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HomeMy WebLinkAbout071591 Regular HERITAGE 1891 COMMUNITY 1991 18J$% 2@1 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL July 15, 1991 The Common Council of the City of Prior Lake met in regular session on Monday, July 15, 1991 at 7:30 p.m. in the City council Chambers. Present were Ma~or Andren, Councilmembers Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott, and White, Clty Manager Unmacht, Assistant City Manager Schmudlach, Director of Planning Graser, Director of Parks and Recreation Mangan, Director of Public Works Anderson, Associate Planner Lucast, 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 June 17, 1991 Council meeting were reviewed by Council. MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES MVude-1 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 follows: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Approval Approval Approval Approval Approval Invoices To Be Paid Animal Warden Report Building Permit Report Fire and Rescue Report VFW Gambling Permit, Jnvoice4 00f}- Cedch. Bld~. l' emn Fi/te & ~e4C Resolution VFW ~5 91- 29 Off-Sale Ho~od Requesting Liq,. Lic. MSAS Fund ~5 91-30 M5A5 Fwu:lA 3.2 Beer Lion-1 3.2 BeeA 2nd[Ju. Bud T /tea-1U/te/t-1 Li..q,.O/td. 91-02 h) i) j) k) Consider Consider Consider consider Consider 91-29 Consider Approval of Hollywood Bar and Grill Intoxicating Liquor License Consider Approval of Resolution 91-30 Commissioner of Transportation To Authorize Appropriation Towards CSAH 21 Bridge Project Consider Approval of Lions Club Request for Permit for Lakefront Days Consider Approval of Second Quarter Budget Report Consider Approval of Treasurer's Report Consider Approval of Liquor Ordinance Amendment 91-02 of of of of of Mayor Andren stated that the Liquor Committee met and recommends approval of the Holl~ood Bar and Grill's request for an Off-Sale Intoxicating Llquor License. 4629 Dakota 51. 5.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 Fax (612) 447-4245 Minutes Of The Prior Lake City council July 15, 1991 MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY LARSON, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (a) THRU (k). TO APPROVE THE COn-1erU Agenda Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was: Consider Approval of Resolution McKenna 91-32 on Metropolitan Significance Review For Proposed McKenna ~/tavel Gravel and Sand Mine Operation. City Manager Unmacht commented Minin~ on the change of circumstances since the agenda report had been completed and recommended that Council action on the Resolution Ope/tcRi..oR be tabled for 30 days due to a request by Metropolitan Council ~5 91-32 Chair, Mary Anderson, to allow Metropolitan Council staff time to mediate a solution to the EAW comments and to the issues addressed in the proposed Resolution. Staff is recommending that Council table action on Resolution 91-32 for 30 days with the understanding that the City will not relinquish their ability to act on this Resolution if we are not comfortable with Shakopee's action or results of the discussion with Metropolitan Council staff. City staff informed the Metropolitan Council that staff would a9ree to their request and recommend to table action on the Resolutlon. After discussion, Council concurred with this action. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO TABLE RESOLUTION ~5 91-32 91-32 FOR 30 DAYS. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. Due to the fact it was not yet 7:45 p.m. the time stated for a Amm public hearing, City Manager Unmacht discussed item (a) under tk~f-a4i:. Other Business by reminding Council that there would be an AMM Breakfast at Denny's Restaurant in Burnsville on Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30 a.m. Reservations should be turned in to Dee Birch by noon on Friday, July 19. A short discussion occurred on suggestions by Councilmember Larson on a future policy with regard to mineral extraction operations in Prior Lake. Council concurred that staff should investigate the matter. The next order of business was: Conduct Public Hearing on Reserve Vacation Application. Mayor Andren opened the public hearing and stated that the public notice had appeared in the Prior Lake American on July 1 and 8, 1991. Applicants, Randy and Patrice Simpson, addressed the Council regarding their application. Ms. Simpson handed out copies of Resolutions 87-67 and 88-13 pertaining to the City's vacation of reserve areas along that section of Spring Lake. Ms. Simpson also handed out pictures of their lot as it pertains to the proposed vacation site. The following residents addressed the Council on the vacation: 'Public Hea/ti..nf}- ( 5i.mfMon VaccRion) Jim Weninger 2591 spring Lake Road Gail Klingberg Prior Lake Sportsmans Club Bill Howard 2932 Spring Lake Road Jim Shea New Market Sportsmans Club 2 Minutes Of The Prior Lake city council July 15, 1991 Associate Planner Sam Lucast presented an overhead map of the proposed vacation site. Discussion occurred on the position of the city with regard to vacating lake reserve parcels. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO DENY RESOLUTION R5 91-28 91-28 PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF RESERVE LOCATED WITHIN THE D~ed PLAT OF SPRING LAKE TOWNSITE. Upon a vote taken, ayes b~ Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson and Scott, White abstained. The motlon carried MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC AdjoU/tn HEARING. 1'H 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 8:35 p.m. The next order of business was: Conduct Public Hearing on 1'ublic Improvement Project 91-11, Carriage Hill Road, and Consider He~ Resolution 91-31 Ordering Improvement and Preparation of Plans. C~eHiA Mayor Andren announced she was vacating the chair for this public ~oad hearing and turned the meeting over to Acting Mayor John ~ 91-31 Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald opened the public hearing and entered two pieces of correspondence into the record: A letter dated July 15, 1991 from Bonnie Busch, and a letter dated July 9, 1991 from Fannie Griffith with a petition (not verified or dated containing the names of 22 persons) all opposing the project. City Manager Unmacht gave a brief background of actions by staff and Council to date and turned the meeting over to Director of Public Works Larry Anderson who discussed steps taken by staff in completing the feasibility study for the proposed roadway. Anderson presented an overhead of the roadway plans. Anderson stated staff is recommending that the City not proceed with the extension of Carriage Hill Road at this time as construction of this road would be premature, especially, since there is no pending development of the area. Acting Mayor Fitzgerald opened the meeting for public input on the proposed project. The following persons spoke against the extension of Carriage Hill Road: Fannie Griffith 14500 Meadowlawn NE Charles Bolger 14600 Meadowlawn John Bolger Hudson, WI Mary Gilbert 4893 Beach Street Jack Bolger 14560 Meadowlawn Trail The following persons spoke in favor of construction of an extension to Carriage Hill Road. 3 Minutes Of The Prior Lake City council July 15, 1991 Jim and Ann Scoggin Eden Prairie, MN Leonard Griffith Phoenix, AZ John Lino Gonyea Land Company The following persons voiced concern over possible speed control problems, assessment costs, zoning and future development of the North Shore/Meadowlawn area. Lloyd Berggeron 4853 Beach street Paul & Dianne Rezac 14330 Shore Lane NE Leo Vierling 14091 Eagle Creek Ave. Jim Hallek 6885 Boudin st. Discussion followed. Council concurred that Carriage Hill Road will be built sometime in the future but the time frame will most likely depend upon development in the area. MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY LARSON, TO DENY APPROVAL OF ~5 91-31 RESOLUTION 91-31 AND ABANDON PROJECT 91-11 AT THIS TIME. Denied Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed carried. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC 1'.H. HEARING. AdjoU/tned. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion carried A short recess was called. Mayor Andren reconvened the meeting at 9:55 p.m. The next order of business was: Consider Lake Advisory Committee LaKe Bylaws and Appointments. City Manager Unmacht reviewed the Advi-1o/ty background of events and stated that the purpose of the agenda CommiLtee item was for Council to review and comment on the Bylaws and Bylaw-1 Ethics Polic~ and direct staff accordingly. Mayor Andren stated and that her apPolntee, Dr. Cushing, will be moving and will not be A in.;tm~ able to serve on the Lake Advisory Committee and requested that PPO Council extend action on the appointment process until the next Council meeting on August 5. Council concurred. Jim Weninger, 2591 Spring Lake Road expressed concern over the possibility that residents living on sprin9 Lake would have no representation on the Lake Advisory Commlttee. weninger urged the Council to consider appointing someone from Spring Lake and volunteered for the position. Council then reviewed the Bylaws and Ethics Policy and directed staff to make several changes. While discussing publication of agendas, Mayor Andren suggested that all Committee agendas be published in the paper in addition to the Council agendas. Council concurred with this suggestion and directed staff to prepare a revised draft of the Bylaws and Ethics Policy and place on the August 5, 1991 Council agenda for action. 4 Minutes Of The Prior Lake city council July 15, 1991 The next order of business was: Presentation of Proposed Fire Hall site Information. Assistant Fire Chief Brent Johnson introduced the Truck Committee: Ken Klingberg, Bruce Thomas, Mark Fredrick, and Buildin~ Committee: Jerry Mahony, Larry stier, Doug Hartman and Skip Reeble. Information from Zack Johnson, EOS Architecture, showing alternatives for a downtown fire station were handed out. Brent Johnson stated that estimates for a pumper fire truck and a heavy rescue equipment truck were from $430,000 to $440,000 for the two trucks. Johnson then discussed the status of the project Feasibility Report on the Fire Hall. The next step will be to obtain approval from Council for preliminary land acquisition procedures in order to finalize estimates for the proposed Fire Hall. Johnson requested a date be set for a workshop for Council and the Fire Hall Building Committee to discuss the plans in detail. Discussion occurred on the presentation and Council concurred that Wednesday, August 21 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Fire Hall would be an acceptable date. The next order of business was: Consider Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning For New Century Construction. Tim Keane, Larkin, Hoffman, Daley and Lindgren, representing New Century Construction, requested that the Council approve a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to include property located within the City's urban service area and rezone from A-G agricultural to R-1 single family residential. Planner Horst Graser explained the staff report and background on the application. Graser also explained why this action is coming prior to the preliminary plat and stated that the Metropolitan Council could possibly take up to 90 days to grant approval for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and the applicant has a limited time frame to begin development before winter. Extensive discussion occurred on the alternatives. rue Hall New fll1Jg . Commi..Ltee New CerUu/t!j COn-1:iAucti.n Comp 1'lan I1mlru1m.erU arui 'R.e;j.Oninf}- WHITE, TO APPROVE THE ~1' UPON METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 1'LAN A/fJEN0. NEW CerU Scott and COn-1:iAuci:.io MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CONTINGENT APPROVAL. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, White, the motion passed unanimously. MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO REZONE THIS ~e;j.One PROPERTY FROM A-1 TO R-1 CONTINGENT, UPON METROPOLITAN COUNCIL New Cen.;t. APPROVAL OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT. COn-1tA. Discussion occurred on the technicalities of rezoning property with contingencies. Motion was withdrawn. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO CONTINUE REZONING HEARING UNTIL THE AUGUST 5, 1991 COUNCIL MEETING. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott White, the motion passed unanimously. 5 THE Con.;ti..nue 1'H f-o/t New and CerU. COn-1t Minutes Of The Prior Lake city council July 15, 1991 The next order of business was: consider Action on Trail ~~ Improvement Recommendations. Parks and Recreation Director Mangan reviewed the Parks Advisory Committee's recommendation to JmP/tovem~ the City Council that plans and specifications be prepared for Project 91-14 excluding trail lighting and bridge construction. The construction would be for the paving of asphalt trails from C.R. 21 to Lakefront Park and C.R. 39 (Franklin Trail) from Highway 13 south to Highway 13. Staff recommends proceeding with the Lakefront Park segment for 1991 and the Franklin Trail segment in 1992. A short discussion occurred. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO ACCEPT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO PROCEED WITH PROJECT 91-14 AND FUND THE PROJECT OVER TWO YEARS AND TO FUND THE 1991 PORTION WITH A $75,000 TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO THE PARK DEDICATION FUND. PARKS 'Pa/tR.-1 T/taU l' /toject Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was: Consider Leasing Space at the Priordale Mall For the Dance Program. Parks and Recreation Director Mangan discussed staff's research with regard to obtaining space for the Parks and Recreation Department's Dance Program. Details of a proposed lease arrangement between the Priordale Mall and the City were discussed. Council expressed concern with regard to the existing bathroom facilities for the children and directed Mangan to explore the possibility of having bathroom facilities installed in the area being discussed for the studio. Mayor Andren also suggested that staff contact the Assembly of God Church as to avallability of space in their facility. Council concurred that staff should negotiate a satisfactory lease at the Priordale Mall for space for the Dance Program. Topics discussed under Other Business are as follows: City Manager Unmacht stated that a Backflow Prevention 84ck/'.-low ordinance is now in progress and should be before the Council 1'/te~n in the near future. City Manager Unmacht announced that the Metropolitan Council Systems Committee would be meeting on Tuesday, July 16 at 4:00 p.m. and will be discussing Bonnie Featherstone's request for future reconsideration of the Metropolitan Council's action on the C.R. 18 interchange. regarding the City's A short discussion occurred jurisdiction of Spring Lake. Parks and Recreation Director Mangan suggested that Council consider holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at Sand Point Park on August 5 to dedicate the new asphalt trails and fireplace donated by the Lions Club. Council concurred with this request. 6 1'/ti..o/lda.).e Mall Lea-1e Af}-/teemerU /'.-o/t Oance 1'/tof}-/tam Ribbon CuUinf}- CeAemony 5and 1'oi..n.;t B7'wz.k Minutes Of The Prior Lake City council July 15, 1991 The next Council meeting will be Monday, August 5, 1991 at 7:30 p.m. There being no further business, 11:30 p.m. by general consent of the l!leeting adjourned at Secretary 7