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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 27 1983WORM W*W� MINUTES of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Prior take in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota, Including all accounts audited by said Council. VON December 27, 1983 The Common Council of the City of Prior Lake met in regular session on Monday, December 27, 1983 at 7;30 PM in the City Council Chambers. Mayor Stock called t the meeting to order. Present were Mayor Stock, Councilmembers' Busse, 'Schweich, _Scott, Thorkelson, City Manager McGuire, City Planner Graser, Parks do Recreation Director Mangan and Finance Director Teschner. Mayor ,Stock asked everyone to please rise for the pledge of allegiance. The minutes of a special meeting that was held on Saturday, December 17, 1983 were 'reviewed. '.x, Dec 17 Motion by Thorkelson to approve the minutes of the special meeting, December 4 "' - Wuntes 17, 1983 as submitted, seconded by Scott and upon a vote taken it was duly.passed The minutes of December 19, 1983 were then reviewed. ii The following corrections are to be made to the minutes of December 19, 1983. 5 Page 1 Paragraph 21 DELETE watertower }' INSERT well Page 2 Paragraph 10 DELETE of T� j Page 3 Paragraph 5 SPELLING opaque € ' Page 3 Paragraph" 8 INSERT go: he wanted to go back to the original presentation Page 3 . Paragraph 8 SPELLING intermittent x•49 Motion by Thorkelson to approve the minutes of December 19,. 1983 as amended, mhwtes seconded by Busse and,upon a vote taken it yeas duly 'passed. - Mayor Stock then called the 1984 -1988 C.I.P. Public Hearing to - order. The published notice was read for the record, � J ' City Manager McGuire reviewed :'the C.I.P. -page by page. 1 f There. were many questio's and comments regarding the 1984 -1988 CA.P. (the,'tape is the legal record of the meeting and will be kept on file). ;f 1 Somecquestions were raised regarding the Capital Budget 11 1984 11 , pages 22 and 23 of the C.I.R. rr f i l l , Mr. Gary Johnson asked if consideration was given to putting a plow on the.dump truck rather than on the pickup. Parks fC,Recreation Director Mangan. stated. -that the dump truck presently does not include a plow, simply because it is not going to be used by the Parks;Department ' it may be used by the'Streets Department. The Streets Department will put a nd s n ' Blow a,, a a der "attachment on it The pickup with. the plow is a replacement vehicl ,e' for an existing, one., ' There were further comments 'regarding the Capital Budget "1984 � t Council-felt that the Bituminous Overlays should be changed to an assessed item t 1 �\ rather than completely through general obligation bonds. Council discussed; changing the year for the water tower in the area of Crest Avenue`ap+.d'C.S.A.H. 42 construction from 1985 to 1984, page 20 of the C.I.P. �a ; r Mayor Stock :stated that the Council could always change it back to 1985. `r. City Managers;NcGuire stated that.the planning-for it if it was scheduled for 1985 would start sometime later this year, so it'would be best to change it to 1984. Cotmcil then discussed the Capital,Improvement Program for 1985- 1988, pages 24 r ' ant 25. There was discussion regarding the park shop. Councilmember Schweich asked about the location. q Parks &Recreation Directo:Mangan stated that it would be located at the present ,.,. f maintenance shop location. rt Page 1 l� . -:r .J� ,. .. ., ,. `� s�. ,,,,.. �a•,� ....•.., �.tu. >�d ^� .' `�..t, - . -.£�.n :?.e."�v "":.� -, �.. _ ..� .�.r�rn:: r,. _,... MINUTES of the Proceedins of the City Council of the City of Prior Lake in the County Scott and ° said Council. State of Minnesota, including all accounts aduited by Councilmember Schweich asked how many stalls would be located there. He stated that one stall is going to be for the Police Department, but how many would be for the Parks Department? Parks &Recreation Director Mangan reviewed the square footage. d Councilmember Schweich asked, that in #:the future years would we be looking at developing other police parking_ facilities. City Manager,McGuire stated that the ultimate plan is to add on to the present City Hall build or a Fire area'and put a couple of additional stalls for the Police Department vehicle. It would P be much more convenient for the Police if they can drive into a building. 0 Councilmember Schweich stated that with,`;he budget for the Police in the Capital Outlay over the years we should be looking at garage space instead of utilizing the Parks. In 1987, the Parks Department will be getting more equipment and will be u more of the area and we would also have the Police using the area.. it would b' best if we could incorporate within the Fire or City Hall area. x There was further discussion on this. t ` Councilmember Thorkelson stated that no matter how we would raise the money fit should be reflected within the C.I.P. J City Manager McGuire stated that because of the different options, we-could consider putting it under the r "= 1` narrative':. He further stated that ='under the Administration portion of the C.I.P.`w.e be considered ,-in -the later years of this could insert that a referendum sho #ald G.I.P., in 1987 or 1988 the for expansion of the Fire, City Offices and the Police Department. Councilmember Schweich stated that something should reflect that we are going to need some type,of an area for the Police Department to ;house 'their vehicles because it is not worth buying new cars when the have to sit outside during the winter and not having'any facility to store them in.f ' - Councilmember Thorkelson stated that we can not word it exactly but it should be indicated " somewhere within this C.I.P.• Council further commented on the Capital Improvement Program for 1985 =1988 outlay. Council then reviewed the various maps for the 1984 Public Works Capital Improvements Programs, pages " 27 thru.31. + r :.. There-was general discussion on the Calendar of Construction and Financial events for the Capital Improvements. Ir 1 19ffi C.LP. After further discussion, motion by Thorkelson to accept the 1984 -19,88 C.I.P ° . with the stipulation of changing the Water '" fr•, +� Tower narrative to 1984 and adding Councilmember Schweich's comments about the need for` -a Police Garage Facilit Y in 1987, seconded by Busse and upon a.vote taken it was dul Y passed , Motion by Busse to adjourn the C.I.P. Public Hearing, seconded by Scott and-; upon vote taken it , a was duly passed. ,f The next.item on the agenda of November. was to consider the Finance Report for the month .... Mayor, Stock commented on the Debt Service. He stated that a few years ago we were concerned about this ;. particular fund, and today we can thank our financial staff for the efforts that they have put forth because without their effots this particular fund would have been at a near disaster state. Finone rt Motion by Thorkelson to ,accept the Finar 6r Report as submitted seconded b Busse and upon vote ' y r7 a taken it was dul Y N :•sled. "The..next item was to consider'the` applications for cigarette licenses for 1984. City Manager McGuire reviewed the list of establishments that have applied for a license. He stated that he ' �{ would.recommend that these licenses fie approved contingent upon the �15.00''fee being paid. -` j� f Councilmember Thorkelson asked about the Eigarette machine in the Brooksville Mall. Page 2 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Prior Lake in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota, Including all accounts audited by sdid Council. City Manager McGuire stated that the person responsible for the maIbhine .vould be " notified .•.> 1984Cj4pM Motion by Schweich to approve the list of applicants as submitted, contingent w pon the $15.00 fee being paid and the machine in the Brooksville Mall be added LiceM-1 'to the list, seconded by Busse and upon a vote taken it was duly passed. Mayor Stock asked if there was,,any other business that needed to be taken care � City Manager McGuire commented on a request from Wes Green for an extension for the Harbor West Plat that had expired. There was discussion by Council and Staff. f &t for'. Motion by,,Thorkelson'to grant /approve a,60 day extension from this date for the Narbor West Harbor West Plat, seconded' by Busse and upon :a vote taken it was duly passed. Plat . City Manager McGuire then reviewed a sample resolution;,from the Scott County Board, which was to be considered at their board meeting. He stated t at =he ,. ` had contacted Commissioner Mark Stromwall requesting that no` action be taken until the;Council could review it. He then read the resolution for the record. This resolution waitin regards to road and bridge funds to Cities..` # There was discussion by Council and Staff. A ;l City Manager McGuire stated "that he would bring this back.before the Council t on the January 3., 1984.,Council Agenda. r ; ` City Manager McGuire then commented on the stipulation for withdrawl -of objections f• 1 and dismissal of appeal for`Genevieve Prindle. He read the stipulation for the _ record He stated that it has been signed by our attorney and Mr. Prindle. He f = further stated ihat;,he.would approval of the stipulation for Genevieve" Prindle.' He. further stated that this would bring us down to one lawsuit on'the'" ' North Side; Sewer Project. '' �( StipAaticn for Motion by Thorkelson to approve the stipulation as presented, seconded by Busse } a ." and upon a vote taken it was duly passed. , Pri� CoUhcilmember Thorkelson then commented on sanding at the inters Duluth and Pleasant Streets. There "Staff. was discussion by Co uncil and a sd CounlL^llmember Thorkelson then presented to Mayor Stock a,'la ue in recognition P q 9 - fro ,: of his 20 years of public service. He expressed on' behalf "of City Council and Staff their sincere'tlionks for,his dedication and excellent leadership. He 4C listed some.of the many achievements that Wally Stock had accomplished 'during his 14 years as Mayor. - ' Mayor Stook thanked the residents of Prior Lake for their support .rover the years. 3 He stated that because of their support the City has-,grown. He also thanked the members of the Staff`,and all the City Employees for their contributions which they have done with dedication and loyalty t4 our Comwmnity. Mayor Stock thanked the members of the Council, he stated that he has enjoyed working with them and a number of individuals over the last 20 years. He concluded by thanking everyone for theirefforts out forth for making this,,community what it is`ltoday. With no other 'comments by Thorkelson to adjourn to Coffee and Cake, seconded r,. i by Mayor Stock and upon a,,yote taken this meeting was adjourned at 9x28 PM. 3 N` Michael A. McGuire City Manager 3akki K. 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