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09-13-1993 City Council MinutesSTATE OF MINNESOTA The City Council of the City of COUNTY OF WRIGHT Otsego met this 13 day of September CITY OF OTSEGO 1993, at 7:45 P.M. following the adjournment of the Public Hearing on the Quale-Qaum Avenue Hwy 101 access road. Mayor Norman F. Freske, Doug Lindenfelser, Floyd Roden, Larry Fournier and Ron Black, Council Members, Jerome Perrault, Clerk, James N. Barthel, Treasurer, Elaine Beatty, Dept. Clerk/Zoning Administrator, Judy Hudson, Secretary, Larry Koshak, Engineer, Dave Licht, Planner, and Andy McArthur, Attorney, were present. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman F. Freske. Motion by Floyd Roden to approve the revised version of the Minutes of the Closed Meetiing held July 23, 1993. Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Ron Black to approve the Minutes of the August 23, 1993 Council Meeting. Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Larry Fournier to approve the Minutes of the August 23, 1993, Special Council Meeting. Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Jim Lefebvre appeared before the Council in regard to the drainage of his farm land next to the lake on the Yahnke property. His land is tiled but since 1991 has not been able to handle the amount of water coming onto it. He said we would need to know the ordinary high water level of the lake which is set by the DNR in order to know what can be done with the lake. Larry Koshak said that it is a watershed problem and we should contact the DNR to meet with them to determine the watershed and the normal high water level of the lake. Motion by Ron Black to contact the DNR and to initiate what action can be taken on the Lefebvre water problem. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Clayton Wagner appeared before the Council to say he is interested in purchasing some light Industrial property. Norman Freske advised him the City is considering developing a 3rd Industrial Site. Dave Licht commented that the 3rd Industrial Site will be intended for locally owned home extended businesses to relocate. Dave Licht addressed the Kessler request to approve a 3 lot sub -division in Sec.34, Range 24. The 20.4 acre parcel was rezoned to PUD recently. Wright Co. had approved the sub -- division, but it was not recorded. CITY OF OTSEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 13, 1993 Page 2 The Planning, Commission has approved the 3 lot sub- division in accordance with the following 11 conditions: 1. The applicant submit a final plat consistent with requirements set forth in the City's Subdivision Ordinances. 2. All development conforms to Wright Co. R -2A District setback requirements. 3. The rear lot line setback of Lot 1, Block 1, is changed from 30 ft. to 50 ft. 4. Dedication of right-of-way for Co. Road 118 is subject to review and approval by the Wright Co. Highway Dept. 5. A County access permit is obtained to allow Lot 1, Block 1, to access Co. Road 118. 6. Dedication of right-of-way for 60th Street is subject to review and comment by the City Engineer. 7. Grading and drainage issues are reviewed and commented on by the City Engineer. 8. Specific boundaries of wetland areas are delineated and verified by a qualified person or persons. 9. The placement of easements over the wetland is subject to review and recommendation by the City Engineer. 10. The City Attorney provide comment in regard to development and security requirements. 11. The Park and Recreation Committee review the plat to determine appropriate park dedication requirements. Motion by Ron Black to accept the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the Kessler 3 lot sub -division. Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Dave Licht addressed the Kincannon request to rezone 24.5 acres from A-~1 to A-2, a 4 per forty designation, which would permit 2 homes on the parcel. The Planning Commission has approved the request. CITY OF OTSEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 13, 1993 Page 3 Motion by Ron Black to accept the Planning Commission recommendation and approve rezoning the Kincannon property from A--1 to A-2. Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Larry Fournier to amend the Zoning Ordinance to change the Zoning Classification of the Kincannon property (24.5 acres in Sec. 20, Range 23, on the South side, of 85th Street). Seconded by Ron Black, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Dave Licht addressed the Moore PUD Zoning request to rezone a parcel in Section 16, Range 23. from R-3 to PUD. The parcel is 4 Acres and the applicant is planning on building 2 twin homes on the site. The Planning Commission has turned down the request because it would be out of character and incompatible with the surrounding single family homes. Motion by Ron Black to accept the Planning Commission recommendation and deny the Moore PUD request. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Dave Licht addressed the 3rd Industrial Site for the City of Otsego. He said the City must determine how it will cooperate in developing the site. The City also needs to decide who will be allowed on the site, local or outside business owners, and the City needs to be fully aware of all aspects of this. The City does not want to attract a business who could not meet the standards somewhere else. Dave Licht continues that before you have a Hearing on the site, a concept plan for the site should be made and plans are to have the Concept Plan ready by the EDA Meeting on Oct. 13, :1993. Motion by Larry Fournier to table action of the 3rd Industrial Site until after the Oct. 13, EDA Meeting. Seconded by Ron Black, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Floyd Roden to table Items 6.5 of the Agenda ( Chemical Storage Amendment to the Ordinance). Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Ron Black to instruct the Planner and Engineer to prepare a revised Minning Ordinance. Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Regarding the high billing for the Mike Weidenbach lot split Mr. Licht said that both the DNR and the City Engineer were involved because of the wetlands. The Planner had only 10 minutes of time on the lot split but the Engineer had quite a bit of time involved because the house was between 2 wetlands and there was some difficulty in siting the house and septic system. CITY OF OTSEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 13, 1993 Page 4 Motion by Larry Fournier to table the Weidenbach billing until the next meeting when we will have a full accounting of the billing from the Planner and Engineer. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Ron Black to approve Change Order No. 1 for the 85th Street Construction Project relating to Storm Drainage by adding 275 ft. of 15" RC pipe in the East ditch of Parell Avenue at a cost of $11,565.40. Seconded by, -Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Larry Koshak said the culverts on 88th Street were put in wrong and will need to be changed. Larry Koshak addressed the drainage ditch from Co.42 to Highway 101. He said he had talked to many of the land owners about easements and we will need to have an informational meeting on this. Motion by Ron Black to have an Informational Meeting on the Lefebvre Watershed on Nov. 22, 1993 , at 6:30 P.M. Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Larry Koshak said that he and Dick Marquette of the Wright Co. Highway Dept., had met with the land owners concerning the re -alignment of the Odean Avenue-Co.37 intersection. He said in general the land owners are in favor of the re -alignment. At the Highway 101-Co.39 intersection. Mr Koshak said MnDOT is planning on pulling in large box culverts to improve drainage and the Lefebvre driveway culverts may need to be changed and enlarged. On the Kadler Avenue bridge project, Mr. Koshak said :that we have been waiting for the water to go down. The City of Albertville has approved the contract to provide Fire Dept. service to the area of Otsego South of 1- 94 thru Dec.31, 1994. Ron Black said they had incorporated 2 of the amendments he suggested into the contract. Motion by Ron Black to approve the Fire Dept. Protection Agreement with the City of Albertville thru 1994 for the area of Otsego South of 1-94. Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Ron Black said that we will need to appoint 2 members to the Fire Commission soon. We will also need to set up an informational meeting with and for the residents of Otsego North of 1-94 who were formerly served by the City of Albertville Fire Dept. to get their preference as to which Fire Dept. they want service from. Motion by Ron Black to direct our Attorney to respond to the Kiffineyer matter in an appropriate manner. Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. CITY OF OTSEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 13, 1993 Page 5 Motion by Floyd Roden to call Minnegasco to service the City Hall gas stove. Seconded by Ron Black, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Larry Fournier to approve annexation of 33 ft. of land (formerly the vacated Richardson Ave.) from the City of Dayton. contingent upon Bruce McAlpine attaching it to his lot. Seconded by Ron Black, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Ron Black to advertise for bids on a new motor grader. Seconded by Larry Fournier, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Larry Fournier to increase the Assessor's compensation from $5.20 per parcel to $6.00 per parcel as he has not had a wage increase for 4 years. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Larry Fournier to have a Special Council Meeting on Oct.19, 1993, at 7:30 P.M. to consider the Personnel Manual. Seconded by Ron Black, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Motion by Ron Black to have a Closed Meeting on Nov. 23, 1993, at 7:00 P.M. to consider 1994 Employee Contracts. Seconded by Doug Lindenfelser, all Council Members voted in favor of the motion. Proceeding as a board of audit, the City Council audited and allowed verified accounts No's 1059 to 1155 inclusive. On motion the meeting adjourned. t NORMAN F. FRESKE, MAYOR DOUG LINDENFELSER, COUNCIL FLOYD RODEN, COUNCIL LARRY FOURNIER, COUNCIL RON BLACK, COUNCIL Attest: Jerome Perrault, Clerk JP/co