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Home My WebLink About090490 Regular HERITAGE 1891 COMMUNITY 1991 W-J~JV 2Q91 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL September 4, 1990 The Common Council of the City of Prior Lake met in regular session on Tuesday, September 4, 1990 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 Planner Garross, Assistant City Manager/Economic Development Director Schmudlach, City Attorney Kessel and Recording Secretary Birch. Mayor Andren called the meeting to order and asked everyone to rise for the pledge of allegiance. The minutes of the August 20, 1990 Council meeting were reviewed by Council. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO APPROVE THE AUGUST mVude1 20, 1990 COUNCIL MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was approval of the Consent Agenda as co~~ follows: a) Consider Approval of Invoices To Be Paid JnvOLCe1 b) Consider Approval of V.F.W. Beer Permit for Sunday, VRV Bee/l. September 9, 1990 'P VlITlil. c) Consider Approval of Fire Hall Building Repair Fi.A.e Ha.U Expenditure Authorization Bylaw ameru d) Consider Approval of Bylaw Amendment - Section 12 ** **** No:te The next order of business was: Present certificate of below Appreciation to Dennis Hanson. City Manager Unmacht explained that Mr. Hanson has resigned from the Economic Development Committee in order to devote more time to his position as a member of the Prior Lake/Savage Area School District Board. Mayor Andren presented the certificate and, on behalf of the entire Council, thanked him for his service on the Economic Development Committee. Mr. Hanson thanked the Council and expressed his desire for continued cooperation between the School Board and the City Council. ** **** The 1YJ0tion and vo:te had been iJtadve/l.:ten:t1y lef.-:t 011- af.-:te/l. :the Co~~ Ag.enda - the action l/X1A eM I-oLlow-1: 1YJ0:t.Lon :to app/l.ove :the Co~~ Af}enda ilemA (a) :tlvw (d) made by. White, Seconded by F il;u}e/l.a1d :to apfJ/l.ove. 1YJ0:t.Lon CO/Vl.i..ed by unwUmoUA vo:te 4629 Dakota S1. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 Minutes of The Prior Lake City Council september 4, 1990 The next order of business was: Present Centennial Committee Ccen:t~a1 Progress Report and Lake front Days Results. Assistant city o~ee Manager Schmudlach reported on the results of Lakefront Days ~epo/l.:t fund raising activities and the Committee's future plans for 1991. Council expressed their thanks to Ms. Schmudlach for her contribution to a successful Lakefront Days event. The next order of business was: Presentation on County Road Coun.:ty Projects. Scott County Engineer, Brad Larson, presented a map of ~oad Scott County roads and discussed the County's plans for 'P/l.oje~ improvements which include County Roads 17, 18, 21, 42, 44, 82 and 83. Larson also commented on plans for the Bloomington Ferry Bridge and Shakopee By-pass/Highway 21 interchange. Discussion followed regarding priorities and funding. A short recess was called. The meeting was reconvened at 8:40 p.m. The next order of business was: Consider Approval of 1YJi.nne1o:ta Participation in the Minnesota Communities Program Unrestricted CO~e1 Pool. Skip Reebie of Coldwell Banker Realty, and Builder, John Un/l.e1:t/l..Lc:te Mahoney, were present. Reebie discussed the amount of funding 'P/l.og/l.am available and the process which would be used. Discussion occurred regarding qualifications to access the funds, benefits to the community, and the subdivision in which the construction would be located. Reebie presented a map of the eligible lots in the Sand pointe area. MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT mi.nne1o:ta FOR THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MINNESOTA Comm. COMMUNITIES PROGRAM UNRESTRICTED POOL. Un/l.e1:t/l..Lc:tf 'Pool Larson, Scott and 'P/l.og/l.am Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was: Consider Ap~roval of Flood Plain Flo~d Management Ordinance 90-04. Assistant C1ty Planner Garross 'Plam summarized various points of the Flood Plain Management Ordinance lYJan~emen:t 90-04. Garross discussed the issues raised by Councilmembers at O/l.dmance the August 20 meeting, and pointed out various benefits to 90-~ residents through the revised Ordinance as mandated by the Department of Natural Resources. Discussion occurred on the 909 elevation flood level presently designated for Prior Lake, and whether or not staff should perform research on the process to determine if the present 909 level is still applicable since the construction of the outlet. Further discussion occurred on the time Council expected staff to invest in this research. Staff was directed to explore the process and look into the costs for "as builts" of the outlet as part of this research. City Manager Unmacht stated that staff will bring this information back to the Council within 30 days. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO ADOPT FLOOD Flood 'PlaJA PLAIN ORDINANCE 90-04 AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY CITY OF PRIOR LAKE IYJgmt CODE TITLE 5A AND CITY OF PRIOR LAKE FLOOD PLAIN ORDINANCE O/l.d. 90-~ 78-13. 2 Minutes of The Prior Lake City Council September 4, 1990 Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was: Consider Resolution 90-49 ~S 90-4-9 Regarding the Formation of a Scott County Economic Development 5co:t:t Coalition. Assistant Cit~ Manager Schmudlach reviewed steps Coun.:t which had been taken w1th the cities of New Prague, Jordan, Y. Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake, the County of Scott and the Scott tconomLC County HRA to explore the potential for a count~-wide Economic Dev~o~~ Development Coalition. Discussion occurred regard1ng the results Coalili..on of other metropolitan area Economic Development Coalitions. Additional discussion occurred regarding details relating to the proposed activities to be conducted by the Coalition. Scott MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO ADOPT ~S 90-4-9 RESOLUTION 90-49 A RESOLUTION INDICATING THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE'S DESIRE TO INVESTIGATE THE FORMATION OF A SCOTT COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COALITION AND REQUESTING SCOTT COUNTY'S SUPPORT GRANTING APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE TWIN CITIES METRO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY TO PROCESS SBA 503/504 LOAN PROGRAMS IN SCOTT COUNTY. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The fOllowing topics were discussed under Other Business: Councilmember White recognized Kay Schmudlach for her appointment as Treasurer of the Metropolitan Area Urban Management Assistants Organization. City Manager Unmacht stated that the annual Info/Expo be held on Monday, September 10, 1990 at the Senior School - Dee Birch would be contacting Councilmembers their schedule to work the booth. would High for staff reported on the preliminary census figures received from the Department of the Census. The Census reports that Prior Lake has 4,175 households population of 11,443. Staff noted that a letter of thanks from a Raspberry Ridge resident to the Parks Department and Director Bill Mangan had appeared in the Tuesday, September 4, Prior Lake American. recently C~UA official Fi..9J..vte1 with a Assistant City Manager Schmudlach briefly commented redraft of the Elderly Housing Policy which will be before the Council on September 17. City Manager Unmacht requested that Council go into a closed ClO-1ed session to discuss litigation action on the assessment appeal Se1-1.Lon by st. Michael's Church and Holy Trinity Methodist Church. on S:t. lYJike A brief recess was called. & Holy. T /l.i.n. on the brought 3 Minutes of The Prior Lake City Council September 4, 1990 The meeting was called back to order by Mayor Andren at 10:00 p.m. for the purpose of a closed executive session to discuss the possible litigation of the assessment appeal by st. Michael's Church and Holy Trinity Methodist Church. Those present at the closed meeting were: Mayor Andren, Councilmembers Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, City Manager Unmacht, City Attorney Kessel and Recording Secretary Birch. The next Council meeting will be Monday, September 17, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:15 p.m. by general consent of the Council. J1~ ,0 ~~t ~n~~ Dee Birch Recording Secretary 4