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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda & Minutes HERITAGE 1891 COMMUNITY 1991 1(7J.Jf)JV 2Q!}/ REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA REPORT Monday, April 16, 1990 CALL TO ORDER 7:30 p.m. 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Consider Approval of Minutes - see attached. 3. Consent Agenda: a) Consider Approval of Invoices To Be Paid - see attached. b) Consider Approval of Animal Warden Report see attached. c) Consider Approval of Budget Report attached see d) Consider Approval of Building Permit Report see attached. e) Consider Approval of Fire & Rescue Report see attached f) Consider Approval of st. Michael's Temporary Beer License - Aprilfest - see the attached letter of request from Fr. Gilbert De Sutter. g) Consider Approval of Treasurer's Report - see attached. h) Consider Approval of "Respect For Law Week" has submitted Resolution City Council to proclaim 7 as Respect For Law Resolution. A motion proclamation as part of would be in order. Resolution 90-20 The Optimist Club 90-20 requesting the the week of May 1 Week. See attached to approve this the consent agenda i) Consider Approval of Ordinance 90-01 - (Duties of the Planning Commission) - Attached is a copy of Ordinance 90-01 approved by the Prior Lake Planning Commission on AprilS, 1990. A draft of this Ordinance was originally 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 presented to the City Council on February 20, 1990 under Other Business by Councilmember White. Council, by general consensus, directed the Planning Comm1ssion to review the amendments and consider for adoption. The Planning Commission conducted a formal public hearing on this Ordinance. Normally, ordinances are scheduled for Council discussion and consideration. In this case, due to the non-controversial nature and intent, which is to be consistent with actual practice, staff has placed the Ordinance on the consent agenda for approval without Council discussion. A motion as part of the consent agenda to approve this Ordinance would be in order, unless Council re9Uests to discuss this Ordinance before approv1ng. Consider Approval of Prior Lake Jays Baseball Association Request for Temporary 3.2 Beer License For All Jay's Home Games - The Prior Lake Jays Baseball Association has requested a temporary 3.2 beer permit for 18 home games from May 6 thru July 27, and have submitted a check in the amount of $90.00. Should there be additional games they will submit an additional check in the amount of $5.00 per home game once the playoff schedule is finalized. See the attached letter from John Murray. A motion as part of the consent agenda to approve the request is in order. 4. Consider Volunteer Appreciation Day - see attached staff report. j) 5. Consider Second Draft of Dog/Cat Ordinance 90-02 see attached staff report. 6. Consider Amendment to Assessment Policy see attached staff report. 8:00 p.m. 7. Conduct Public Hearing on Improvement Project 90-13, North Shore Oaks Sewer and Water Project and Consider Resolution 90-22, Ordering Improvements and Preparation of Plans see attached staff report. 8. Consider Variance and Administrative Plat Application for Barbara Von Drashek - see attached staff report. 9. Consider First Draft of Revised Weed Ordinance 90-03 - see attached staff report. 2 10. Presentation of Parks Comprehensive Plan Parks and Recreation Director, Bill Mangan, will be present to introduce you to the Parks Comprehensive Plan. Mangan will highlight major features of the document. The Parks Comprehensive Plan has been reviewed and approved br the Parks Advisory Committee. staff will 1ntroduce the Plan and suggest discussion and analysis at a future meeting or workshop. The intent of staff is not to conduct a detailed discussion of this document, but rather to set the stage for future discussion. 11. other Business a) New Employee Open House - Staff will inform Council of details relating to this event at the Council meeting. *All times stated on the Council Agenda, with the exception of Public Hearings, are approximate and may start a few minutes earlier or later. 3 HERITAGE 1891 COMMUNITY 1991 18J.!X!)JV 2q!}1 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL April 2, 1990 The Common Council of the City of Prior Lake met in regular session on Monday, April 2, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Present were Mayor Andren, Councilmembers Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott, White, City Manager Unmacht, Public Works D1rector Anderson, Parks and Recreation Director Mangan, Assistant Planner Garross, Assistant City Manager/Economic Development Director Schmudlach, Police Chief Powell and City Attorney Kessel. Mayor Andren called the meeting to order and asked everyone to rise for the pledge of allegiance. The next order of business was approval of the Consent Agenda as follows: a) b) c) Consider Approval Consider Approval Consider Equipment Equipment of Minutes of Invoices To Be Paid Certificate Financing of Computer city Manager Unmacht stated a clarification to paragraph 3 on page 2 of the minutes. In paragraph 3 the statement "the consensus of the Council was reached based on Councilmember Larson's suggestion" was fully explained in paragraph 2 on page 2 which states "Councilman Larson offered the Council an idea to conduct a survey of the citizens through the Parks Advisory commi ttee. . . . . . . . . " MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS CLARIFIED. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was: Consider Approval of 1990 Clean Up Day and Receive Update on City Recycling Program. Code Enforcement Officer, Jay Scherer, presented plans for the City'S Clean Up Day on May 5, 1990, and stated that tires, batteries, appliances and furniture would be the items accepted at the designated site. Scherer also stated that seedling trees would be given out to those persons participating in the Clean Up Day. Councilmembers questioned Scherer regarding publicitr for the event. Scherer invited those present to volunteer the1r services for the event by contacting him during business hours. 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council April 2, 1990 MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY LARSON, TO APPROVE THE 1990 CLEAN UP DAY AS PROPOSED. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. Code Enforcement Officer Scherer then discussed details of the City employees' participation in a recycling program. Office paper, newspa~ers, cans and glass are being recycled at City Hall. Counc11 expressed positive feedback on this city employee program. The next order of business was: Present Lake Review Committee Status Report. Tom Watkins, Chairman of the Lake Review Committee (LRC) commented briefly on the progress made by the LRC and introduced the following Subcommittee representatives: Jon Falkowski - Chairman, Water Level Committee Andrew Franklin - Chairman, Water Quality Committee Richard Warner - Co-Chair - Water Use Committee Rick Adams - Member - Governance Committee The Subcommittee re~resentatives summarized the findings of their respective subcomm1ttees from their formation to present. Participating committee members in attendance at the meeting were introduced. Brief discussions occurred re9arding the findings of the LRC and Council expressed appreciat10n for their endeavors. Mayor Andren adjourned the meeting for the purpose of calling an Economic Development Authority meeting. The City Council meeting reconvened at 8:30 p.m. The next order of business was: Consider the First Draft of the Revised Dog and Cat Ordinance 90-02. City Manager Unmacht briefly commented on the purpose of the amendments to the current Dog and Cat Ordinance which was to provide more flexibility in enforcing the Ordinance and to update the code originally adopted in the 1970's. Chief of Police, Dick Powell, discussed restrictions which now exist in the present Ordinance. Residents Jim Weninger, 2591 Spring Lake Road, spoke in favor of the proposed Ordinance, and Mike Mankowski, 3171 Butternut CirCle, spoke against the proposed Ordinance. Discussion occurred on various sections of the Ordinance. Council directed staff to place the Ordinance on the April 16, 1990 Council Agenda for further consideration. The next order of business was: Consider the Use of Polyphosphates in the Water System to Offset "Brown Water" Problems. Public Works Directqr Anderson discussed the pros and cons of adding polyphosphates to Prior Lake's water system. Discussion occurred on the use of filters, taste of water resulting from the addition of polyphosphates, impact upon water quality of the lake and upon water lines. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO DIRECT STAFF TO USE POLYPHOSPHATES IN THE PRIOR LAKE WATER SYSTEM FOR A TEST PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WITH MONITORING OF THE LAKE WATER QUALITY DURING THE YEAR. ALSO THAT THE RESULTS OF THE lAKE WATER QUALITY TESTING SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC. 2 Minutes of the Prior Lake city Council April 2, 1990 Further discussion occurred regarding the advisability of notifying residents that "brown water" problems could increase for a short time at the onset when the polyphosphates are added to the water. Council discussed regular testing intervals to monit~r the impact. It was also discussed that testing may be inconclusive due to the extreme number of variables which exist in this testing process. Resident, Dave Moran, 14408 Watersedge, expressed concern over polyphosphates being added to the lake water and suggested that staff explore whether or not a water quality ~roblem would be created. Council directed staff to check w1th the DNR to ascertain if they have a history of any negative effects of intrOducing polyphos~hates to the lake water. Councilmember Fitzgerald amended his mot1on, and Scott seconded the amendment to be added to read as follows: PRIOR TO INTRODUCING POLYPHOSPHATES, A FAVORABLE FINDING BY STAFF IS NEEDED IN THAT THE DISCHARGE OF WATER CONTAINING POLYPHOSPHATES INTO THE WATERSHED AREA WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DETERIMENTAL EFFECT. (City Manager's Note: Staff will contact the Metropolitan Council, Department of Health and the DNR, together with researching and undertaking testing procedures prior to the introduction of polyphosphates into the water system. council will be kept informed as to staff's progress.) Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and White, the motion passed unanimously. A short recess was called. Scott The meeting reconvened at 9:55 p.m. The next order of business was: Consider Ap~roval of Planning Commission Code of Ethics. Planning Comm1ssion Chairman, Tom Kedrowski, presented the Planning commission's new Code of Ethics which Council had directed the Commission to revise and bring back for approval. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO APPROVE THE CODE OF ETHICS AS PRESENTED. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was: Consider Appeal of Planning Commission Variance Decision by Mark Hyland. Assistant City Planner Garross ~resented details of the action taken by the Planning Commiss1on on March 15, 1990 regardin~ the granting of a variance for development on a substandard S1ze lot in Boudin's Manor. An action which Mark Hyland, 14399 Watersedge, was appealing. Discussion occurred regarding the lot size, water runoff containment, the Shoreland Mana~ement Ordinance as it relates to this subject and other ne1ghborhood concerns. The following residents addressed the Council on this issue: Shirley Christiansen (owner of the lot under discussion) 1110 Quinn Avenue South, Bloomington, and Mike Solheid, 5391 Cassandra, 3 Minutes of the Prior Lake City council April 2, 1990 spoke in favor of the variance; Sharon Gronholz, 14412 Watersedge and Dave Moran, 14408 Watersedge, and Mark Hyland, 14399 Watersedge, spoke against the variance. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO GRANT THE VARIANCE. Additional discussion occurred regarding the Shoreland Management Ordinance as it relates to substandard lot sizes and the fact that the lot in question is definitely a lot of record. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. A short recess was called. The meeting reconvened at 10:50 p.m. The next order of business was: Present Report from Parks Advisory Committee on Status of Lakefront Park Action Plan. Art Schoot, Chairman of the Parks Advisory Committee, ~resented a report on the status of the Lakefront Park Act10n Plan and activities of the PAC which included plans for the formation of a surver, timeframe, methods of fundin~ and other details of their activ1ties. Parks and Recreation D1rector Mangan then discussed the Committee's activities. Discussion occurred regarding a survey of the public, funding, and how to ascertain which ~arks to consider for future improvement. The following cit1zens addressed the issue: Hans Hermansen, 16316 Park Avenue SE, spoke in favor of a survey and Bill Linker, 15170 Fish Point Road, offered the Taxpayers Coalition assistance in administering the survey. No further discussion occurred. A.short recess was called. The meeting reconvened at 11:30 p.m. Under Other Business the following topics were discussed: City Manager Unmacht announced that the League of Minnesota cities Conference is scheduled for June 12 15, 1990 in Duluth. Councilmembers should make their reservations ASAP in order to reserve hotel rooms. The upcoming April 7, 1990 workshop agenda was briefly reviewed by Unmacht. Council gave direction to preparing final plans for the workshop. Councilmember White reported on the status of the newly formed Minnesota Valley Transit Authority and its first two Board meetings. Council/Staff City Mana~er proceed w1th 4 Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council April 2, 1990 Mayor Andren read two letters into the record. The letters were from: R. L. Haberkorn, Chairman and CEO of Norex, Inc. and Fred A. Meier. Both individuals requested that their names be removed from the Ta~ayer's Coalition petition on the Lakefront Park Act10n Plan. The meeting then adjourned at 11:40 p.m. for the purpose of reconvening to a closed session to discuss Police Contract negotiations. Mayor Andren called the closed session to order at Those present were: Mayor Andren, Councilmembers Larson, scott, White, City Manager Unmacht, Attorney Recording Secretary Birch. The next Council meeting will be Monday, April 16, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. 11:46 p.m. Fitzgerald, Kessel and There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:55 p.m. by general consent of the Council. 5 MINUTES OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY April 2, 1990 President, Gene White, called the Economic- Development Authority meeting to order at 8:08 p.m. Members present were Andren, Arnold, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White. Member Barsness was absent. The purpose of the meeting was to consider approval of the Economic Development Authoritr Agreement between the City of Prior Lake and the Enivid Corporat1on. Assistant City Manager Schmudlach presented details of the Agreement and Resolut1on 90-04 (EDA). A short discussion occurred. MOTION MADE BY SCOTT, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 90-04 (EDA) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH ENIVID CORPORATION. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Arnold, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY ARNOLD, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Arnold, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. Gene White, President Dee BirCh, Recording Secretary