07-22-02 CCCITY OF OTSEGO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JULY 22, 2002
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
OTSEGO CITY HALL
6:30 PM
1. Acting Mayor Vern Heidner will call the meeting to order.
Acting Mayor Heidner called the meeting to order at 6:31 pm.
Roll Call: Acting Mayor Vern Heidner; Councilmembers Suzanne Ackerman,
Jerry Struthers, and Virginia Wendel.
Absent: Mayor Larry Fournier.
Staff: Mike Robertson, City Administrator; Judy Hudson, City Clerk/Zoning
Administrator; Karee Rowell, Secretary; Dan Licht, City Planner; Ron Wagner,
City Engineer; and Andrew MacArthur, City Attorney.
Pledge of Alle lance:
Acting Mayor Heidner led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Consider agenda approval.
CM Wendel requested to add under 9.C. Drug Task Force letter. Administrator
Mike Robertson requested to change item 7.5. to follow the City Planning.
CM Wendel motioned to adopt the agenda as amended. Seconded by CM
Struthers. All in favor. Motion carried.
3. Consider the following minutes:
3.1. July 8, 2002 Council Minutes.
CM Wendel motioned to approve the minutes as written. Seconded by CM
Struthers. All in favor. Motion carried.
4. Oven Forum: (5 minute limit)
None
5. Consent Agenda. (Non -controversial items
5.1. Approve Claims List.
5.2. Adopt Resolution 2002-29 appointing Election Judges for the 2002
Primary and General Elections.
CM Struthers motioned to approve the Consent Agenda. Seconded by CM
Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried.
6. Dan Licht, City Planner:
6.1. John and Barb DeMars Preliminary and Final Plat
Dan Licht presented the Planner's Report. Ron Wagner gave his Engineering
Report. Barbara DeMars asked why the street access cost was higher than the
original estimate. Mike Robertson said it was only an estimate, and that the
City did not know all soft costs at the time.
City Council Meeting of July 22, 2002. Page 2.
CM Struthers motioned to approve a Zoning Map amendment rezoning the
subject site from A-1 District to A-2 District. Seconded by CM Ackerman.
All in favor. Motion carried.
CM Struthers motioned to approve preliminary/final plat, subject to the
eight conditions and to include on Item 7 less density. Seconded by CM
Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried.
6.2. Final Plat for River Pointe III Addition.
Dan Licht presented the Planner's Report. Ron Wagner presented the Engineering
Report. Ray Baird with Orin Thompson expressed that the conditions are fine
with him.
CM Struthers motioned for approval of River Pointe 3`d Addition Final Plat,
subject to the four (4) conditions. Seconded CM Wendel. All in favor.
Motion carried.
6.3. Market West - PUD Development Stage Plan (tabled from 7-8-02)
CM Ackerman motioned to remove the tabled item as of the City Council's
meeting of July 8, 2002. Seconded by CM Struthers. All in favor. Motion
carried.
Dan Licht presented the Planner's Report. Ron Wagner presented the Engineering
report. Steve Fischer from LandCor stated on Item 7 he would like to have one
trash enclosure for now and when the Building C is built then they would put the
second one in.
CM Struthers motioned to approve the Waterfront PUD Retail Center with
the nine (9) conditions after Item 7 is removed. Seconded by CM Wendel.
All in favor. Motion carried.
7. Ron Wagner, City Engineer:
7.1. School Knoll Park Plans: Consider approval of Plans and Specs. And
order Advertisement for Bids and set Bid Opening for August 8, 2002.
CM Struthers motioned for approval of the Resolution No. 2002-31
Approving Plans and Specifications and Ordering Advertisement for Bids on
School Knoll Park. Bids will be modified with removing sod and go with
seeding instead. Seconded by CM Wendel. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.2. Consider Final Pay Estimate for 2002 Street Maintenance Project.
CM Struthers motioned for approval of Final Pay Estimate. Seconded by
CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.3. Consider Final Payment for 77`h Street Culvert Replacement.
CM Wendel motioned to approve the Final Payment for 77th Street Culvert
Replacement. Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.4. Consider Change Order #2 for Page Avenue.
CM Heidner moved to accept Change Order #2 for Page Avenue. Seconded
by CM Struthers. All in favor. Motion carried.
City Council Meeting of July 22, 2002. Page 3
7.5. Consider Cooperative Agreement between City and County regarding
Otsego Waterfront Improvements.
Mike Robertson went over the Agreement. Steve Fischer of LandCor indicated
their opposition of access from Quaday Avenue to County Road 39.
Acting Mayor Heidner motioned to sign the Cooperative Agreement 02-02.
Seconded by CM Struthers. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.6. Consider Award of CSAH 42 and CSAH 39 Traffic Signal and
Street Improvements and 91St and Quaday Avenue Street Lights Project.
Ron Wagner presented his report. Steve Fischer, LandCor was concerned that all
street lights would match.
CM Struthers motioned to award the bid to Design Electrical Contractors
Resolution No. 2003-30. Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion
carried.
8. Andrew MacArthur, City Attorney:
None
Council Items:
A. East and West Sewer Plant Update
None
B. Update on River Rider Meeting by CM Wendel.
July 29, 2002 on Monday at 4:00 pm RiverRider will meet.
C. Drug Task Force.
CM Wendel updated the Council.
9.1. Mike Robertson, City Administrator:
Mike Robertson had received bids to cut down diseased trees in Prairie Park
with Dehn's Tree Service to do the work.
9.2. Judy Hudson, City Clerk.
A. Consideration of approving construction of additional voting
booths.
Judy Hudson presented drawings on the voting booths.
Acting Mayor Heidner motioned to go ahead with building the voting booths.
Seconded by CM Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried.
City Council Meeting of July 22, 2002. Page 4
10. Adjournment:
CM Ackerman motioned to adjourn at 8:01 pm. Seconded by CM Wendel. All in
favor. Motion carried.
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Acting Mayor Vern Heidner
Att st: Ju y udson, City Clerk
Recorded by: Karee Rowell