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03-25-1991 City Council MinutesSTATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF WRIGHT CITY OF OTSEGO Roden, Larry Fournier, Perrault Clerk, James N. Barthel, Treasurer, Elaine Beatty, Deputy Clerk, Judy Hudson, Secretary, Dave Licht, Planner, Larry Koshak, Engineer, and Bill Radzwill, Attorney, were present. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman Freske. Motion by Floyd Roden to approve the Minutes of the March 11, 1991 City Council Meeting. Seconded by Larry Fournier. All Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Sandy Lindenfelser was present in regard to a Seminar on Festivals and Events to be held in Willmar on April 5th and 6th that she and Jacquie Rognli would like to attend to assist in their planning of the City Festival this summer. The Seminar fee would be $55.00 per person and $54.00 for a double room at the Holiday Inn. Motion by Doug Lindenfelser to approve Sandy Lindenfelser and Jacquie Rognli attending the Festivals and Events Seminar in Willmar with the city paying their expenses. Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Kay Reynolds of the Vernon Sales Promotions in Elk River appeared before the Council in regards to the signing of City equipment. Her firm sells two types of signs, the magnetic which comes in an 18" X 8" size for $44.54 per sign in quantities of four (4) or $33.71 ea in quantities of six (6) or a 24 x 8" sign for $50.39 ea in quantities of four (4) or $37.49 ea in quantities of six (6) or the profile sign which is an adhesive sign that is permanent for at least five years (5), is resistant to gas, oil, or grease and can withstand power washing. If you wish to remove the Profile sign, it can be done with a solvent. The Profile sign in size 20" X 61/4" sells for $20.62 ea in quantities of four (4) plus a $25.00 set up charge. Motion by Floyd Roden to table action on the purchase of signs until information is received on the sizes, quantites, and type of signs needed. Seconded by Ron Black. A11 Council Members voted in favor of the motion. John Darkenwald appeared before the Council in regard to rumors he had heard that the City was interested in purchasing part of the former Donald Davis farm now owned by C & L Enterprises. He had a letter from the firm authorizing him to discuss with the City the availability of a portion for a City Center. John Darkenwald also inquired if any new sub -divisions with one acre lots were going in this year. He was advised there were two (2) sub -divisions in the preliminary approval process, Antelope Park on the Burdick Property just East of his Mississippi Parkwood Development, and part of the LeFebvre Farm East of Page Avenue, known as Country Ridge Development. The City Council of the City of Otsego met this 25th day of March, 1991 at 7:30 PM. Norman F Freske, Mayor, Doug Lindenfelser, Floyd and Ron Black, Council Members, Jerome STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF WRIGHT, CITY OF OTSEGO - CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 25, 1991 AT 7:30 PM - PAGE 2 - Tony Christianson appeared on behalf of John Lefebvre regarding his assessment for the construction of 85TH Street from Page Avenue to County 42 and regarding an addendum to the original construction agreement to reduce John LeFebvre's assessment to the extent that money was saved on the project by not stripping River Road and replacing it with black dirt. The Council advised him they would have to study the original construction agreement before reaching a decision on whether to consider an addendum. Dave Licht appeared before the Council regarding the application of John Bly for a variance to build an addition to his garage three feet from the side lot instead of a thirty (30') foot side lot setback as required in the Ordinance. He and Elaine Beatty had met with Mr. Bly on March 14th and Mr Bly informed them he was not able to secure a seventeen foot (17') easement from his neighbor along the lot line. The Otsego Planning Commission reviewed Mr Bly's application at their March 20th Meeting and denied the variance application, citing several reasons for their decision. Mr. Licht also prepared a Finding of Facts to consider in denying the varinace request. Motion by Floyd Roden to deny the side lot setback variance request of John Bly as per the denial by the Otsego Planning Commission and the Finding of Facts by Dave Licht. Seconded by Ron Black. All Council Members voted in favor of the motion. A copy of the Finding of Facts is attached to these Minutes. Ron Black commended the Planning Commission for their thorough analysis of the variance request and their citing of several reasons to deny the request. Larry Koshak appeared before the Council in regard to the bids for the reconstruction and bituminous surfacing of Packard Avenue between 60th street and 70th street. Bids as follows were received and opened on March 14th at 10:00 AM: VALLEY PAVING $153,710.30 ALBER CONSTRUCTION $164,575.00 BAUERLY BROS $175,449.00 BUFFALO BITUMINOUS $151,590.00 ALEXANDER CONSTRUCTION $188,200.70 W.B. MILLER, INC $167,163.00 HARDRIVES $160,144.05 Buffalo Bituminous was the low bidder and Mr. Koshak recommended that the Council accept their bid. Regarding easements, he said he has to meet with Gerard Zachman, Jim LeFebvre and Mr. Hauan. Mr.Zachman was concerned about crop damage if the Construction Co went beyond the easements. Norman F Freske asked Mr.Koshak for his opinion of Buffalo Bituminous's job performance. He replied that they did a good job bituminous surfacing Mississippi Parkwood, however he has had some problems with their work in the past. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF WRIGHT, CITY OF OTSEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 25, 1991 AT 7:30 PM - Page 3 - He has also worked with Valley Paving, the No. 2 bidder, and in some cases had some problems with their work. Motion by Doug Lindenfelser to award the Packard Avenue Construction Contract to Buffalo Bituminous. Seconded by Ron Black. All Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Larry Fournier suggested having Dave Chase also inspect the construction work. Larry Koshak also showed the Council a design map of the re -alignment of Nashua Avenue as it approaches Co. 39 from the South. The new road would be all on John Anderson's land. The Council suggested he show the design map to John Anderson and Kevin Cook to get their opinion before proceeding with right-of-way acquisition. Larry Koshak also discussed drainage of the Country Ridge Development. He had received a letter from Tony Emmerich one of the partners in the project, indicating that the storm drain at the East end of the Development will need to be lowered by two feet (2') in order to adequately drain the Development without loosing too many lots. The culvert under Co. 42 will need to be lowered to accomplish this. Motion by Floyd Roden to request Larry Koshak to advise the Country Ridge Developers to do further Engineering studies regarding drainage of Country Ridge at their own expense. Seconded by Larry Fournier. All Council Members voted in favor of the motion. The North part of Country Ridge could be developed without constructing 85TH Street by using Page Avenue. Larry Koshak recommended delaying the construction of 85TH St another year because this will be an urban design street and the possibility of water and sewer lines to be considered. Larry Koshak showed the Council a sample of the Property Identification and Address Map his firm is preparing for the City. He said they will also have a sample of the City Map available soon. Dave Plude of 14817 NE 95TH ST appeared before the Council regarding the messy lot just West of him owned by David Chandler. The owner lets his livestock roam onto Mr Plude's property and the odor is very bad. The lot is 2-1/2 acres but because it is zoned Ag there is no limitation on the number of animals he can have, however, it is not permissible to have animals roaming at large. Ron Black asked Bill Radzwill if we should be considering an Ordinance to prevent situations like this. Mr. Radzwill advised against it saying it would be better to keep sending notices of violations and take pictures of the problem areas. To get involved in a Court Case is a very slow process in accomplishing anything. Motion by Larry Fournier to have Bill Radzwill check the conditions on the lot and recommend a course of action to improve the conditions. Seconded by Floyd Roden. All Council Members voted in favor of the motion. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF WRIGHT, CITY OF OTSEGO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF MARCH 25, 1991 at 7:30 PM - Page 4. - Bill Radzwill advised having all easements signed before awarding the Construction Contract for Packard Avenue. Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to amend the previous motion awarding the Construction Contract for Packard Avenue to read: The Packard Avenue Construction Contract will be awarded to Buffalo Bituminous upon receipt of all necessary signed easements. Seconded by Ron Black. All Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Regarding the recording of O'Dean Avenue (Co 37 from Co 39 to Co 122) that road was not recorded with the Township roads because it was still a County road at that time. It was recorded with the State by the County as a CSAH road. Motion by Floyd Roden to proceed with the recording of O'Dean Avenue ( From Co 39 to Co 122). Seconded by Larry Fournier. All Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Ron Black to approve and sign the "Agreement for Joint Ownership" of the culvert steamer and road roller with Frankfort Township. Seconded by Larry Fournier. All Council Members voted in favor of the motion. A letter was received from the Elk River City Administrator indicating that the City of Elk River would consider a short term agreement to sell sewer capacity to the City of Otsego but had reservations about a long term agreement or establishing a Joint Sewer District. Larry Koshak advised the Council they should arrange a tour of the Elk River Disposal Sewage Treatment Plant. Ron Black suggested that a meeting with the Elk River City Council be arranged in the near future to further discussions on buying capacity or the establishment of a Joint Sewer District. Ron Black advised the Council that the joint meeting with the Elk River School Board will be held April 16, 1991 at 7:30 PM at the Otsego City Hall. Dennis McAlpine was present and asked the Council how far Nashua Ave construction will be extended beyond the Nashua Avenue - 85th Street junction. The Council advised him the plans are still in the preliminary stages. The hill on 85th St just East of the junction may be cut down as part of the project to improve the intersection. Judy Hudson reported to the Council that two applications have been received for the Dog Warden postion. Regarding the old Town Hall, Ron Black informed the Council that the Christ Lutheran Church may be interested in moving it to their site for use as a storage building. If they decided against it, he himself would be interested in taking it down. Proceeding as a Board of Audit, the City Council audited and allowed verified accounts nos. 245 to 266 inclusive. On motion the meeting adjourned. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF WRIGHT, CITY OF OTSEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 25, 1991 AT 7:30 P M - PAGE 4 - On Motion the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: JEROME PERRAULT, CLERK JP/eb NORMAN F. FRESKE, MAYOR DOUG LINDENFELSER, COUNCIL FLOYD RODEN, COUNCIL LARRY FOURNIER, COUNCIL RONALD G. BLACK, COUNCIL