HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 7, 1987
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
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REGULAR CDUNCIL MEETING
AGaIDA REPORT
Momay, Decembe r 7, 1987
CALL TO ORDER 7:30 p.m.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Minutes of The Previous Meeting
3. Consent Agema:
a) Invoices To Be Paid - see attached.
b) Appoint ACM/EDD as Library Liaison - On November 2, 1987
Janet Williams, the Scott County Library Director, made a
presentation to the Prior Lake City Council on local Library
activities. Ms. Williams requested the Prior Lake City
Council consider appointing a Library liaison to better
coordinate information exchange between the City am the
County concerning Library activities.
Staff is recomneming that the Assistant City
Manager/Economic Development Director be designated as the
Library liaison. '!he Library liaison will be responsible for
communication of requests for Library improvements,
discussions of local Library activities and coordination of
Library sponsored conmunity events to the City Manager am
the City Council. Management of maintenance activities and
scheduling of Library sp:lce for recreational activities will
continue to be provided by Parks and Recreation Director Bill
Mangan. If approved, Staff will make contact with Williams
and formally begin the "liaison" functions. Motion as part
of the Consent Agema would be in order.
c) Approve Econanic Development Canmit tee By-Laws Change - see
attached Staff report.
d) Approve Star City Canmunity Labor SUrvey - see attached Staff
report.
e) Approve Amemed Liquor Ordinance - see attached Staff report.
(612) 447.4230
4629 DAKOTA STREET S.E.
P.O. BOX 359
PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA 55372
f) Adopt Resolution 87-69 (see attached) - Minnesota HiglMay
Funding Package - The Scott County Transportation Coalition
is beginning thei r ini ti al lobbying steps for a 1988 HiglMay
Funding Package at the Minnesota State Legislature. Cities
have been requested to consider a Resolution outlining
preliminary support for a fuming package to include f.k>tor
Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) funds. This Resolution sets forth
an initial position for Prior Lake and the Scott County
Transportation Coalition. When the session begins in
February of 1988 a future Resolution may be presented to the
Council outlining a more sp:!cific position on the HiglMay
Transportation Funding issue.
Highway funding will be a major legislative priority in 1988.
All of Scott County needs to be a leader in this issue. This
Resolution will let our elected officials know that higlMay
fuming through a use of MVET funds is a priority for Prior
Lake. At the same time, this Resolution is general enough so
as not to tip our hand on a future and more s~cific position
on this issue.
A motion to approve this Resolution as part of the Consent
Agema is in order. staff will forward this Resolution to
the pro{:er authorities if approved by the CounciL
4. Discussion on North Shore Oaks Improvement Project - see attached
Staff report.
5. Presentation of Downtown Plan and Discussion of Redeve10pnent
Process - see attached Staff report.
6. Report Of Administrative Law Judge Ruling on McWillies-Qn-The-Lake
- Please refer to the memorandum dated November 30, 1987 which
summarizes the Administrative Judge Law ruling on the
M.cWillies-Q1-The Lake issue. Included with that memoramum is a
copy of the Fact Finder I s Report. 'lWo actions are required on
this itan at the meeting: (1) To provide a representative fran
McWillies (or the owner/o~rator of McWi11ies) an opportunity to
ap~ar before the City Council am resporx:1 to the Fact Finder's
Report, and (2) based on the results of the first requirement, the
City Council may take action to sus{:em or revoke or fine the
licensee based on ei ther the Fact Finder's Report or other
information that the Council chooses to consider. '!HE CXXJNCIL
SHOOID NOl'E '!HAT THE PRIOR LAKE LIQOOR CDMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING
AT 6: 00 P.M. BEFORE '!HE MEETING TO DISCUSS '!HE FACl' FINDER1 S
REPORI' AND TO DISClJSS '!HE RECENr INCIDENI' AT 'mE B & D BAR.
(Although the City Council did not direct the Liquor Committee to
prepare a recOIllIl'emation, the Liquor Cbmmittee may consider the
issue and possibly report on a recOInIIemation to the City Council
with regard to this issue.)
7. First Review of Proposed Subdivision Ordinance Amendments - see
attached Staff report.
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a. Section 6-7-1
b. section 6-4-2
c. Section 6-6-8
8. Consider Parking Request of Rick Mollenhoff - see attached Staff
report.
9. Consider Prior Lake 2000 Canmunity Action Canmittee - see attached
Staff report.
10. other Business
a) Consider Prior Lake Tax am Fiscal Analysis Study - In a
recent discussion with Councilrrember John Fitzgerald, he
requested that Staff place on the agerrla umer other Business
a consideration for the City of Prior Lake to comuct a Tax
and Fiscal Analysis Study. Fitzgerald did not enlarge on any
details with Staff at this point. The request was to place
the i tan on the agema so he could introduce the idea to the
Prior Lake City Council.
b) Establish Public Hearing Date for Amoco Proposal - The
~titioners, Tan Flink and Jim Rabuse, with their
representative, Jim Filippi, have requested a public heanng
date be set to consider the proposed Amoco Project. The
hearings will s~cifically request (1) vacation of Walker
Avenue, (2) amerrlment to the Zoning Code, (3) Comitional Use
Permit, (4) variance, and (5) site plan approval as
identified in their letter of request (see attached).
A January 4, 1988 Public Hearing date oould be set with City
Council approval. Public notice will be placed in the Prior
Lake American on December 14, am December 21, 1987 if
approved.
c) Discuss Idea of City Council Workshops - The Prior Lake City
Staff am Council work extremely hard to prepare for the
regular City Council Meetings. Unfortunately, the increasing
number of agema itans, time oonstraints, the volume of
background information required and the myriad of details on
each agerrla item can restrict discussions of City issues at
the regular meeting. The Prior Lake City Staff suggests that
the Council consider scheduling sp:cial work sessions as
needed. The work sessions may include one or more topics of
discussion, but only those topics which requi re close
examination by the City CounciL In this forum, Staff feels
Councilrrembers will be better able to identify and examine
the many factors associated with the issues facing our
comnunity. City Manager Umnacht will expam on this itan at
the meeting.
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d) Possible Consideration of Lease Agreanent for City Garage -
The City of Prior Lake has been in negotiations with a Mr.
Steve SCherer for the possible leasing of the "Old Scott
County Garage". Staff has met with SCherer and discussed the
proposed lease agreement with him on at least two occasions.
City Attorney, Glenn Kessel, has prepared several drafts of
the Agreanent. Enclosed is the final draft which was
presented to SCherer for his review and consideration. At
the time of this agema preparation Sherer is out of town and
unable to provide Staff with a definite approval or a oounter
offer to the agreanent. In order to provide SCherer with an
expedient decision we have proposed the issue before the
Council umer "Other Business" and we will report to the
Council at the meeting on whether or not Scherer has agreed
to the Lease. If he agrees to the lease we will have an
executed copy available for the CounciL At this time staff
is not able to make a recommemation. If the Council has a
question or wants to address certain as~cts of the lease,
this could be done whether or not SCherer has a counter offer
or has executed the document. SCherer is the third and last
indi vidual who has expressed an interest in renting the
garage, the other two indi viduals have declined further
interest.
11. Announcements and Cor respomence
a)
b)
*All times stated on the Council Agema, with the exception of Public Hearings,
are approximate am may start a few minutes earlier or later.
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