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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030788 Regular CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ~ ~ MINUrES OF '!HE CITY COUNCIL March 7, 1988 The ComIOOn Council of the City of Prior Lake met in regular session on Morrlay, March 7, 1988 at 7: 30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Present were Acting Mayor Larson, Councilmernbers Fitzgerald, Scott, White, City Manager Dave Unrnacht, City Engineer Anderson, Assistant City Planner Garross, Parks and Recreation Director Mangan, Assistant City Manager/Econanic Developrtent Director SchnUldlach, and City Attorney Kessel. Mayor Andren was out of town. Acting Mayor Larson called the meeting to order and asked everyone to rise for the pledge of allegiance. 'lhe minutes of the February 16, 1988 meeting were reviewed by Council. City Manager Urnnacht noted that on page 5, fourth paragraph frOOl the bottan in the motion - the word "date" should be changed to read "time" . IDTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY SCOT!', TO APPRCNE '!HE MINurES AS AMENDED. Minutes Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was consideration of the Consent Agerrla as follows: Consent a) Invoices to be paid b) Approve Treasurer's Report c) Approve Procedure for Cancelling Council Meetings Policy 88-01 d) Approve Procedure for SUbdivision Ordinance Amendment Policy 88-02 e) Approve Prior Lake Personnel Policy f) Approve Final Payment for Projects 86-11 and 86-12 g) Approve Cable Advisory Board Equip:nent Request h) Approve Zoning Code Amendment Section 4.l.L i) Approve Appeal to Prior Lake City Code Section 4-7-4 j) Approve 1987 Fourth Quarter Budget Report k) Approve Agreement with Developers Roger and David Green City Manager Urnnacht requested that item (e) Approve Prior Lake Personnel Policy be withdrawn fran the Agenda. Invoices Treasurer Policy880J POL 8802 proj86-11 Cable Equ: Ord 88-09 City Code 4th Qtr Bl Green's loDTION MADE BY FITZGERAID, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO APPROIJE CX>NSENI' AGENDA ITEMS Consent A (a) '!HRU (k) WI'!H THE EXCEPI'ION OF ITEM (e). (612) 447.4230 4629 DAKOTA STREET S.E. PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA 55372 Minutes of the City Council March 7, 1988 Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was the acceptance of the Resignation of two Econanic EDe Developnent Conunittee Members. Assistant City Manager/Econanic Developnent Director Kay Schnudlach presented a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Prior Lake to Mark Stranwall and Barb Prindle. City Manager Unrnacht and members of the Council expressed thei r appreciation for the hard work arrl dedication of Mr. Stranwall and Ms. Prindle. The next order of business was the Prior Lake Fire Deparbnent's request for a Gambling License to conduct pulltab operations at McWillies-on-the-Lake. City Manager Urnnacht gave a brief outline of the events leading up to the Fire Deparbnent's decision to corrluct pulltab gambling at McWillies. 'lhe money raised from pulltab sales would be used for items needed by the Fire Deparbnent to help improve the service and morale of the Deparbnent, and one benefit would be to save municipal tax dollars on their exp:nses. A partial list of sane of the items needed are as follows: Portable Radios, Air Paks, Air Bottles, New Pagers, Large Diameter Hose, Deck Gun, Rescue Truck, etc. A complete list of the items are on file in the City Manager's office. City Manager Unrnacht introduced the following members of the Gambling Oamrrdttee who will represent the Prior Lake Fire Deparbnent at Mcwillies: Glen Tang (Gambling Manager) Brent Johnson, Jerry Mahoney and Mike Lyrernnann. Brent Johnson addressed the Council and reiterated that the Gambling Committee would be very diligent in keeping records, and that the money and pulltabs would be counted regularly to assure that everything was proceeding according to the sp:cified rules. IDTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY FITZGERAID, TO APPROIJE '!HE GAMBLING LICENSE Fire Dept APPLICATION FOR '!HE PRIOR LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENr TO CONDucr PULLTAB CAMBLING AT G~bling MCWILLIES-QN-THE-LAKE. Llcense at Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion McWillies passed unanirrously. The next order of business was a Public Hearing to consider the Preliminary Plat for John Titus Addition. Acting Mayor Larson called the Public Hearing to order at 7:45 p.m. and read the legal notice as it appeared in the Prior Lake American on February 22 and 29, 1988. Assistant City Planner Garross presented maps of the area including: existing corrlitions, the proposed grading, and other details regarding the Preliminary Plat. Discussion followed. IDTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO APPROIJE '!HE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF TITUS JOHN TI'lUS ADDITION SUBJECl' TO '!HE TERM "PARK" BEING ADDED AS PART OF THE Prelim WRI'I'I'EN DEDICATION TO '!HE PLAT. Plat Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. IDTION MADE BY scarr, SEmNDED BY FITZGERALD, TO ADJOURN '!HE PUBLIC HEARING. Upon a vote taken, ayes by passed unanirrously. Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, PH Adjourned the motion 2 Minutes of the City Council March 7, 1988 A short recess was called. The meeting reconvened at 8: 03 p.m. The next order of business was consideration of County Road 42 Improvement CR 42 Project and Road Alignment. City Manager Unmacht introouced Brad Larson, Scott Improvemen County Highway Engineer, and Mark Strarrwall, County Commissioner and member of the Scott County Transportation Coalition, who were present to answer questions if necessary. City Manager Urnnacht summarized the purpose for holding the meeting and discussed the Construction Cooperative Agreanent between Scott County and the City of Prior Lake. City Engineer Anderson presented overheads of proposed Alternate #1 and Alternate #2 which depict the changes in Commerce and Timothy AvenlE as well as the intersections connecting these streets with CSAH 42. '!he pros and cons of both proposals were also presented. Several residents and business owners, who live or corrluct business in the area under discussion, were present to address the Council. Names of the those p:rsons addressing the Council are on file in the City Manager's office. Lengthy discussion occurred. Several questions were raised regarding safety. Concerns were expressed with regard to the possibility of notorist using the neighborhood streets as a shortcut which would affect the safety of the residents, esp:cially around the Timothy AvenlE - Boudins Park area. The use of a Crime stopper and one way street signs were also discussed. Council discussion occurred on the action required. roTION MADE BY WHITE, SEXX>NDED BY FI'I"ZGERALD, TO APPROIJE ALTERNATE #2 - THO'lHY CH42 AVENUE EXl'ENDED TO CSAH 42, CLOSING OF OOMMERCE STREET, AND WI'!H AN OPI'IMUM ALTERNAT aJRVATURE DESIGN BE'lWEEN CDMMERCE, TIID'lHY AVENUE AND CSAH 42 . #2 Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. Council directed Staff to take appropriate action to design the curvature on the road. IDTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO APPROIJE RESOLUl'ION 88-17 - A RS 88-17 RESCLUl'ION RELATING TO PARKING RESTRIcrIONS ON HIGHWAY 42. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott am White, the motion passed unanimously. City Manager Unrnacht discussed the Cooperative Agreement between Scott County and the Ci ty of Pr ior Lake, and suggested that should the cost increase dramatically Staff would bring the Agreement back to the Council for further discussion. IDTION MADE BY FI'I"ZGERALD, SECONDED BY SCO'l"I', TO APPROIJE '!HE CDOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BE'lWEEN SCDTI' CDUNrY AND THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, AND SHOOID THE CDST EXCEED THE AIDUNl' STATED IN '!HE AGREEMENT BY MORE 'lHAN 10% 'mAT STAFF WILL BRING THE AGREEMENT BACK TO THE CDUNCIL FOR FUR'lHER CDNSIDERATION. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. 3 Minutes of the City Council March 7, 1988 Ci ty Manager Unrnacht stated that the cost for construction on Timothy AvenLE and the above stated Agreement will corne fran the Contingency Fund and that Staff will bring the matter to the Council for approval of furrl transfer from the Contingency Fund at the appropr iate time. A short recess was called. 'lhe meeting reconvened at 9: 25 p.m. City Manager Unmacht stated that after conferring with Scott County Highway Engineer, Brad Larson, they both felt that the 10% stated in the previous motion might be too inflexible. Further discussion occurred on the anticipated costs of construction of Timothy Avenue. Councilnember Fitzgerald stated that he would reconsider the motion. IDTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SEXX>NDED BY WHITE, TO RECONSIDER '!HE PREVIOUS IDTION. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott arrl White, the motion passed unanirously. IDTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO APPROIJE '!HE CDOPERATIVEScott Cnty AGREEMENT BE'lWEEN SCDTl' CDUNl'Y AND THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE AND THAT '!HE cx>sr& P. L. . SHOOID NO!' EXCEED THAT WHIClI IS STATED IN '!HE AGREEMENT BY MORE 'lHAN 25%. IFCooperatn '!HE COST SHOOID EXCEED 25% OF THE AIDUNl' STATED THEN srAFF WILL RE'lURN TOAgreement CX>UNCIL FOR FURmER CX>NSIDERATION. for CH42 Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanirously. The next order of business was discussion on Plans and Sp:cifications for the Well House and consideration of Resolution 88-16. City Manager Urnnacht briefly reviewed the iSSLEs. City Engineer Larry Anderson presented the details of project 87-16 and outlined the construction needed to complete the well. Discussion followed. Anderson stated that Plans and Sp:cifications are available for review. IDTION MADE BY WHITE, SFXX>NDED BY FITZGERALD, TO APPROJE RESCLUl'ION 88-17 - A RS88-17 RESCLUl'ION APPR<NING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND OIDERnl; ADVERI'ISEMENT OF BIDS FOR PROJECl' 87-16. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was to review information and research on theMcDonald feasibility of the City of Prior Lake acquiring the McDonald/space property for Property parkland. Parks and Recreation Director Mangan reviewed the acquisition costs, developnent and maintenance costs, tax impact and facility use with members of the Council. Ben Baer a nearby resident voiced opposition to the City acqui ring the pro~rty for parkland purposes. Discussion followed on the pros and cons of acquiring the pro~rty. '!be general consensus of the Council was that while it would be a nice piece of pro~rty for the City to own, there are no funds available for an exp:rrliture of this magnitude at present or anywhere in the near future. No further action was taken. 4 Minutes of the City Council March 7, 1988 Acting Mayor Larson noted for the record that he had received a letter from Mr. Lee Ernst favoring the McDonald/space property purchase by the City for parkland. '!his letter is on file in the City Manager's office. K>TION MADE BY FITZGERAID, SEXDNDED BY WHITE TO EXTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE PH FOR '!HE STAR CABLEVISION FRANOnSE TRANSFER UNI'IL MARCH 21, 1988, WI'!H TIME TO Stbalr . BE DETERMINED BY STAFF. Ca eV1sor Transfer Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. Councilmernber Fitzgerald inquired about the status of the septic and water analysis in North Shore Oaks. City Manager Urnnacht stated that he will check on the progress and report back to Council. City Manager Urnnacht requested a clarification on how to proceed with regard to two requests the City has received for the use of Tax Increment Financing of elderly housing and housing revenue bonds. Due to the fact that the City does not presently have the necessary policies drafted Council concurred that City Manager Urnnacht should wait until all information has been received and a policy drafted on these issues. Staff reported that the house on the old Farnum property has been burned by the Fire Department as a fire drill. '!he house was burned as part of the Brooksville Hills 8th Addition development. A short recess was called. 'lhe meeting reconvened at 10: 15 p.m. for the purpose of holding a closed Attorney/Client session. Acting Mayor Larson called the closed meeting to order, those present were: Councilnernbers Fitzgerald, Scott, White, City Manager Urnnacht, Assistant City Manager/Econanic Development Director Schrnudlach, City Engineer Anderson, Attorney Glenn Kessel and Recording Secretary Birch. '!he purpose of the meeting was to discuss property appraisals in the downtown redevelopment area, and to discuss the status of the Union contract negotiations. '!he next Council meeting will be Monday, March 21, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11: 00 p.m. by general consent of the Council. Dee Bi rch Recording Secretary 5