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04-08-1991 City Council MinutesSTATE OF MN The City Council of the City of COUNTY OF WRIGHT Otsego met this 8 day of April, CITY OF OTSEGO 1991, at 7:00 PM. Norman Freske, Mayor, Doug Lindenfelser, Floyd Roden, Larry Fournier, and Ron Black, Council Members, Jerome Perrault, Clerk, James Barthel, Treasurer, Elaine Beatty, Deputy Clerk/Zoning Administrator, Judy Hudson, Secretary, Dave Licht, Planner, Bill Radzwill, Attorney, and Larry Koshak, Engineer, were present. A Special Meeting was held at 7:00 PM prior to the convening of the Regular Council Meeting at the request of Planner Dave Licht and Attorney Bill Radzwill to discuss a Code Enforcement Policy for the City fo Otsego and this Special Meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman Freske. Dave Licht opened the discussion by saying the Staff needs direction from the Council as to how they wish the Staff to pursue Code Violations. It does not do much good to have an Ordinance in place if it is not enforced. There is an illegal billboard along Hwy 101 in which case the owner has been notified and the bill board is still there. The Council agreed he sould be sent another notice and MnDot should be notified as well as this is a State Highway. The Council agreed the notices should be sent first to Code violators. If no response is received, a citation should then be issued by the City Attorney and this followed by Court action as a last resort. Dave Licht advised the Council that you must pursue Code violations or else people will tend to ignore the Ordinances. Motion by Larry Fournier to have the Staff prepare a Code Violation Policy. Seconded by Douglas Lindenfelser. Norman Freske asked to what extent are we going to pursue the violations? Dave Licht advised that usually 2 notices get a response, if this fails then the City Attorney would issue a citation. The regular Council Meeting was then called to order by Mayor Norman Freske. Motion by Larry Fournier to approve the Minutes of the March 25, 1991, Council Meeting. Seconded by Ron Black, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. As Attorney Bill Radzwill was still present Elaine Beatty asked the Council if they planned on Bonding for any road projects this year. The Council advised her that they planned on Bonding. Bill Radzwill advised the Council that selling Bonds by negotiation with local Banks has worked well for us in the past and is less expensive than advertising for bids. Sale by negotiation is legal up to $500,000. Regarding the Packard Ave. Construction Project, Larry Koshak said the contractor would like to start work in May. No more progress has been made on procuring easements with the 2 most critical still to be gotten are the Holland and McShane easements. Regarding the Waste Treatment Agreement with the City of Elk River, Larry Koshak said that he has not as yet met with Pat Klaiers to set up a meeting with the Elk River Council STATE OF MN, COUNTY OF WRIGHT, CITY OF OTSEGO, CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 8, 1991. Page 2 and a tour of their Disposal Plant. According to the information he has received, Larry Koshak said the Elk River Plant is a very well operated facility. He will try to set up a Joint Council Meeting for Saturday April 20, at 9:00 AM. John Anderson was present at the meeting to discuss the re-alignment of Nashua Ave. as it approaches Co. 39 from the South as all the property that needs to be acquired for the re-alignment belongs to him. As this is an MSA street, 80 ft of right-of-way will be needed as well as an additional 14 ft. of right-of-way all along Nashua Ave. Larry Koshak presented a chart showing the proposed re-alignment and John Anderson said he was in agreement with the way it was laid out. Doug Lindenfelser asked what would be done with the old approach to Co. 39. Larry Koshak said it would need to be Cul-De-Sac'd because of the houses along it or else an East- West segment built accross John Anderson's land to connect to the new Nashua Ave. John Anderson said he was not in favor of building that East-West segment. Some of the streets in the old townsite plat would need to be vacated that are in the construction area. Larry Koshak advised the Council they could either acquire the right-of way first and then order the project or else order the project and proceed. Motion by Floyd Roden to proceed with the Nashua Ave. re-construction project contingent upon securing he needed right-of-way. Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Ron Black to request Hakanson Andrson Associates Inc. to prepare a feasibility study on the proposed reconstruction and bituminous surfacing of Nashua Ave. from Co. 39 to 77th St. Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Doug Lindenfelser to purchase a Surveyors Level and Stand from Hakanson Anderson Associates Inc. Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Regarding controlling trafffic on 96th St., Larry Koshak advised the Council that about all that can be done is to put stop signs at all the intersections and put a speed limit on it. Larry Koshak presented copies of the new contract between his firm Hakanson Anderson Associates Inc., and the City of Otsego to the Council for their reviewal. The Albertville City Council has expressed an interest in meeting with the Otsego City Council to discuss future developments along 1-94, the 1-94 interchange by Co. 19 and any other matters of mutual interest to the two Communities. The Council suggested April 29 at 7:30 PM as the tentative meeting date. Complaints of speeding on 80th St between Co. 19 and Kadler Ave. have been received. Motion by Floyd Roden to request a speed limit study on STATE OF COUNTY OF WRIGHT, CITY OF OTSEGO, CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 8, 1991. Page Three 80th St. between Co. 19 and Kadler Ave. Seconded by Ron Black, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Developers will be requested to meet with the City Council at 6:30 PM on April 22 prior to the regular Council Meeting to discuss what steps they should take when planning their Developments in the light of the possibility of future Water and Sewer in the City of Otsego. Jalger Ave. was discussed at this time. MnDOT will be building a new road through their test Facility which would connect 70th St. to Jalger Ave. When completed this new road will be turned over to the City of Otsego. This project would leave a section of Jalger Ave. just South of 85th St as a gravel road. Douglas Lindenfelser suggested that the Council should try to tie in the upgrading and bituminous surfacing of the rest of that portion of Jalger Ave. with the State project while the Contractor is working on the State project. Bill Radzwill advised the Council that because the bids were already let by the State, it was probably too late to make this a joint project. The project would have to be handled in the usual way with a feasibility study and let out on bids. Bob Kozel is one of the Engineers on the State Project. Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to request Engineer Larry Koshak to meet with Bob Kozel to discuss the State Project and the Jalger Ave. Project. Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. A letter was received from John Domke, Vice President of SKB, Inc., indicating that his Company was interested in locating a demolition waste disposal facility within the City of Otsego. Bill Radzwill advised the Council that while your initial reaction might be that you do not want such a facility, it might be better to consider their proposal than be forced to accept a hazardous waste site in the future. He advised the Council to consider meeting with the SKB Co. to discuss their proposal and also take a tour of their present facility in Inver Grove Heights. The Company has an excellent reputation on how they conduct their business. Dan Greene, of the First National Ins. Agency in Elk River, appeared before the Council to present his proposal to provide Insurance coverage for the City of Otsego. He obtains bids from 3 companies including the League of MN Cities Insurance Trust. The League is a non-profit orginaization and has been consistent in their pricing. Mr. Greene said that he has examined the existing City Insurance Policies and the Policies under the League of Cities will be at least as broad a coverage and for less premiums. Using projected 1991 wage figures, the workmens Comp. Ins. would be $3,428.00 less per year under the League of Cities Policy than the current policy. Broadening the coverage to include Council and Planning Commission Members would result in a premium $6,949.00 less under the League of Cities than under the present policy. Comparing the complete insurance package STATE OF MN, COUNTY OF WRIGHT, CITY OF OTSEGO, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, APRIL 8, 1991. Page Four for Liability & Property Drainage, Buildings and their contents, City road equipment Errors and Omissions Insurance, the cost of the League of Cities Policy would be $8,401.00 as compared to $9,123.00 under the present policies. The Liability limites are $2,000,000 under the present policy and $600,000 under the League of Cities but the League Policy has broader coverage. The League of Cities also has a refundable dividend policy. The League of Cities also has an excess Liability Policy available if the City wants it. Motion by Larry Fournier to table action on the Insurance Coverage until the next Council Meeting to give the Council Members more time to study the Proposal. Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Ron Black said that in his opinion the League of Cities program in reference to Liability Coverage has a broader base of coverage and he suggested the list of questions formulated by Mr. Greene be sent to our current Insurance Co. Mutual Service Insurance, to help determine the extend of their Liability coverage. The City of Monticello has expressed an interest in providing Fire Dept. coverage for the N.W. part of the City of Otsego. The City Council said they would be willing to listen to their proposal but for the present will remain with the City of Albertville FIre Dept. Protection Contract agreement. Judy Hudson reported that Chouinard Office Supplies has proposed selling the City a new typewriter for $454.00 with trade-in and the Just Right Co. a new typewriter for $585.00 with trade-in. She said the Just Right typewriter is alittle larger model but both work very well. Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to purchase the new typewriter from Chouinard Office Supplies. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Ron Black suggested appointing a Committee to research the possiblity of hiring a Building Inspector for the City of Otsego. He volunteered to serve on the Committee and Norman Freske volunteered to serve with him. Norman Freske reported that he had received some price quotes on the striping of City Streets. Painting a center stripe costs $37.00 per mile and a complete striping job with center lines, side lines and passing zones cost $406.00 permile. Ron Black suggested that because of current budget problems, they postpone stripong for the present. Ron Black suggested that all Council Members be given a copy of the Notices of Public Hearings on Planning and Zoning matters prior ot the date of the hearing. Proceeding as a board of audit the City Council audited and allowed verified accounts Nos. 267 to 328 inclusive. On Motion the meeting adjourned. STATE OF MN, COUNTY OF WRIGHT, CITY OF OTSEGO, CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 8, 1991. Page Five , NORMAN F. FRESKE, MAYOR DOUG LINDENFELSER, COUNCIL FLOYD RODEN, COUNCIL , LARRY FOURNIER, COUNCIL , RON BLACK, COUNCIL Attest: Jerome Perrault, Clerk JP/jeh