Tschida property. Petryk made motion, Granger seconded, to reconsider the rezoning of the Tschida property and direct staff to schedule a public hearing to reconsider this matter. All aye. Motion Carried. Staff was directed to contact developers of the Tschida property requesting "development concepts" for the zoning classifications. PLANNING COMMISSION REAPPOINTMENT At its December 17, 2001 meeting, the Council directed staff to develop options and background information regarding the reappointment of PC members when their terms expire. Since the PC City Council meeting of January 22, 2002 Page 4 reappointments in any specific manner, and has very broad discretion in this matter. It has been handled in different ways in the past. CD Director John Rask listed several examples of how other cities deal with the reappointment of PC members. The Council may wish to reappoint Commissioners in one of the selected options, or a combination of options. Parks Commission member suggested the Council establish a policy for all commissions in the City as they are now faced with a similar dilemma. Puleo made motion, Granger seconded, to reappoint Bronwen Kleissler to a 4 -year term on the Hugo Planning Commission commencing January 2002. All aye. Motion Carried. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, that the City adopt a policy of advertising for each vacancy on all Commissions in the City, including the reappointments of current members. Staff will draft a policy and present it to Council. All aye. Motion Carried. CITY HALL LANDSCAPING PLAN At its December 3, 2001 meeting, the Council listened to a presentation from Jason Naber engineer with EOR and Laurie McRostie landscape architect with SEH. They presented the rainwater gardens stormwater collection plan for the new City Hall site, as well as the final landscaping plan. Council approved and authorized EOR to prepare plans and specifications for the rainwater gardens stormwater design and did not take action on the landscaping plan. Laurie McRostie and SEH have prepared a final City Hall landscaping plan that she presented to Council for final approval and authorization to proceed with plans and specifications. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to accept the proposal from SEH to prepare the plans and specifications for the entire City Hall landscaping plan at a cost not to exceed $10,000. All aye. Motion Carried. BEVER LANDSCAPING COMPLAINT (132ND STREET) Staff has received a number of complaints regarding the volume of truck traffic on 132°d Street, as well as the landscaping business Bever Landscaping, and requested a review of their CUP. Two additional letters of complaint weer received by Council at the meeting. Miran made motion, Haas seconded, directing staff to investigate the Bever Landscaping CUP and present findings to the City Council. All aye. Motion Carried. Mayor Miron stated that he signed the CUP for Bever Landscaping and it was his recollection that the landscape business was to be tied more closely with the agricultural production of trees and shrubs on site. City Council meeting of January 22, 2002 Page 5 APPROVAL OF ZONING ORDINANCE At its December 1, 2001 meeting, the Council held a joint workshop with the Planning Commission at which it discussed the final draft of the zoning ordinance. CD Director John Rask reviewed with Council the suggested revisions, as well as staffs recommendation for approval of the revised zoning ordinance. To allow Council more time to review the proposed zoning ordinance: Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to table this matter until the Council meeting of February 4, 2002 with placement on the Consent Agenda. All aye. Motion Carried. JANUARY 11TH MEETING WITH WBL SCHOOL OFFICIALS On Friday, January 11, 2002, Hugo City representatives met with WBL school officials, developers, and local legislators regarding the new elementary school planned for the City north of CSAH 8. Council member Chuck Haas and City Administrator Mike Ericson shared with Council the result of the meeting, as well as the future plans for public involvement. The BKV group, architects working with Len Pratt, prepared a concept plan that was presented to Council for review. Granger made motion, Puleo seconded, directing staff to continue to meet with the appropriate officials to continue the process, including the development of partnerships and coalitions within both communities. All aye. Motion Carried. AUTHORIZATION TO INSTALL 35 MPH SIGNS ON Ne STREET Council directed staff to work with MnDOT officials to conduct a speed study on the newly reopened 14& Street, and the north side of Lake Plaisted. MnDOT completed the study and recommended installation of 35 mph street signs on 14& Street. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, authorizing staff to install the 35 mph street signs on 140' Street, between CR 8 and Keystone Avenue and to inform the property owners. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVAL OF AUAR FOR EVERTON/ELMCREST AVENUES As part of the approval process for the Everton/Elmcrest Avenue Study, WSB Engineers prepared the AUAR that was sent to local agencies for review and comment. Those comments were shared with Council in December and staff provided responses to all agencies. CD Director John Rask stated that Met Council has concerns with the stormwater management plan for study. Granger made motion, Petryk seconded, to table this matter to allow staff to work with Met Council to resolve issues. All aye. Motion Carried. City Council meeting of January 22, 2002 Page 6 NEW CITY HALL PUBLICATION PROPOSAL City staff recently met with representatives from the Quad Cities Press regarding publication of a newspaper insert for the White Bear Press and The Shopper. Staff discussed this public relations piece with City Hall Building Committee members Mike Granger and Frank Puleo, who endorsed the concept and idea Miron made motion, Granger seconded, authorizing staff to work with the Quad Press and prepare a publication insert for the local newspaper to announce the completion and grand opening for the new City Hall in the amount of $1,050 for 20,000 inserts, which will be distributed to selected zones in the White Bear Press area All aye. Motion Carried. CITY COUNCIL GOAL SETTING SESSION Mayor Fran Miron included this item at the January 7, 2002 Council meeting for discussion purposes. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to schedule a Council goal setting session for Monday, February 25, 2002, Hugo City Hall, at 7:00 pm. All aye. Motion Carried. DATE FOR JOINT CSAH 8/14 MEETING The Council directed staff to work with the city administrators of the cities of Lino Lakes and Centerville to schedule a joint meeting among the three city councils respectively. Both the Lino Lakes and Centerville city councils are available to meet on Wednesday, January 30, 2002, at 7:00 pm at the Lino Lakes city hall. City staff recommended Council approve January 30, 2002 as its tri -city joint workshop with the Lino Lakes and Centerville city councils respectively. Puleo made motion, Granger seconded, to schedule January 30, 2002 at 7:00 pm, Lino Lakes City Hall, as a tri -city joint workshop with Lino Lakes and Centerville to discuss common concerns. All aye. Motion Carried. CITY IS OUT OF LIQUOR LICENSES City staff requested Council consider acknowledgement of the issuance of all seven liquor licenses allowed by state statute. This issue is placed on the Council agenda for discussion and direction from Council regarding the future development of the City and a proposed need for additional liquor licenses for hotels and restaurants. The City Administrator stated that the City would be looking at increasing the liquor licenses by seven, which would need to be approved by a referendum. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, directing staff to include a referendum for voters to consider increasing the City's liquor licenses from seven to 14 at the general election in November 2002. All aye. Motion Carried. City Council meeting of January 22, 2002 Page 7 COMMUNITY ROOM Mayor Miron stated that he has been receiving requests to use the community room in the new City Hall. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, directing City staff to develop a policy for use of the community room at City Hall for Council review and consideration. All aye. Motion Carried. MISCELLANEOUS The Council was updated on: 1) Senator Jane Krentz's Town Meeting held on January 19, 2002; and 2) the status of Oneka Lake View and the driveway on Oneka Lake Blvd. ADJOURNMENT Miron made motion, Granger seconded, to adjourn at 10:00 pm. All aye. Motion Carried. Maryreager City C