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Home My WebLink About110292 RegularMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL November 2, 1992 The Common Council of the City of Prior Lake met in regular session on Monday, November 2, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Present were Mayor Andren, Councilmembers Fitzgerald, Scott, White, Acting City Manager Kuhlmann, Public Works Director Anderson, Planning Director Graser, City Attorney Kessel and Recording Secretary Birch. Mayor Andren called the meeting to order and asked everyone to rise for the pledge of allegiance. The minutes of the October 19, 1992 Council meeting were reviewed by Council. Councilmember Scott noted on page 2 that consent agenda item (a) encompassed both the September 30 and the October 12 Special City Council Meeting Minutes and only one vote was taken, however the minutes reflected that two votes had occurred. MOTION MADE BY SCOTT, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 19, 1992 COUNCIL MINUTES AS AMENDED. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. Councilmember Kedrowski arrived at 7:38 p.m. The next order of business was approval of the Consent Agenda as follows: (a) Consider Approval of Invoices To Be Paid (b) Consider Approval of Third Quarter Budget MOTION MADE BY SCOTT, SECONDED BY KEDROWSKI, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (a) THRU (b). ?n. vo,i..cea Coru,Jen,t Discussion occurred regarding a copy of Resolution 92-34. RS 92-3~ Council concurred that they would discuss the Resolution under Other business. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Kedrowski, and White, the motion passed unanimously. Scott 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The next order of business was: Consider Approval of Ch~cal Proclamation For Minnesota Health Week. Loren Novak, Chemical Health Coordinator for School District 719, and Angel O'Laughlin, representative for Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Students Against Drunk Driving, were present to promote Minnesota Chemical Health Week. Mayor Andren presented Mr. Novak with a Proclamation declaring the week of November 13 - 20, 1992 as Minnesota Chemical Health Week in the City of Prior Lake. The next order of business was Presentation from Bill Rudnicki, Mdewakanton Sioux Community Engineer. However, due to the fact that Mr. Rudnicki was not present the next order of business was: Consider Harold Bohlen Variance Appeal. City Planner Graser presented an overhead of the area and reviewed details of the application. Mr. Graser noted that the Planning Commission had granted Mr. Bohlen a variance to allow one additional residential unit. Mr. Bohlen addressed the Council and explained his reasons for requesting a density variance to develop four additional units for his 26 acre site. Extensive discussion occurred on lot sizes, Metropolitan Council restrictions in a rural service area, size of the proposed lots, precedence setting and other pertinent facts associated with the request. MOTION MADE BY KEDROWSKI, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO UPHOLD THE D~n/~/ PLANNING COMMISSION'S FINDING OF FACT AND VARIANCE DENIAL FOR of HAROLD AND JUDY BOHLEN'S REQUEST TO DEVELOP FOUR ADDITIONAL BoA/~ RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE 26 ACRE PARCEL. Variance Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Kedrowski, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was: Presentation from Bill Rudnicki, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Engineer, Regarding The SMSC's Plans for Sewer Extension and Construction of a Fitness and Recreational Center. Mr. Rudnicki p~esented a model of the SMSC's proposed Fitness and Recreational Center and und discussed concepts for sewer and water connection to the facility. Extensive discussion followed regarding SAC unit availability and allocation, the City's polic~ ~egarding sewer and water connections out of the City's jurisdiction and other details relating to the project. Mr. Rudnicki stated that the SMSC Council is currently discussing the plan and he will convey a proposal to the Prior Lake City Council when appropriate. Councllmembers concurred that additional information will be necessary regarding the entire project before further discussion can be held. A short recess was called . The meeting reconvened at 9:10 p.m. The next order of business was: Discuss 1993 Projects: A. Consider approval of Resolution 92-36 - Authorizing F~ibLtt~ Preparation of Feasibility Study for 1993 Projects. $/~d~ Acting City Manager Kuhlmann discussed the process and For stated that the purpose of the discussion was to solicit ~gg3 direction from the Council. Public Works Director Pro~e~ Anderson presented the proposed 1993 Capital Projects and briefly reviewed the individual projects for Council discussion. Issues such as priority status, financing, Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council November 2, 1992 community benefit and other items regarding each project were discussed. Following the discussion, the Resolution was amended to reflect the City Council's priorities. Anderson will redraft the Resolution to reflect the changes as directed by Council. MOTION MADE BY KEDROWSKI, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO APPROVE R$92-36 RESOLUTION 92-36 AS AMENDED ORDERING PREPARATION OF REPORT ON 9a~p- 1993 CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. o~ Repo~to~ Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Kedrowski, Scott ~993 Cap. and White, the motion passed unanimously. B. Discussion of Inspections By Developers - Public Works Director Anderson discussed the City's current policy of allowing developers to provide their own engineering inspection services on their projects. Anderson expressed concern about the quality of work under the current policy. Anderson recommended that City staff (or a consultant hired by the City) perform the 6o,~t~. inspection and testing to ensure compliance, and charge the developer for the costs incurred. Discussion occurred regarding the use of a consultant versus City staff. Council directed staff to make the necessary changes in the Developers Agreement to allow either City staff or a Consultant to perform inspections, research cost of using a consultant versus a staff person, and place on the agenda in the near future. Ce Consider Soliciting Consulting Engineer's Service - The Cor~td. tarut purpose of this item was to present staff's request for 6a~d~ee~'~ approval to solicit proposals for Engineering services Se~zvice~ to supplement City staff. Anderson discussed staff workload and resources in relation to the proposed 1993 Capital Projects. After discussion, Council directed Anderson to interview several consulting firms and place staff's recommendation on a future Council agenda. Topics discussed under Other Business were as follows: -- Acting City Manager Kuhlmann discussed two upcoming workshops: (1) The Shoreland Management Workshop on November 12, 1992 at 5:30 and (2) The Budget Workshop on Monday, November 23 also ~eginning at 5:30 p.m. A short discussion occurred on the budget process. -- Details of the scheduled open house for past City Manager David Unmacht to be held on Friday, November 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. were discussed. -- Acting City Manager Kuhlmann gave an u~date on the City Manager Search being conducted by the Br~meyer Group, Inc. Discussion occurred on the candidate interview schedule date. The dates of January 22 and 23 or January 29 and 30 were discussed. Council agreed to explore the issue with Brimeyer at the November 16 Council meeting. Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council November 2, 1992 -- Handouts regarding a League of Minnesota Cities 1993 Policy Adoption Conference and Legislative Policies Meeting were distributed by Kay Kuhlmann. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 19 at the Decathlon Club should contact Dee Birch no later than November 10. -- Discussion occurred with regard to a salary adjustment on a temporary basis for Acting City Manager Kay Kuhlmann. The salary adjustment would be retroactive to October 26 until such time a City Manager is hired. The salary suggested would be the beginning of the scale for a City Manager during the period Ms. Kuhlmann is Acting City Manager. General Council consensus was that staff should provide the necessary salary information and place on the November 16 consent agenda. -- Discussion occurred on Resolution 92-34 Approving the RS 92-3~ Memorandum of Understanding Between the Metropolitan Council and the City of Prior Lake. Councilmembers expressed concern over several sections of the Resolution in that t~e Resolution should better re~resent the fact that the City no way suggests it acted inappropriately in the Negative Declaration of the EIS. Acting City Manager Kuhlmann was directed to contact Attorney Bob Hoffman regarding the suggested changes. The Resolution will be brought back to the Council for further consideration. The next Council meeting will be Monday, November 16, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:10 p.m. by general consent of the Council. Acti}~ City Manager ~e~ Birch Recording Secretary