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of the Proceedings of this Village Council of the 'Village of Prior Lake in the County of Scott and State of
Minnesota, including all accounts audited by sold Council.
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April 7 1980
The Common Council of the City o; Prior Lame met in regular session on Mon-
day, April 7, 1980 at 7:3Q, OM. 'Present were Ma Stock, Councilmen Busse;"
Bi'ssonett, Thorkelson, Watkins `City Manager W,Guire,_City`Engineer Anderson,
City Planner Graser., Parks Director Mangan, Police Chief Powell and City
Attorney Sullivan.
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Mayor Stock called the meeting to order., The,tminutes of March 24, 1980
were reviewed.
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',The following corrections are to be made to tIhe minutes of March 24, 1980:
Page 3, paragraph 1; correction of word led,/to lead
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Page 4, paragraph 5; correction of wordsunleased to unleashed
MINUTES
Motion b Watkins to approve pprove the minutes of March 24, 1980 as amended,
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seconded by Thorkelson and upon a _vote taken it was duly passed,.' '
1980 SQUAD
CARS
Police Chief Powell was present to discuss with the Council.- purchasing .
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1980 squad cars. The Police Chief has been doing research on diesel auto-
mobiles and he suggested that they should try one. Prices on diesels are
very competitive with gasoline models. Money will be saved on fuel costs
and they will bring a"';better resale price than gasoline squad cars.'
Motion by Watkins to `authorize the Police Chief and City Manager to proceedl
with the acquisition.of diesel automobiles for squad use, seconded by Bis-
sonett and upon a vote taken it was duly passed:
1937 GMC
PUMPER
City Manager McGuire reported that one bid was received for the 1937 GMC
Pumper from Thomas tallahan in the amount of $500.00.
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Motion by Thorkelson to accept thezhld of $500.00 from Thomas Callahan, sec -
onded by Busse and ,upon a vote taken it was dul passed.
MN /DOTS RULES City Engineer Anderson reviewed - Mn /Dot's proposed rules and regulations..
8 REGULATIONS There will be a public hearing on their current rules with some proposed
changes. Staff 'has a sixty -two page report of those regulations that are
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available upon to review. One change that will help Prior Lake is
for bridges to „'qualify for Mn /Dot funding The span length is reduced from
20' to 10' and funding will increase from 50% to 90%. After the rules are
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established, changes from these rules will be done by formal request of a
variance with'! an applicat "ion fee of $1,000.00 to a committee. Any monies
not needed to compensate committee members shall be returned to the local l
government.
Mayor Stock directed the City Manager to select a representative from the
City Staff to attend the public hearing and request the $1,000.00 fee be
reduced.
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FELLON 1ST
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City,"Planner Graser reported on the Fellon 1st Addition hardshell., Both the
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Planning Commission and Council have given preliminary approval. Council
approval was conti:.igent upon:
1)erosion precautions betaken at the, time of home construction because
of the slope
2)single ;family homes
3)driveway for Lot. 3 be to 150th St.._
i4)sewer and water connected at the approval of the City Engineer, principal=
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5) drainage plan be ;submitted and approved by City Engineer'i
The. °applicant is aware these
Motion by Thorkelson <.to approve the Fellon lst Addition hardshell with the
contingencies mentioned and park dedication of $522.00 be paid, seconded by
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Watkins and upon a vote taken it was duly passed.
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MINIITEf of the Procoedlngs of tki Yiliago Council of the Vilkage of Prior take In the County of Scott and State of
Minnesota, including all ocowJnis audited by said Council.
DISEASED TREE
Mayor Stock called the diseased tree assessment hearing to order. Parks
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Director Mangan reported on Mr. E Mrs. Bruce Jandorf's assessment. They
had two trees removed, one quite large and the other small. Scherer Tree
Service did the project and the cost is $1244.00. The Jandorf's were
present and Mr. Jandorf stated that when he asked his builder two months
earlier what the cost would be to remove the tree his builder quoted him`
a price and put it in writing a cost of about $600.00, which was received
from Scherer. Mr. Jandorf stated that there were no obstructions to make
the job difficult and the house was quite a distance away: The Jandorf's
feel the cost of the removal�,is too high.
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Motion by Watkins that the Parks'Director contact Scherer Tree Service and
compare the bid given to the Jandorf's with the bid given to the= City to
try' establish a reason.for the different ' and to neaotiate a
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fee for the tree removal, seconded by Busse and upon a vote taken it was
duly passed,
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STORM WATER
City Engineer Anderson reviewed some important points in the, storm water man-
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MANAGEMENT _;agement.plan`that the Council received a few weeks ago. He also stressed the
importance of having control of the ,rater levee on the ponds in Prior Lake.
When development :starts" these ponds may not drain because. of the silt going ;
into the ponds fr "cm construction. Something will. have * to be done to be,able
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control the lake and let 'excess water out. .
The Council also reviewed the letter from Robert Johnson regarding the con -
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troF of water on Prior L`�vke.
,COMPREHENSIVE
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Motion by Thorkelson directing Staff to prepare a comprehensive policy of
POLICY_ statements and present to the, Council model ordinances relating to the con-
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troilof storm water in the City of Prior Lake, seconded by Watkins and upon .
a vote taken it was dul passed z.
SORLIENw City Planner Graser reviewed SorIi'an and Hoffman 1st Addition.„ The appli-
6 HOFFMAN, cant failed to register his hardshe'.] within the 60 days after.final approval
was given by the Council, therefore, final approve). To avoid t_
bookkeeping, problems, plans should be" registered before September and to get,
on the tax rolls before Jan!iary. Under the circumstances there is ample time
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to file the plat without loss to the City. Staff recommends an extension to
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April 11, 1980 for filing of said plat.
Mr. Sorlien' was present to make additional comments-.
Motion by Thorkelson to grant an extension for filing oflihe Sorl_ien and
Hoffman hardsheii_to April 11, 1.980 contingent upon payment of -the park,
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dedication fee, seconded by Watkins and upon a vote taken it was duly
passed.
LAKESIDE AVE
City Engineer Anderson briefed the Council on the findings of the Lakeside,
Avenue paving matter. An informational meeting with the residents indicated
thatuhe paving might not receive favorable response between Colorado Street'
and Pleasant Avenue. One main concern of the residents is the current
ero- sion
problems of yards 'between Lakeside Avenue and the lake. The total'
estimated cost is $77,955 or $27.30 per assessable foot. The current right-
of width is less than 50 Bonding would be hard to acquire at' -this
time.
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Council discussed this matter.
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Motion by Watkins to tabie� this matter of paving on Lakeside Avenue, until
Apr 21, x980 at which time we will then have a decision on what the legis-
lature is going to do and if it is negative then the City Engineer can re-
search what type of alternative that can be looked into to resolve the water
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problem, seconded by Busse and upon a vote taken it was duly passed.
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RR CORRIDOR
City Manager McGuire reported on the railroad corridor. The Scott /Hennepin
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Park Board will be making one final offer to the railroad to buy,
the land and if this fails
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they will go to condemnation. The City Manager
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will report back next week on what the Park Board will do. They 'want ' the
City of Shakopee and the City of Prior Lake to concur with them if they
go to condemnation.
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HIGHWOO.:D
The developer of the Highwood Family Housing g project wiashes Tower Street
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to be paved, however, he does not own all;, of the land. He wishes the City
to do the project and assess the property owners. The City is currently
working on a grant for this project and with the•grant the street would
be paved. If the grant does not go through, some other plan wi! 'have to'
discussed.
Also regarding the Highwood Family Housing project, the developer wishes
a manhole put In Prior South so they could hook up to sewercand<be assessed
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for cost. The City Engineer feit that this is not very practical:
The City Engineer:reconmended that the assume the cost of
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sewer and water lines and have the "contractor do the work. The `Counclil
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was in agreement` this.
STREET
City Engineer Anderson reported that the streets are being swept'and the
SWEEPING
Maintenance Depaitment' will continue with the job. "
Motion by'Bissoneti to adjourn, seconded by Watkins and upon a vote taken
this' meeting was adjourned at, -9 18'
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