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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996.05.20 CC MinutesMINUTES FOR THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 20. 1996 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Fran Miron at 7:00 PM. PRESENT: Barnes. Goiffon, LaValle. Miran City Administrator, Robert Museus City Attorney, Greg Galler City Engineer, Tom Angus Maintenance Supervisor, Mike Kriz City Clerk, Mary Ann Creager ABSENT: James Leroux ADDITIONS TO AGENDA Update on Homestead Avenue Fond Brian Lauzon (Special Use Permit) LCMR Grant Application CONSENT AGENDA Miron made motion, Goiffon seconded, to approve the following Consent Agenda: Minutes for the City Council Claims for May 20, 1996 Charitable Gambling License Park Use (Culp) Summer Hire All aye. Motion Carried. meeting of May 6, 1996 (BSA) PRELIMINARY PLAT (RICE LAKE MEADOWS #4) On May 6, 1996, the City Council authorized City staff to negotiate with the developer of RLM4 to obtain an easement for a bike path across Lot 5 of the subdivision, as well as construction of a sidewalk along Geneva Avenue through the development. The developer agreed with the City's request in writing. The City Engineer reviewed the revised plat for conformance to the recommended changes he requested in his letter of May 6, 1996, and found that the plat has been amended to conform with his recommendations. Staff recommended approval of the preliminary plat. Mr. Jim Merila was present to describe the easement placement on the proposed plat. The easement must be usable for its intended purpose as a bike path, and be approved by the City Engineer. LaValle made motion, Goiffon seconded, to approve the preliminary plat for Rice Lake Meadows #4, and standards for the required bike path easement will be contained in the Development Agreement before final plat approval. All aye. Motion Carried. WATER SURFACE USE APPLICATIONS Minnesota Rules 6110.1800 orants the sheriff of counties in Minnesota the authority to grant permits for the placement of rafts, buoys, and other City Council meeting of May 20 1996 Page 2 , structures on/in public waters of the state. The Washington County Sheriff has determined to grant such permits only after they are approved by the city or township in which the structure is to be located. It should be noted that the permit relates only to the placement of the structure and not the use of the water -body. The sheriff's denial of the placement for a buoy: raft, or ski jump, does not prohibit the use of the water -body for water-skiing or other permitted uses. Pursuant to the sheriff's decision, the City has received applications to mark water-ski slalom courses on Sunset Lake and Egg Lake, and mark a water-ski slalom course and ski jump on Round Lake. The City has not received any complaints on the marking of slalom courses or erection of ski jumps on any lake in the community, though it has received a complaint regarding water-skiing on Long Lake. It is staff's understanding that the City's approval of the application is advisory only, and does not incur any liability for the City. Given that the primary issue to the sheriff is local acceptability of these courses, staff proposed two options for the Council to consider: 1. Conduct a public hearing on each request with notice of the hearing published in the legal newspaper of the City. 2. Administratively approve each request unless a public hearing is requested. It was the opinion of the City Attorney that the City not get involved in the issuance of these permits, as it is the responsibility of the sheriff's office. Miron made motion, Barnes seconded, that the City draft a letter to the Washington County Sheriff stating the City's position in the issuance of Water Surface Use Permits. All aye. Motion Carried. 1996 STREET MAINTENANCE PLAN The Council considered an amended 1996 street maintenance plan to include scheduled seal coating, crack filling, and graveling. Mike K:riz was present to comment on his proposal. Barnes made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the 1996 Street Maintenance Plan to seal coat, crack fill, and gravel certain City roads. Major repairs will need to be budgeted for in conjunction with a capital improvement project. All aye. Motion Carried. NORTH WATER TOWER MAINTENANCE It has been a number of years since the north water tower has been drained, cleaned, and inspected. The recent construction of the south tower now allows this work to be done without affecting the City's water supply to its residents. The City Engineer has obtained a price of $2,750 to perform the work. This includes pressure washing and disinfecting the reservoir, inspection of the interior of the tank and the cathodic City Council meeting of May 20, 1996 Page 3 protection system, and exterior inspection of the tank. Funding for this project will come from the water utility fund, and staff requested approval of the project. The City Engineer stated that, at this time, only inside work will be performed on the tower. Barnes made motion, Miron seconded, that the City enter into a contract with H & H Water Tower for inside tower cleaning, in the amount of $1,150.00, and American Engineering & Testing for tower condition survey, in the amount of $19600.00. All aye. Motion Carried. EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW FORM One of the established priorities set by the Council for 1996 is the implementation of performance evaluations for City employees. The Council considered and reviewed a performance evaluation form proposed to implement the system. Council member Barnes suggested that the form include employee "professionalism" and whether employees deal with coworkers in a respectful manner. Miron made motion, Goiffon seconded, to approve the Employee Performance Review form with the recommended changes. All aye. Motion Carried. PROBATIONARY REVIEW (KRIZ) Mr. Michael Kriz was employed as the City's Maintenance Supervisor on September 16, 1995. The City Administrator recently conducted his six-month probationary review and recommended that his probationary status be ended and that he be offered continued employment with the City as a regular full-time employee. Mr. Museus stated that he was very impressed with Mr. Kriz's work performance and recommended that he be given a 5% pay increase effective with the next pay period. Barnes made motion, LaValle seconded, that the City of Hugo offer Mike Kriz continued employment with the City as a regular full-time employee, and he be given a 5% pay increase effective with the next pay period. All aye. Motion Carried. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVISIONS The Council considered a summary of the additional information requested from the Metro Council in their review of the City's revised Comprehensive Plan. Most of the information will be provided by Mr. Ed Elliott, the consultant who assisted the City in preparation of the revised Plan. There are two items which require Council consideration: 1. The Metro Council has requested Tier I and Tier II comprehensive sewer plan and updated water supply plan. The City Engineer has provided a cost estimate of $33,000 to develop these plans, and also estimates City Council meeting of May 20, 1996 Page 4 that it will take 12 weeks to complete the project. The City has previously committed to the Metro Council to provide them with this information. Funding for the project would come from the City's sewer utility account. Staff recommended that the Council authorize the City Engineer to prepare the required studies. 2. The Metro Council requested that the City provide, as a part of the Comp Plan, a five-year capital improvement program to describe how the City intends to implement the revised Comp Plan. Staff can prepare the background information for'such a plan relatively quickly. Review of the program will require, potentially, one or two meetings by the City Council. After a lengthy discussion regarding the additional information requested, resulting in a decision to not commit the $33,00 expenditure, the following motion was made: Miron made motion, LaValle seconded, to table action on Met Council's request for additional information relative to the City's Comp Flan, to allow time for the Administrator to communicate with Met Council in an effort to determine the necessity for the additional wort::. All aye. Motion Carried. CORRESPONDENCE The Council briefly reviewed their correspondence with no action necessary. HOMESTEAD AVENUE NORTH Attorney Galler gave a brief summation of the Brevig litigation regarding lowering of the Homestead Avenue pond. LAUZON (SPECIAL USE PERMIT) Miron made motion, Goiffon seconded, to table action of the Lauzon/Meehan application for a Special Use Permit until such time as a new application is submitted to the City. All aye. Motion Carried. LCMR GRANT APPLICATION Councilman LaValle asked for an update on the LCMR grant application process. It was his understanding that affected property owners would be kept current of the project's status. Barnes made motion, Goiffon seconded, to adjourn at 8:55 PM. All aye. Motion Carried. Mary n6reager,eCJA Clerk