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Home My WebLink About120489 Regular MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL Monday, December 4, 1989 The Common Council of the city of Prior Lake met in regular session on Monday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Present were Mayor Andren, Councilmembers Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott, white, City Manager Unmacht, city Engineer Anderson, Assistant City Manager/Economic Development Director Schmudlach, and City Attorney Kessel. Mayor Andren called the meeting to order, asked everyone to rise for the pledge of allegiance and welcomed the audience. The minutes of the November 20, 1989 Council meeting were reviewed by Council. MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO APPROVE THE MVud~ MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Scott the motion passed unanimously. Councilmember Larson from voting as he had not been in attendance at meeting. and White, abstained the last The next follows: a) b) order of business was approval of the Consent Agenda as COnAen;t Consider approval of Invoices To Be Paid Consider Approval of Second Addendum to Purchase Agreement Jnvoi..c~ LBJ G ra i n LB~ ~Il.ai.n 'PU/lc.h. A!)12 MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT COnAen;t AGENDA ITEMS (a) THRU (b). Af}en.da Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was Continue Discussion on Ice Fishing Access for North End of Lake (Alternative to Beach Lane). City Manager Unmacht reviewed the past details related to discussions and a~reements concerning opening the new public access during the wlnter ice fishing season. Discussion followed regarding the use of Sand Point Beach and the DNR access adjacent to Sand Point Beach. Jerry and Mary Bonneau along with John Meyer requested the city to honor the original agreement and keep the DNR public access closed in the winter. 4629 Dakota S1. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council December 4, 1989 Extensive discussion occurred on whether the city would maintain the DNR access during the winter in order to keep it open. Further discussion also occurred on the agreement between the City, neighbors and the DNR on keeping the access closed during the winter because of possible noise from snowmobiles and other vehicles. council directed staff to examine the file to substantiate the commitment made to the neighbors. It was the consensus of the Council to table the issue and bring it back on the December 18, 1989 Council agenda for further discussion. Councilmember Fitzgerald also requested that the Engineering Department examine the grade of the new access to determine if vehicles can use it safely. The next order of business was Discussion on Acquisition of civil Defense Sirens. City Engineer Anderson presented details and maps of proposed plans and sites for three additional civil defense sirens to be placed on the north side of the lake. Discussion occurred on the location of the siren proposed for Manitou road. Councilmember White suggested that staff review the possibility of placing it further north in the green space adjacent to Raspberry Ridge. Staff will report back to Council on the location of the siren in the Manitou Road neighborhood. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY LARSON, TO AUTHORIZE STAFF Ci..vLl TO ADVERTISE AND OPEN BIDS FOR UP TO THREE CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS - OetenAe PROJECT #90-11 AT 10:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 4, 1989. 5iA.enA Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and white, the motion passed unanimously. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott White, the motion passed unanimously. AUTHORIZE T /lanAte/l CONTINGENT ~om Con.i:.i..nf}enq dFund an MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY LARSON, TO TRANSFER OF $40,000.00 FROM THE 1989 GENERAL FUND RESERVE TO THE EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION FUND. The next order of business was Consider Action Request From Reeds Island Inc. on Variance Application. City Manage~ Unmacht briefly reviewed the preceding actions on this lssue and discussed details of the request for an extension of the variance application. Councilmember Fitzgerald questioned as to whether the variance was an assignable commodity. Attorney Kessel replied with an explanation. A brief discussion occurred. MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO GRANT EXTENSION FROM DECEMBER 19, 1989 TO JUNE 19, 1990. A SIX MONTH ~eedA J~land 6 Mo cd and Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott White, the motion passed unanimously. A short recess was called. The meeting reconvened at 8:30 p.m. 2 Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council December 4, 1989 Mayor Andren called the meeting to order and opened the continued ~et budget public hearing at 8:30 p.m. City Manager Unmacht announced that the discussion would focus primarily on the General Operating portion of the budget. The following persons addressed the Council to sug~est various items that Council should consider revising or cuttlng in the budget: Bill Linker 15170 Fish Point Road Manny Russo 5384 160 street SE Juanita Gamauf 16710 Anna Trail SE Thom Boncher 5791 Shannon Trail Extensive discussion occurred regarding various aspects of the budget and areas where staff should look for the purpose of reducing the budget amount. Councilmember Fitzgerald made the following motions with regard to the Wavelength Newsletter, Publication of the Minutes and the Business Appreciation Program: OeJ...et.Lon MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO DELETE ot 'Publid.n PUBLICATION OF THE MINUTES FROM THE 1990 BUDGET. ot MVud~ Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, nays by Andren, Larson, Scott and White, the motion failed. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO DELETE WaveJ...~ PUBLICATION OF THE WAVELENGTH FROM THE 1990 BUDGET. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, nays by Andren, Larson Scott and White, the motion failed. Further discussion occurred on the pros and cons of this item. ELIMINATE THE 13uA.i.n~~ ApfYl-eciati..c OeJ...eti..on ~om ~et Larson, nays by MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO BUSINESS APPRECIATION PROGRAM FROM THE 1990 BUDGET. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Scott and White, the motion carried. Further discussion occurred on the overall budget of the City. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO DIRECT MANAGER UNMACHT TO REVIEW THE BUDGET AND LOOK AT REDUCING IT AN EYE TOWARD 3% INSTEAD OF 4.6%. CITY ~et WITH ~evi..em AfJai.n Discussion occurred on the items which could be considered. Council concurred that when reviewing the budget for the purpose of reducing it the City Manager should have the freedom to look at all aspects of the budget, including: publication of the minutes and Wavelength as well as the Police and Fire and Rescue budget line items. 3 Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council December 4, 1989 MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY LARSON, TO TABLE THE 1990 ~et BUDGET HEARING UNTIL DECEMBER 18, 1989 AT 8:00 P.M. (*City H~ Manager's note: Upon checking the record after the meeting, it Tabled was discovered that another hearing has been set for 8:00 p.m., subsequently, the budget hearing will immediately follow the already scheduled hearing.) 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 topics discussed under Other Business were as follows: Councilmember White referred to the write-up in Notes and Updates regarding the Highway 35W Council. This 35 W item will be on the December 18, 1989 Council agenda for CouncLl discussion. councilmember Fitzgerald stated monthly Police Report could be savings. Council concurred. that he thought the 'Police eliminated as a cost ~epo~ Clirnina:led City Manager Unmacht reported that the Scott County Wa:l~hed Board will be requesting a recommendation from the c~ty Appointm~ of Prior Lake to submit names to fill an upcomlng O~~~ed expired term on the Watershed Board. City Manager Unmacht announced that there would be a public hearing on the proposed new County Road 18 (Bloomin~ton Ferry Bridge) from 101 to Interstate 494. The publlC hearing will be at the Hennepin Technical College on December 13, 1989. Copies of the new community Services Manual were out. The Manual had been prepared by Judy Pint, Jaspers and Tammy Doyle. It was announced that Administrative Law Judge's opinion on Chaser's Bar would be on the December 18, 1989 Council agenda. The ALJ's ruling was distributed to Council. handed Angie C~e/l ' ~ L~A ~uh.n.f} A letter to the City from Hollywood Inn owners, Ray Lemley and Jim Janish, requesting permission to remain open after midnight on New Year's Eve was discussed. The city ordinance as it now stands requires all establishments selling liquor to close at 12:00 a.m. on Sunday. Lemley requested that the city consider changing the ordinance so that on every seventh year the establishments selling liquor would be allowed to stay open until 1:00 a.m. A short discussion occurred. Council concurred that staff should make an effort to have the ordinance amended and notice of a public hearing to be held on December l8, 1989 be published. It was uncertain whether time would allow all of the procedures to be implemented by January 1, 1990. OMi chang.e ~eqp.~;t ~om ~'lm.-Uywood 4 Minutes of the Prior Lake City council December 4, 1989 Mayor Andren announced that there would be a short recess and after the recess a closed meeting would be held to discuss police contract negotiations. The meeting was reconvened at 11:15 p.m. for a closed meeting. The executive session was called to order at 11:15 in attendance were: Mayor Andren, Councilmembers Larson, Scott, White, city Manager Unmacht, Attorney Recording Secretary Birch. The next Council meeting will be Monday, December 18, 1989 at 7:30 p.m. p.m. those Fitzgerald, Kessel and There being no further business, the meeting 11:45 p.m. by general consent of the Council. adjourned at 1:;trY- Clty Manager Dee Birch Recording Secretary 5