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"CELEBRATE PRIOR LAKE'S CENTENNIAL - 1991"
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA REPORT
Monday, April 15, 1991
CALL TO ORDER 7:30 p.m.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Minutes of The Previous Meeting
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 Building Report
This report will be handed out at the meeting.
d) Consider Approval of Fire and Rescue Report
see attached.
e) Consider Approval of Treasurer's Report - see
attached.
f) Consider Approval of Temporary 3.2 Beer Permit
for st. Michael's Aprilfest - Attached is a
letter from st. Michael's Church requesting a
3.2 temporary beer license for Aprilfest. The
$10.00 fee has been paid in advance. A motion
as part of the consent agenda would be in
order to approve the temporary beer license.
g) Consider Approval of 3.2 Temporary 3.2 Beer
Permit for Prior Lake Jay's Baseball
Association - Attached is a letter from the
Prior Lake Jay's Baseball Association
requesting a 3.2 temporarr beer permit for
their baseball season (Aprll 28 thru August
11, 1991 see attached schedule). Also
attached is a receipt for $160.00 representing
the fee paid in advance. A motion as part of
the consent agenda would be in order to
approve the seasonal license.
h) Consider Approval of Equipment Acquisition
see attached staff report.
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i) Consider Approval of Resolution 9l-17
sup~orting Optimist Club Respect For Law Week
- wlll be handed out at the meeting.
4. Consider Approval of Ordinance 91-02 - City Council
considered the first draft of Ordinance 91-02 on
February 19, 1991. Council directed the City
Attorney's office to make the changes as discussed
at the meeting to address Council's concerns. The
City Attorney has worked with Lt. Schmidt to
redraft the Ordinance.
Attached is a second draft of proposed Ordinance
91-02. This Ordinance amends section 3-1-16 of
the City Code. Staff recommends a motion to
approve Ordinance 91-02 or make changes to 91-02 at
the meetin~ and then adopt the Ordinance. Lt.
Steve Schmldt will be in attendance to address any
question you have.
5. Consider Ap~roval of Annexation Agreements
Extensive dlScussion occurred on the three
Annexation documents at the April 1, 1991 meeting.
The Council tabled the discussion for two reasons:
1) Spring Lake Township and New Century
Construction needed time to address additional
details on their issues, and 2) Staff was requested
to develop options for funding of Mushtown Road
improvements.
Staff has received a draft copy of the Amendment to
Orderly Annexation Agreement which sets out the
direct compensation payment from the City of Prior
Lake to Spring Lake Township. Spring Lake Township
will consider this draft at their A~ril 11, 1991
meeting. Staff will report to Councll on April 15,
on the results of the Spring Lake Township meeting.
If Spring Lake Township approves the Agreement,
then staff will make the necessary changes in the
original Agreements presented to you on April l. No
Agreements are part of this agenda package. For
your information, the Agreements which would change
would be the Amendment to Orderly Annexation
Agreement and the Agreement between the City of
Prior Lake and New Century Construction. Exhibit
B, which is the Municipal Board Resolution, would
not change. Contingent upon the Spring Lake
Township Board's action, staff may present these
documents to you for approval. All changes will be
addressed at the meeting.
with respect to funding options, staff has
identified three: 1) Bond for improvements as part
a 429 construction project; This is the customary
method of funding improvements such as County Road
21; 2) Annually budget a fixed sum up to the year
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"CELEBRATE PRIOR LAKE'S CENTENNIAL. 1991"
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
April 1, 1991
The Common Council of the City of Prior Lake met in regular
session on Monday, April 1, 1991 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers. Present were Mayor Andren, Councilmembers Fitzgerald,
Larson, white, City Manager Unrnacht, Assistant City Manager
Schmudlach, City Planner Graser, Public Works Director Anderson,
City Attorney Kessel and Recording Secretary Birch.
Councilmember Scott was absent due to a death in the family.
Mayor Andren called the meeting to order and asked everyone to
rise for the pledge of allegiance.
The minutes of the March 18, 1991 Council meeting were reviewed
by Council.
MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO APPROVE THE
MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.
Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and White,
the motion passed unanimously.
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 Volunteer Appreciation Day
c) Consider Approval of Resolution 91-l4 Amending The Joint
Powers Agreement For Sand Creek Watershed Management
organization
d) Consider Approval of Ordinance Numbers: 91-03, 91-04,
91-05, and 91-06 - Amendments to Zoning Code
e) Consider Approval of Jeannie Robbins Appointment to the
EDC
An amendment to the staff report for Consent Agenda Item 3 (c)
was handed out at the meeting.
Mayor Andren stated that Item (d) should be removed for
the purpose of voting on each ordinance separately.
MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO APPROVE THE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (a), (b), (c) the amended staff report and
(e) .
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April 1, 1991
Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and White,
the motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Andren introduced Economic Development Committee member,
Jeannie Robbins, who's application had just been considered and
approved on consent agenda item (e).
Consent Agenda Item (d) was then acted upon as follows:
MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY
ORDINANCE 91-03 (FENCES).
Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and White,
the motion passed unanimously.
FITZGERALD, TO APPROVE
MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY LARSON, TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
91-04 (CORNER LOT CLEAR VIEW TRIANGLE).
Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and White,
the motion passed unanimously.
MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY LARSON, TO APPROVE
ORDINANCE 91-05 (DWELLING UNIT DEFINITIONS).
Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and White,
the motion passed unanimously.
MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO APPROVE
ORDINANCE 91-06 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING).
Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and
White, the motion passed unanimously.
The next order of business was: Present certificate of
Recognition to Emilie Hanson For Outstanding Achievement In The
Triple A Recognition Program which consisted of three categories:
Athletics, Arts and Scholastic. Kay Schmudlach commented on Ms.
Hanson's accomplishments which earned her the State of
Minnesota's Triple A Recognition Award and introduced Ms. Hanson.
Mayor Andren presented the City of Prior Lake's certificate of
Recognition to Ms. Hanson. Mayor Andren also commented on the
excellent coverage the Prior Lake American gave to Ms. Hanson
with this award. Ms. Hanson thanked everyone and introduced
three other students who were attending the meeting for the
purpose of fulfilling an assignment on Government Studies.
The next order of business was: Present certificates of
Appreciation to Rich Gross and Dave Miller For Their
Participation On The Economic Development Committee. Assistant
City Manager Schmudlach asked Mr. Miller to come to the podium
and commented on Mr. Miller's participation on the Economic
Development Committee, in particular the Star cities program.
Mayor Andren then presented Mr. Miller with a certificate of
A~preciation and, on behalf of the City Council, thanked him for
h1S service. (Rich Gross was not in attendance at the meeting
due to a previous commitment.)
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Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council
April 1, 1991
MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY LARSON, TO ACCEPT THE
RESIGNATIONS OF DAVE MILLER AND RICH GROSS FROM THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and White,
the motion passed unanimously.
The next order of business was: Consider Joint Orderly
Annexation Agreement Between Prior Lake and Spring Lake Township.
City Manager Unmacht commented on the three documents proposed
for Council action identified in the staff report. City Planner
Graser then presented overheads of the three documents: Amended
Orderly Annexation Agreement, Exhibit "B" and the Agreement
between the City and Spring Lake Township. Graser also presented
an overhead of Mushtown Road and surrounding area for the
purposes of discussing particulars on the sharing of road
construction and maintenance costs between Spring Lake Township,
City of Prior Lake and New Century Construction. Considerable
discussion occurred regarding Mushtown Road and the type of
maintenance needed on the roadway. Council directed staff to
secure a written affirmation from Spring Lake Township on their
willingness to work with the City in a 429 Improvement Project if
required on Mushtown road. Fitzgerald requested clarification on
the range of road maintenance for Maple Acres and expressed
concern over the cost of maintenance.
Extensive discussion occurred on the Amended Orderly Annexation
Agreement - Item 2 real estate tax reimbursement and the process
for payment identified in the Agreement. Tim Keane of Larkin,
Hoffman and Lindgren, 7900 Xerxes, Edina, MN, representative for
New Century Construction, addressed the Council regarding the
calculation of taxes payable to Spring Lake Township over a six
year period.
A short recess was called for the purpose of allowing Spring Lake
Township officials and New Century Construction representatives
to discuss agreement details.
The meeting was reconvened at 8:45 p.m.
As a result of the discussion during the break, a new proposal
was presented and Spring Lake Township Officials stated that they
will take up the matter of payment by New Century Construction at
their next board meeting on Thursday, April 11, 1991.
Further discussion occurred with regard to the improvements of
Mushtown Road and the percentage of cost to be paid by the Cit~,
residents on Mushtown Road and New Century Construction. Counc1l
directed staff to do further research on alternatives for funding
the project while taking into consideration the concerns
expressed by Council, and bring the item back for Council
consideration on April 15, 1991.
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Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council
April 1, 1991
Under Other Business the following topics were discussed:
City Manager Unmacht reported on the Bloomington Ferrr Bridge
interchange status and the result of his discussion w1th the
City of Shako~ee and Scott County officials. Unmacht
requested perm1ssion to create a Resolution to the
Metropolitan Council in support of the City's position on the
importance of a complete interchange. Council granted
permission.
Copies of the 1991 Budget were handed out to Council.
Public Works Director Anderson discussed a letter and a
Resolution concerning the Environmental Impact Statement on
I-35W. The Resolution supports the position that the NTN
alternative is not an imp1ementable alternative and that
MnDOT should provide design staff or consultant funds to
prepare the necessary plans and drawings to avoid delays on
the interim third lane project south of 1-494. Staff
recommended approval of Resolution 90-16.
MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION 90-16.
Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and
White, the motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Andren discussed the MVTA and concerns with the RTB
position on releasing funds to MVTA.
Discussing occurred on a formal change in designation of
Prior Lake from a free standing growth center to a developing
community. Council directed staff to research this issue and
present information to the Council.
City Manager Unmacht stated that staff will contact the new
Metropolitan Council representative for District 14, Bonnie
Featherstone, regarding the Bloomington Ferry Bridge
interChange.
The next Council meeting will be Monday, April 15, 1991 at 7:30
p.m.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:50
p.m. by general consent of the Council.
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