10-28-1991 City Council MinutesSTATE OF MN The City Council of the City of
COUNTY OF WRIGHT Otsego met this 28 day of Oct. 1991
CITY OF OTSEGO at 7:30 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, Judy Hudson, Secretary, Larry Koshak, Engineer,
and Mike Couri, Attorney, were present. The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Norman Freske.
Motion by Floyd Roden to approve the Minutes of the Oct.
14, 1991, Council Meeting. Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser,
all Council Members voted in favor of the motion.
David Foster, of Polka Dot Recycling, appeared before
the Council in regard to renewal of the Recycling Contract
with the City of Otsego for 1991. Mr. Foster said the people
of Otsego have been doing a great job recycling with the
participation rate very high compared to other communities.
Norman Freske asked Mr. Foster of his opinion of less
frequent pickups such as every 3 weeks or every month instead
of every 2 weeks. Mr. Foster said it would not be much
cheaper as it would require more trucks and men on the day
they did the pickups because of the greater quantities on
those days, probably about $200.00 per month less. Mr. Foster
also said that people prefer more frequent pickups. Larry
Fournier asked him what it would cost to recycle plastic and
Mr. Foster replied about $495.00 more per month because
plastic is so bulky. Elaine Beatty asked him if he would
accept plastic if people brought it to his place of business
and MR. Foster said he would for the small charge of 5 cents
a pound.
Norman Freske asked what his price would be for 1992 and
Mr. Foster replied the same as this year, $1,500.00 per month
for every 2 weeks pickup.
Larry Fournier asked him about the possibility of having
plastic pickup every 6 months and Mr. Foster replied having
people drop plastic off at his place would probably work out
best.
Clerk Jerome Perrault again asked Mr. Foster to provide
the City with a Certificate of Insurance to show he was
covered for Workmens Compensation Insurance as his failure to
do so had cost the City an additional $1,616.00 in Workmens
Comp. Ins. premiums for the past year. Mr. Foster promised
to provide the certificate within a few days.
Motion by Larry Fournier to approve a contract with
Jerry Olson of Big Lake, MN to provide Building Inspection
Services to the City of Otsego until Dec. 31, 1992. Seconded
by Ron Black, all Council Members voted in favor of the
motion.
Motion by Ron Black to adopt the following Resolution:
Be it resolved that the City of Otsego hereby requests
Wright CO. to transfer all Wright Co. Planning & ZONING
records regarding Otsego to the City of Otsego. The
motion was seconded by Floyd Roden, all Council Members
voted in favor of the motion.
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The full text of this resolution is attached to these
minutes.
Larry Koshak reported on the progress of the Packard
Ave. Construction project. He said the bituminous has been
laid and it look like a very good job. Buffalo Bituminous
hauled more base gravel than the Contract called for but the
City is liable for only the Contract amount. There is still
driveway work, replacing top soil and dormant seeding to be
done.
Larry Koshak also reported that he attended the MSA
Screening Committee Meeting in St. Cloud. He said Otsego
will received $24,583.00 less in MSA funds in 1992 than in
1991 because the 1990 Census was less than the estimated
population of Otsego.
Larry Koshak also said he would like to have a Work
Session Meeting with the Council, preferably before December,
to discuss how to plan for the use of MSA funds for next
year. IT is possible to draw up to 25% of the MSA Funds for
maintenance and the maintenance money can be used for any
City streets. We also need to discuss road standards,
driveway standards and drainage problems.
Motion by Larry Fournier to have a Workshop Meeting with
Engineer Larry Koshak on Wednesday Nov. 6, 1991, at 3:30 PM.
Seconded by Floyd Roden, all Council Members voted in favor
of the motion.
Larry Koshak said he is also planning on having an
Information Meeting at the City Hall with landowners involved
in the service road along Hwy 101.
Ron Black asked Mr.Koshak when the construction of 85th
St. from Page Ave. to Co. 42 fits into the MSA Street Plan as
the Elk River School District is concerned about this. Larry
replied that this was to be the second MSA Street
Construction project beginning next year, however the City
still does not have a signed Agreement to be assessed and a
right-of-way easement from the Lefebvre Family.
Mike Couri presented the Council with a draft of the
Sewage Disposal Ordinance which the Radzwill Law Office has
prepared for the Council to read over and discuss. The first
paragraph in the Ordinance states that the design of sewage
treatment and disposal systems shall comply with the minimum
standards set forth in Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080,
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Water Quality Division,
Individual Sewage Treatments Systems Standards. The City
Building Inspector is required to approve the site and
location of and inspect the construction of residential on
site systems. The City Engineer is required to renew plans
for on site sewage disposal systems for commercial,
industrial and residential cluster applicants. The City
Building Inspector has the right to reject any application
for an on-site disposal system that does not meet the
regulations set forth in this Ordinance. The council needs
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to decide how often on-site residential systems will be
required to be pumped.
Mike Couri also presented the Council with a draft of
the proposed Nuisance Ordinance for them to review and study.
The Council advised Mr. Couri that a section will need to be
added to the Ordinance to address the problem of junk cars
sitting on residential lots.
Doug Lindenfelser questioned Item D in Section 6-2-2
which in effect required all animal carcasses to be removed
with 24 hours. He said this could present a problem for
farmers because rendering trucks do not operate on weekends.
Ron Black suggested leaving the 24 hour limit in the
Ordinance and making an allowance for farmers confronted with
a weekend problem when fining violators of this Ordinance.
Lengthening the time limit would only encourage people to
take advantage of it.
Mike Couri also advised the Council that as far as he
knows, no formal appeal of the Judge's decision has been
filed concerning the Halls Storm Drain court case.
Mike Couri also presented the Council with a draft of
the resolution he has prepared which would encourage the Elk
River and St. Michael -Albertville School Districts to modify
their District boundaries which at the present time are very
irregular and inconsistent. The modification would improve
the efficiency of student transportation and reduce the
duplication of bus routes.
Motion by Larry Fournier to adopt the Resolution
encouraging the Elk River and St. Michael -Albertville School
Districts to modify their District boundaries. Seconded by
Ron Black, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion.
The full text of this Resolution is attached to these
Minutes.
Motion by Doug Lindenfelser to set the 1992 per unit
assessment for Fire Dept Protection at $35.00 for the City of
Albertville Fire Dept. service area. Seconded by Floyd
Roden, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion.
Motion by Doug Lindenfelser to assess each unit in the
City $10.00 per year for re -cycling, contingent upon MR.
Radzwill's opinion that the assessment would be legal.
Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in
favor of the motion.
John Anderson appeared before the Council in regard to
his land on the South side of CO. 39 that the Council has
indicated an interest in purchasing for a site for the new
City Hall. He said he is asking $80,000 for the
approximately 17 acres of land based on the assumption that
he could get 8 residential lots on his property after the new
segment of Nashua Ave is constructed. He feels he could get
8 lots because the land was platted as part of the original
Otsego Townsite. Because the land has been used for farming.
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under the present Comp. Plan it is zoned one lot per 10
acres. The Zoning interpretation on this property will need
to be resolved. John Anderson and the Council agreed that
the MSA money received for the easement across his property
to build the new segment of Nashua Ave. would go to the City
if the City purchased his property prior to the finalizing of
the easement purchase.
Judy Hudson had a question for the Council concerning
permit fees for the construction of garages. According to
the State Building Code, the permit fee for a 1500 sq ft
detached garage would be over $400.00 based on a Building
Code rate of $15.00 per sq ft. The Council advised her to
check with the Assessor to see what the per sq ft valuation
rate he uses to determine the valuation of garages. The
Council also advised her that a reduction in the Plan Review
charge could be considered as Plan Review for a garage
requires little time.
Proceeding as a board of audit the City Council audited
and allowed verified accounts Nos. 881 to 906 inclusive.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
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ATTEST: Jerome Perrault, Clerk
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