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05-08-00 CCCITY OF OTSEGO WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS OTSEGO CITY HALL MAY 8, 2000 L Mayor LaEcy Fournier will call m , ingtom Mayor Fournier called the City Council Meeting to order at 6:32 PM Mayor Larry Fournier; Councilmembers: Virginia Wendel, Vern Heidner, Suzanne Ackerman, Mark Berning. Staff: Mike Robertson, City Administrator; Judy Hudson, Deputy Clerk; Andrew MacArthur, City Attorney; Dan Licht, City Planner; Larry Koshak, City Engineer. Absent: Elaine Beatty, City Clerk/Zoning Administrator. b. Pled g . n� f Allegiance Mayor Fournier led in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Consider agenda approval Mike Robertson requested to add under Item 4. Discussion of Hazardous Home with Jerry Olson, Building Official; and Hearing on issuing Liquor License for Godfather's Pizza. Mayor Fournier requested to add under Item 9.c.1. Joint City Council Meeting with Planning Commission May 15, 2000; add under 9.c.2. Consider appointing Steve Ackerman to the EDAAC. CM Heidner motioned to adopt the May 8, 2000 City Council Agenda as amended. Seconded by CM Berning. All in favor. Motion carried. 2.A. Continued Board of Review - P Mere, Assessor update of information Mayor Fournier opened the Board of Review at 6:37 PM. 1. Consider Board of Review Min s of April 26, 2000 at 6*30PM CM Berning motioned to adopt the minutes. Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried. Pete Merges reviewed Mr. DesMarais Memo and the following actions were taken: CM Heidner motioned to accept the assessor's recommendation for Jeffrey and Donna Krueger's property at 16736 59th Street (PID 118-134-001080) to reduce the Market Value to $125,400, for a reduction of $3,900. Seconded by CM Wendel. All in favor. Motion carried. CM Berning motioned to accept the assessor's recommendation for the Elfriede M. Lobeck property at 14258 96th Street (PID 118-019-001040) to reduce the valuation to $107,900 for a reduction of $1,600. Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried. City Council Meeting of May 8, 2000, cont'd. Page 2. CM Wendel motioned to accept the assessor's recommendation for John Simola's property at 9843 92nd St. NE (PID 118-800-154404) to reduce the valuation to $132,800 for a reduction of $10,100. Seconded by Mayor Fournier. All in favor. Motion carried. Gerald and Barb Olejar 7170 Ogren Avenue NE 118-065-001090 Pete said he visited this property and the basement wasn't finished and recommends a reduction of $20,700. CM Heidner motioned to accept the assessor's recommendation and reduce the valuation of property at 7170 Ogren Avenue NE (PID118-065-001090) by $20,700. Seconded by CM Berning. All in favor. Motion carried. 2. Any other information- 3. nforma ion._3. Adjourn Board of Review Meeting„ CM Heidner motioned to adjourn the Board of Review Meeting. Seconded by CM Wendel. All in favor. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM. a. April 24,_2000 - Regular Council Meeting inutes CM Berning motioned to adopt the April 24, 2000 City Council Meeting Minutes. Seconded by CM Heidner. All in favor. Motion carried. 4. Open Forum- 4.1. orum:4.L Any Open Forum a. Hearing for consideration of Liquor License for Godfather's Pizza, Mike Robertson and Andrew MacArthur reviewed the request. Mayor Fournier opened the Public Hearing at 6:47 PM. There was no public comment. Mayor Fournier closed the Public Hearing at 6:48 PM CM Wendel motioned to approve the license. Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried. b. Condemnation of hazardous property at 7953 Ochoa Avenue Jerry Olson, Building Official, summarized what has occurred at this property since this was last in front of the Council. A list of repairs was given to the property owner, Jane Gardner. Only one repair has been done. The property was also vacant at that time, but has now been rented. It is in Mr. Olson's opinion that the property is not habitable, and is a non -conforming use. According to City Ordinance single wide trailer homes can not be structurally altered. City Council Meeting of May 8, 2000, cont'd. Page 3. Mr. Olson recommended to the Council to proceed with the condemnation. Scott Willis and Jane Gardner of 14661 84th Street. Mr. Willis stated he didn't realize there was a deadline to complete all the repairs. Mr. Willis feels the renter should be allowed to live there. Mr. MacArthur explained the process of a Hazardous Building Action. Jerry Olson also stated there have been three (3) red tags (stop work orders) on this property. Mr. MacArthur explained about obtaining an Administrative Search Warrant if access is not allowed for inspection. CM Wendel motioned for the Building Official to work with the property owner to go inside of the trailer and take pictures and report back to the City Council. Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried. Evelyn Koenig stated she represents the Lindenfelser Farm. Her concern is about the dust from Nashua Avenue. She requested blacktopping. The City Engineer explained the process of a petition, public hearing, assessments and gave a rough estimate of $300,000 for one mile of blacktopping. Deputy Scott Wilstad requested the Council to consider putting in additional street lights behind the Tom Thumb area, 93rd and 92nd Street. This area is dark and there have been stolen vehicles. Another concern of his is the Odean Avenue traffic during construction. There is a lot of traffic on Odean. Mike Robertson said 78th Street should not be used as a cross street and also there are about 40 residents living on Odean and they should be the only ones using this street. Council was in consensus to enforce the closure of Odean to all but its residents. Steve Shuck, James Addition. Mr. Schuck addressed the Council stating he feels there is a serious crime problem in the James Addition area and went over his list of recent garage and vehicle break-ins. Steve also said there is a lot of bike activity on the bike trails very late at night. He requested additional police protection. Deputy Scott responded saying one of the problems is that the garages are set way back on the properties putting them in the dark. He requested more street lights installed in this area and asked the Council to consider putting on an extra deputy in the summer. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Non -Controversial Items) 5.1. Consider AInroval of Partial Payment #9 to EnComm Midwest in the amount of $39.479.20 for Pumnhouse #1 and Well #2 CM Heidner motioned to adopt the Consent Agenda. Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried. City Council Meeting of May 8, 2000, cont'd. Page 4. 6.2. Consider Final Plat of Outlot A of Prairie Creek for 2ND Addition Dennis Ulmer - Pulte Hom .s of Minnesota Corp., Dennis Griswold. Dan Licht presented his report. Larry Koshak stated he has not completed his review but did approve the grading plan and recommended to the Council the Developer could proceed with the grading upon receipt of a Letter of Credit and a signed Developer's Agreement. Dennis Griswold of Pulte Homes, stated the grading will take three to four weeks. He would appreciate approval of the Final Plat so they could close with the property owner. CM Heidner motioned to approve the Final Plat of Outlot A of Prairie Creek, 2nd Addition subject to the 8 conditions listed in the Findings of Fact, and subject to any additional comments from the City Engineer. Seconded by CM Ackerman. all in favor. Motion carried. E.3. Consider Final Plat for Big Ed's Land "The Pointe" - Pulte Homes of Minnesota Com_, Dennis Griswold, Dan Licht informed the Council that he hasn't been able to fully review the Final Plat because he received the information less than a week ago and can't recommend approval of the Final Plat. Dennis Griswold, Pulte Homes. Mr. Griswold replied he is willing to accommodate all of staff requests and asked for conditional approval based upon meeting all of these items. Both the City Engineer and City Attorney haven't received all the additional items requested. The consensus of the Council was not to take any action until everything has been received and reviewed by City Staff. 7. Larry Koshak. CityEngineer- 7.1. g n� eer. 7.1. Approval of Easement Acquisitions for Stormwater Drainaue CM Heidner motioned for the City Engineer to prepare a preliminary design for the trunk storm water drainage facilities in the stormwater impact fee area proposed and authorizing the appraiser to review the easements. Seconded by Mayor Fournier. Voting For the Motion: Mayor Fournier, CM Ackerman, CM Heidner, CM Wendel Voting Against the Motion: CM Berning Motion carried four (4) to one (1). CM Berning voted against the motion since he had supported having this done previously. None City Council Meeting of May 8, 2040, cont'd. Page 5. 8. Andrew MacArthur, City Attorney: 8.1. Consideration of Amendment of ISTS Ordinance per State Regulations (Continued from April 24, 2000 Agendal Mayor Fournier motioned to table this issue for additional information. Seconded by CM Ackerman. Voting For the Motion: Mayor Fournier, CM Ackerman, CM Wendel, CM Berning Voting Against the Motion: CM Heidner Motion carried four (4) to one (1). Staff was directed to get a copy of the Wright County Ordinance and the State's 7080 Ordinance. 8.2. Discussion of Water and Sewer Ordinance. Council and staff reviewed the ordinance and staff will continue to work on this and bring back to a Council Meeting. 8.3. Any Other Legal Business 9. Council Items: A. Discussion of Godfather's Opening Nigh CM Heidner motioned for the City to pay for all of the commission members and guests who attended the Godfather's Opening Night from the City Council Contingency Fund. Seconded by Mayor Fournier. All in favor. Motion carried. B. Set a Public Works subcommittee meeting v Mayor Fournier set Tuesday, May 23rd, 10 AM for a Public Works Sub -committee meeting to discuss Public Works Department needs. C. Any Other Council Business 1. City .o me l/P anning Commission Joint Meeting. Mayor Fournier would like the City Council to have a informal discussion of the sewer and water district with the Planning Commission. Mayor Fournier set this meeting for May 15, 2000 following the Planning Commission Meeting. CM Heidner requested copies of the Comp Plan specifically dealing with the sewer and water districts. 2. Consider appointing Steve Ackerman to the EDAAC. CM Heidner motioned to appoint Steve Ackerman to the EDAAC for a four year term. Seconded by Mayor Fournier. CM Ackerman abstained. All in favor. Motion carried. CM Heidner announced he will not be attending the May 22, 2000 City Council Meeting. Mike reported that city staff interviewed applicants on May 2, 2000 and recommended hiring Karee Rowell as a part time employee, with no benefits, starting wage is $9/hour, starting May 15, 2000. Mayor Fournier motioned to accept the City Administrator's recommendation. Seconded by CM Wendel. All in favor. Motion carried. City Council Meeting of May 8, 2000, cont'd. Page 6. B. Proposed Change Order - Gridor Constriction _ Wastewater Treatment Plaut CM Heidner motioned to authorize payment to Gridor Construction for the Change Order in the amount of $8,000. Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried. 9.2. Elaii No updates. Judy reported that over 304 residents participated at Clean Up Day. Everything went very smoothly with huge appreciation for all the volunteers. The Council requested a thank you letter sent to Sentence to Serve. 9.4. Consider Claims List for approval - CM Berning motioned to accept the Claims List as presented. Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried. 9.5. Adjourn by 10 PM CM Heidner motioned to adjourn. Seconded by CM Wendel. All in favor. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:55 PM. L Attest: Elaine Beatty,rity Cle4/Zoning Administrator Recorded by: Judy Hudson, Deputy Clerk City Seal