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MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MA:Y 166 1988
The regular meeting was called to order by Mayor Atkinson at 7:00 PM.
PRESENT: Peltier, Potts, Olson, Vail, Atkinson
City Administrator, Ken Huber
City Attorney, Charles Johnson
City Clerk, Mary Ann Creager
Peltier made motion, Vail seconded, to approve the minutes of May 2, 1988
as amended.
All aye. Motion Carried.
Vail made motion, Peltier seconded, to .approve the General Claims for May
16, 1988, in the amount of $58,8C)6.40.'
All aye. Motion Carried.
Potts made motion, Peltier seconded, to approve the Utility Claims for May
16, 1988 in the amount of $163.40.
All aye. Motion Carried.
HUGO LIONS CLUES - 3.2 NON -INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE
AtL::inson made motion, Peltier seconded, to grant approval of an on --sale
_.2 beer license to sell alcoholic beverages during Good Neighbor Days on
June 10, 11, and 12, 1988, for the Hugo Lions Club,
All aye. Motion Carried.
AMERICAN LEGION POST AUXILIARY 620 - CHARITABLE GAMBLING
Atkinson made motion, Peltier seconded, that the City of Hugo has no
objection to the American Legion Post 620 Auxiliary to operate bingo games
at 5736 147th Street North, and waives the 30 days waiting period.
All aye. Motion Carried.
FINAL SURVEY APPROVAL= ( DON SEMPEL.. _ SUB.. D . )
On behalf of Safeway Movers, Inc., Mr. Don Sempel has made application to
the city of Hugo for a minor subdivision and waiver of the formal platting
requirements to subdivide an 18.5 acre tract of land in the city of Hugo.
The preliminary survey was reviewed by the Planning Commission, and
subsequently approved by the City Council on April 18, 1988. The parcel
in question is generally described as an 18.5 tract identified as part of
the SE 1/4 of Section 8, T31N, R21W, Washington County, Minnesota.
Peltier made motion, Potts seconded, to approve the final certificate of
survey #5-16-88 for Mr. Don Sempel (Safeway House Movers), waiver of the
formal platting procedure, for the following described property: Part of
the SE 1/4 of Section 8, T31N, R 1W, Washington County, Minnesota.
Approval is subject to the following special conditions:
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1. All conditions of this approval must be met prior to stamping any
deeds for recording by the city clerk unless otherwise permitted by
City Council action.
2. All property lines must be identified on site by the applicant to
assure proper building setbacks if required by the building inspector.
3. Driveways or drainage areas must include installation of a minimum 15"
diameter corrugated metal culvert in a manner acceptable to the city.
4. All fees relating to the subdivision approval shall be paid by the
applicant including the cost of recording documents with Washington
County.
5. On-site activities permitted as a result of this subdivision shall not
cause the altering of any watercourse, ditch, or drainage systgem in
the area.
6. Payment of all parkland dedication fees shall be made prior to final.
survey approval ($125.00).
7. Approval of this subdivision shall not create any landlocked parcels
adjacent to the site.
B. Any future subdivision of Parcels 1 and 2 of this survey shall be done
by formal plat.
All aye. Motion Carried.
7.2 SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
Utilizing the city's existing subdivision ordinance and a draft ordinance
prepared by an ordinance committee of the City Council, the city engineer,
the city attorney, and city administrator have drafted a subdivision
ordinance that will wort: well in the City of Hugo. The Hugo Planninq
Commission spent one entire evening reviewing this ordinance, and it comes
to you with their unanimous recommendation for approval. Although vie
could not call this a model ordinance, we do feel it fits the City of Huqo
well, and is a tremendous improvement over our current ordinance. This
ordinance should be easier for the staff, Council, residents, and
developers to read and understand. After a page -by -page review of the
ordinance, and the making of several changes, Mayor Atkinson made the
following motion:
Atkinson made motion, Peltier seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE 88-248, AN
ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DIVISION OF PROPERTY AND SETTING REDUIREMENTS FOR
PLATTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF HUGO.
All aye. Motion Carried.
SPECIAL USE PERMIT D. RIECk
Donald and Nancy Rieck: have made application to the city of Hugo for a
Special Use Permit and site plan approval to keep one horse on their
property described as follows: That part of Government Lot 5, Section ;'5,
T31N, R21W, Washington County, Minnesota, lying east of the west 486.16
feet and north of the south 1,060 feet containing 5.0 acres more or less,
subject to Irish Avenue North along the east line. The property in
question is zoned RR2, and the city's zoning ordinance would allow for one
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horse on a tract of land this size. It is the intention of the appli.c_ant
to construct a 121' x 16' foot horse barn, and provide a fenced area 265'
45(-.)' to confine the horse. The Hugo Planning_ Commission reviewed this...
request at their April '?7, 1988 meeting, and recommended approval of said
request subject to compliance with the special conditions and identifying
an area on site where the animal. would be confined. There were no
objections raised to this request at the public hearing on April 27th.
Olson made motion, Peltier seconded, to approve the Special Use Permit and
Site Flan for Donald and Nancy Rieck to keep one horse on their propert.,;
on their property described as follows: That Fart of Government Lot 5,
Section -?5, T•31N, R?1W, Washington County, Minnesota, lying east of the
west 486.16 feet and north of the south 1,060 feet containing 5.0 acres
more or less, subject to Irish Avenue North along the east line. Approval
is subject to the following conditions:
1. The number of horses permitted on site shall be limited to one.
The animal shall be restricted to the area identified as the corral car
fenced in area on the site plan.
No resubdivision of the five (5) acre tract of land in question shall
be permitted or this special use permit shall be null and void.
4. No commercial use of the property shall be permitted.
5. All fees relating to the issuance of this permit shall be paid by the
applicant including the cost of recording at Washington County.
S. All activities on site shall not cause the altering of any
watercourse, ditch, or drainage system.
7. The applicant must provide access to the referenced site for periodic
inspection by the city to assure conformance with this permit.
8. Any revisions to the approved site plan must be reviewed by the
Planning Commission and City Council.
9. All animal feces on site as a result of boarding this horse shall. be
removed in a manner acceptable to the city.
10. The animal on site shall be that of the property owner, and shall be
for personal use only.
11. The applicant must comply with any DNP recommendations.
All aye. Motion Carried.
F' I CI::*UF' TRUCE-:: PURCHASE
City staff is requesting Council authorization to proceed and secure
quotations for the purchase of a pickup truck for the city staff.
Currently, the city staff, consisting of the city clerk, deputy clerk,
code enforcement officer, city administrator, utilities personnel, and
administrative intern, all share use of the Ford Bronco. Said vehicle is
also used by the fire department personnel on various occasions. The city
street supervisor has also had occasion to use the Ford Bronco when his
vehicle is not operating properly. Currently, there are employees i.ising
their own personal vehicles because of their inability to operate the
Bronco and the lack; of availability of the vehicle. The city has provided
for funding of a vehicle with equipment certificates. It is our intent. to
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buy a small or medium-sized pickup truck with a bench seat, air
conditioning, automatic transmission, and other standard features. Rather
than prepare detailed specifications, it our intent to write some general
specifications as noted above, and secure quotations from local car
dealers for the purchase of a vehicle on the lot.
Atkinson made motion, Vail seconded, authorizing the purchase of a
small/medium sized pickup truck.
All aye. Motion Carried.
MISCELLANEOUS
The city received a letter from Mrs. Joyce Seever stating that because of
speeding cars, she has had to replace fencing needed for securing horses
boarded on her property lying along Oneka Lake Blvd. This matter is to bs
referred to the city engineer for his review as to roadway design.
Councilman Potts again mentioned the illegal parking of an over -sized
truck at the Rick Flanagan property located at 6319 175th Street in
violation of his special use permit and a recent court's ruling
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Mr. Barry Stack, land surveyor for Mr. Schuneman, was present to clarify
any questions the Council may have had regarding the 8chuneman
subdivision. City engineer, Howard Kuusisto, had responsed to a Council
directive regarding the road right-of-way width in question. The Council
agreed to accept the variable right-of-way width as proposed on the
certificate of survey.
The city administrator reported on the new telephone system purchased by
the city.
Peltier made motion, Potts seconded, to adjourn at 9:10 PM.
All aye. Motion Carried.