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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990.11.05 CC MinutesMINUTES FOR THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 5, 1990 The meeting was called to by Mayor Atkinson at 7:00 PM. PRESENT: McAllister, Jesinski, Olson, Vail, Atkinson City Administrator, k::en Huber City Clerk, Mary Ann Creager Jesinski made motion, Vail seconded, to approve the minutes for the regular City Council meeting of October 15, 1990, as amended. All aye. Motion Carried. Vail made motion, Olson seconded, to approve the claims for November 5, 1990, in the amount of $21,655.65. All aye. Motion Carried. CHARITABLE GAMBLING McAllister made motion, Jesinski seconded, that the City of Hugo has no objection to the issuance of a charitable gambling license to the National Ataxia Foundation at Carpenter's, 14559 Forest Boulevard, and waiver of the 60 -day waiting period. All aye. Motion Carried. VARIANCE 'TO SETBACk:: ( R . CLAUSON ) Mr. Richard Clauson has made application to the City of Hugo to construct a pole barn on a five acre tract of land located at 6857 170th Street North, Hugo, MN. The property in question is zoned agriculture, and Mr. Clauson has indicated that the pole barn will be used for farm and other related storage. It should be noted that the lot in question is non -conforming, and is substandard in both lot width, as well as lot area. Mr. Clauson is requesting to construct a 36' x 64' pole barn 8' from the west property line. Mr. Clauson has stated that the layout of the building will allow room on the east side to leave a parking and turn -around area, trees for a tree farm and wind break, as well as drainage ditch leading to the pond in the back. Also, it will allow him to overlook the back of his property rather than looking at the pole building from his house. The Board of Zoning Adjustments considered this request at their meeting of October 24, 1990, and recommended approval of the variance. Olson made motion, Vail seconded, to approve the variance request of Richard Clauson, 6857 170th Street, to construct a 36' x 64' pole barn 8' from the west property line. The pole building shall be used for residential purposes only. All aye. Motion Carried. VARIANCE TO SETBACk: (T. CREAGER) Mr. Therman Creager, 12203 Ingersoll Avenue North, has made application to the City of Hugo to construct a 24' x 60' pole building closer to City Council meeting of November 5, 1990 Page Ingersoll Avenue than the principal building. The pole building is to be used for the storage of personal property, and there will be no commercia or industrial use of the building. The property in question is zoned RR2, and consists of approximately 7 acres. The proposed improvement is on a lot which has lakeshore on Round Lake, however, the building in question meets all of the required shoreland setback requirements. Currently, there is a home and an unattached garage located at the north end of Lot 3, Block 1, Arcand Estates. The proposed building meets all front and side yard setbacks, but does not conform to that section of the code which requires no garage or accessory building to be located between the house and thelroad. The City Council has, typically, granted variances of this nature in areas where the lots exceeded three acres in size, and meet all other setback:: requirements. The Board of Zoning Adjustments considered this matter at their meeting of October 24, 1990, and recommended approval of this variance request. McAllister made motion, Jesinski seconded, to approve the variance request of Therman Creager, 12203 Ingersoll Avenue North (Lot 3, Bloch; 1, Arcand Estates), to construct a 24' x 60' pole building closer to Ingersoll Avenue than the principal building. The pole building will be used for residential purposes only. All aye. Motion Carried. SIGN PERMIT (KENCO/WAUGH) On behalf of Mr. Mike Finnemann, the Kenco Construction Co. has made application to the City of Hugo to install a temporary 4' X 8' sign on the southeast corner of Highway 61 and County Rd. 8A, and will be directional in nature. The property in question is zoned RB with total acreage of 9.45 acres. The sign is to be setback 32' from the north property line and 32' from the west property line. Earlier this fall, the Kenco Construction requested a temporary permit for the installation of this sign. That request for a temporary permit was denied by the City Council, indicating that the necessary public hearings should be held, and this type of request must be reviewed by the Planning Commission. The sign was installed anyway. The Hugo Planning Commission considered this request at their meeting of 10/24/90, and unanimously recommended approval of the SUP, subject to special conditions. Vail made motion, Olson seconded, to approve the application of Kenco Construction for a Special Use Permit to install a temporary 4' x 8' sign on the southeast corner of Highway 61 and County Road BA. Approval is subject to the following special conditions: 1. The sign be classified as temporary, and this permit expire no later than December 1st, 1992. 2. The sign be unlighted and be aesthetically pleasing at all times. ... The sign be installed in such a manner so as to not obstruct visibility at the intersection near this sign. 4. No additional signs be installed on the site in question. 5. Written permission shall be provided from the property owner. 6. Applicant to pay double fees for application and permit to constructing said sign prior to City Council approval. All aye. Motion Carried. City Council meeting of November 5, 1990 Page 3 VARIANCE REQUEST (OVER -SIZED GARAGE) On behalf of Georgiann Presbrey, Mr. Tim Bartylla has made application to the City of Hugo to construct a 30' x 44' attached garage on Lot 2, Block 2, Countryview Acres, Hugo, MN (aka 6675 126th Street). The property in question consists of 5.3 acres, and is zoned RR'::.. The City code limits the square footage of attached garages to 720 square feet; however, the Council policy has been to allow for variances of this nature until such time as the City code is amended. This request is consistent with current City policy regarding variances for over -sized garages. Jesinski made motion, Olson seconded, to approve the variance request of Tim Bartylla to construct a 30' x 44' attached garage on Lot 2, Block 2, Countryview Acres (aka 8675 126th Street). The proposed garage is to be used for residential purposes only. All aye. Motion Carried. REZONING REQUEST (M. WEGLEITNER) At the request of the applicant, this matter was withdrawn from the agenda until further notified. SITE PLAN AP'P'ROVAL (RAMBERG/GRANGER On behalf of Dan Ramberg, Mr. den Granger has made application for site plan approval, and Council authorization, to land apply petroleum -contam- inated soil on a 50' x 450' area located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 5, T31N, R21W, Hugo, MN. The property in question is located west of the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks and south of 175th Street. The MPCA has approved the site and method of disposal of the contaminated soil, and the Washington County Health Department has issued the required license. In that the request in question is the first of its kind to come before the City Council, the City staff was not sure how to handle this request in light of the November 7th deadline for spreading this soil. One of the methods of disposing of this type of soil, when the level of contamination is less than 10,000 parts per million, is by applying this material and mixing it with highly organic soil, then disking it on a monthly basis for a specified period of time until the pollutants measure less than 10 parts per million. It is the intent to spread approximately 151 cubic yards of soil over a 50' x 450' area on November 6, 1990. The soils will then be disced on a regular basis beginning in the spring, and the MPCA has indicated that because of the organic quality of the soil in question, the soil should be well below the 10 parts per million by August, 1991. The soils application will be made by A & B Construction, and spread on a one-time basis over the area shown on the site plan in a 2" thickness. The contaminated soils report provided by MPCA indicates that the soil contains no benzene, ethyl benzene, toluene, or xylene. The soil contains 200 parts per million of fuel oil, and this is generally regarded as a very low level of contamination, with 800 to 1,000 parts per million considered to be a medium -to -high level. This site is located 450' from surface water, and the depth to the seasonal high-water table in this area is 10' to 12'. In light of the fact that the contaminated soil City Council meeting of November 5, 1990 Page 4 in question originated from the City of Hugo, has a contamination level o less than 800 parts per million, and is a one-time land application, we can see no objections to this method of disposal. Vail made motion, Olson seconded, to approve the request of Ken Granger for site plan approval to land apply petroleum -contaminated soil on a 50' 450' area located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 5, T31N, R21W, Hugo, MN. Approval is subject to the following special conditions: 1. Spreading of this contaminated soil be on a one-time basis, and shall be made between November 6, 1990 and November 19, 1990. 2. The quantity of soil shall be limited to 150 cubic yards, and be 2" All aye. Motion Carried. RESOLUTION AMENDING FLAN CHECK AND MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES As per Council direction, the City Code Enforcement Officer has reviewed the City's building permit and plan -check fees. City's surveyed by the building inspector were Lino Lakes, Forest Lake, White Bear Lake, Champlin, Mendota Heights, Maple Grove, Mound, and Savage. The results of the survey indicate that the City's building permit fees are in line with those of other communities. The City's plan -check fee, however, is currently set at 50% of the building permit fee, and most other communities charge 65% of the building permit fee for plan -check review. It was noted, however, that the City's mechanical permit fees are somewhat lower than those of other communities. Currently, the City charges $15.00 for replacement of central -heating system, and $15.00 for replacement of air conditioning and zero -clearance fireplace installation. The City staff is recommending an increase to $30.00 for replace of the central -heating system and $20.00 for replacement of air conditioning. It is recommended that the permit fee changes go into effect January 1, 1991. Atkinson made motion, Olson seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 1990-32, RESOLUTION AMENDING PLAN REVIEW AND MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES. VOTING AYE: Olson, Jesinski, Vail, McAllister, Vail VOTING NAY: None Motion Carried. RESOLUTION SETTING 1991 SALARIES The City Council has traditionally set the salaries for City employees in October of each year in conjunction with the budget process. The proposed spreading thickness. 3. Soils shall be disced and monitored as required by the MPCA, and the closing of the site shall be by MPCA. 4. The level of contamination in the soil deposited should not exceed 200 parts per million of fuel oil. 5. The soils deposited on the site must originate from the City of Hugo. 6. Copies of the permits and licenses from the Washington Health Dept., and MPCA have been filed with the City. All aye. Motion Carried. RESOLUTION AMENDING FLAN CHECK AND MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES As per Council direction, the City Code Enforcement Officer has reviewed the City's building permit and plan -check fees. City's surveyed by the building inspector were Lino Lakes, Forest Lake, White Bear Lake, Champlin, Mendota Heights, Maple Grove, Mound, and Savage. The results of the survey indicate that the City's building permit fees are in line with those of other communities. The City's plan -check fee, however, is currently set at 50% of the building permit fee, and most other communities charge 65% of the building permit fee for plan -check review. It was noted, however, that the City's mechanical permit fees are somewhat lower than those of other communities. Currently, the City charges $15.00 for replacement of central -heating system, and $15.00 for replacement of air conditioning and zero -clearance fireplace installation. The City staff is recommending an increase to $30.00 for replace of the central -heating system and $20.00 for replacement of air conditioning. It is recommended that the permit fee changes go into effect January 1, 1991. Atkinson made motion, Olson seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 1990-32, RESOLUTION AMENDING PLAN REVIEW AND MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES. VOTING AYE: Olson, Jesinski, Vail, McAllister, Vail VOTING NAY: None Motion Carried. RESOLUTION SETTING 1991 SALARIES The City Council has traditionally set the salaries for City employees in October of each year in conjunction with the budget process. The proposed City Council meeting of November 5. 1990 Page 5 resolution is consistent with the proposed general fund budget. Over the last several years, the City Council has adjusted salaries of regular City employees, based on the cost -of -living, as reflected in the consumer price index for this area. For 1991, the City Administrator is recommending a similar adjustment based on a 5.5% cost -of -living, plus an additional 2% for merit because of the increased workload and exceptional performance of City employees. The one exception noted in the resolution is the base salary for the City Administrator, which was adjusted by 5% based on the resolution of the City Council, passed in 1988. These adjustments are to take place January 1, 1991. Atkinson made motion, McAllister seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 1990-3-, RESOLUTION SETTING 1991 SALARIES. VOTING AYE: Vail, McAllister, Olson, Jesinski, Atkinson VOTING NAY: None Motion Carried. RESOLUTION UPGRADING FINANCE DIRECTOR'S POSITION As per Council direction, the City Administrator met with the City Finance Director to discuss the possibility of extending his employment agreement with the City beyond the April, 1991 expiration date. Mr. Otkin has agreed to extend his contract for a two-year period, based on the conditions reflected in the proposed resolution. This employment agreement shall be effective through the 1991 and 1992 calendar years. Atkinson made motion, McAllister seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 1990-34, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE UPGRADING OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR POSITION AND FILLING OF SAID POSITION. VOTING AYE: Jesinski, Vail, Olson, McAllister, Atkinson VOTING NAY: NONE Motion Carried. APPOINTMENT OF CITY AUDITORS City Finance Director is recommending the appointment of Pannell, Kerr, Forster as the City's auditors for the 1990 fiscal year. The audit fees for 1989 were $9,512, and they have been reduced by 17% to $7,900 in 1990. McAllister made motion, Jesinski seconded, that the City of Hugo appoint Pannell, Kerr, Forster as the City's auditors for the 1990 fiscal year. All aye. Motion Carried. MISCELLANEOUS The City received a letter from a resident requesting that a sign be placed at the intersection of 147th Street and Hyde Avenue, indicating City Council meeting of November 5, 1990 Page 6 that the intersection ends in a "T" when traveling north on Hyde Avenue. Mayor Atkinson asked that the City staff refer the request to the City Engineer for his review, and ask: if it would be possible to include this request in the City's grant request. The sender of the letter is to be notified of this action. The City received a letter from Court Administration (Washington County) requesting standardized parking fines and adoption of a resolution. This request is to be referred to the City's prosecuting attorney for their review and recommendation. Fran Miron raised questions about performance evaluations for City employees, and the possibility of televising City Council meetings on cable television. ADJOURNMENT Olson made motion, Jesinsk-i seconded, to adjourn at 8:03 PM. All aye. Motion Carried. y A Creager, &Cit -ye - Mar rk.