Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout020590 Regular CENSUS '90 . MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL February 5, 1990 The Common Council of the City of Prior Lake met in regular session on Monday, February 5, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Present were Mayor Andren, Councilmembers Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott, White, City Manager Unmacht, Public Works Director Anderson, Assistant City Planner Garross, Assistant city Manager/Economic Development Director Schmudlach, and City Attorney Kessel. Mayor Andren called the meeting to order and asked everyone to rise for the pledge of allegiance. The minutes of the January 16, 1990 Council meeting were reviewed by Council. Councilmember Scott requested a clarification as to her intent on page 4, last paragraph, line 4. The minutes read "possibility of granting a longer period to move a building in the winter if adverse weather conditions were a factor." Her intent was granting a longer period to plant grass and finish landscape items around the structure if the move has taken place during the winter months. Council concurred. MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO APPROVE THE MINUTEs/I1Lnu:te~ AS AMENDED. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next follows: a) b) order of business was approval of the Consent Agenda as Con~ en:t Af}enda Bi..ll~ RFP ~5 90-07 c) Consider Invoices To Be Paid Consider Approval of Computer System Configuration, and Bid Date - Resolution 90-07 Consider Waiving the Requirements of Prior Lake City ~5 90-09 Code 6-10-1 by Adoptin9' Resolution 90-09 Consider Approval of Flre and Rescue Summary Report forFL~e & ~c 1989 Consider Approval of Planning commission Bylaws ~lan Com Consider Approval of Resolution 90-06 orderingBylaw~ Preparation of Feasibility Study for Improvement Project ~590-06 90-12 Consider Approval of Refuse Hauling Permit for Red Arrow~ed A~~ow Waste of st. Paul ~etu~e d) e) f) g) 4629 Dakota 51. 5.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 I Ph. (612) 447,4230 I Fax (612) 447,4245 Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council February 5, 1990 Mayor Andren requested that Item (e) be pulled for discussion under Other Business. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (a) THRU (g) EXCLUDING ITEM (e). THE Con~en:t A!}enda Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. Discussion occurred on whether or not to consider the Crystal Bay C~y~:tal Filling and Excavating permit now or to wait until the end of Bay the meeting. Council concurred that the issue should be taken up at the end of the meeting during Other Business. The next order of business was: Review 1984-1988 Financial Health Profile. City Manager Unmacht presented an overhead showing the Financial Indicator Chart from the Profile of cities with a population between 10,000 to 20,000. The report included statistics on: Economic Vitality, Revenue Trends, Expenditure Trends, Future Solvency and Management Practices. Unmacht discussed several items in the report and stated that, comparatively, the City of Prior Lake's financial profile is positive. A short question and answer session occurred. MOTION MADE BY WHITE, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, ADOPTION OF A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. The next order of business was: Consider Adoption of Joint Joi..n:t Powers Agreement Providing for Minnesota Valley Transit ~owe~~ A Auth?rity. City ~anager Unmach~ summarized events prior,to t~is ~N Valle~ meetlngd and rteYlewed( t)he JOlnt Pto~ers Agreement. D1Scusslon T~an~~;t occurre on Sec lon 5 D -- Compensa lon. A +h "+ U"'- O~.l."'-y TO APPROVE A MINNESOTA Jo~n:t ~owe~~ Af}~ Scott Larson, Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, and White, the motion passed unanimously. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO COUNCILMEMBER GENE WHITE AS REPRESENTATIVE TO THE VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. NOMINATE Whi..:te MINNESOTA :to T~an~i..;t Au:tho~~;ty Scott and Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, White, the motion passed unanimously. Council concurred that City Manager Unmacht, or his designee, will serve as a staff representative. The next order of business was: Consider Amendment to Resolution 89-37 and 89-27. Chief Powell briefly discussed various aspects of the present law regarding the "no parking" ordinance near the public access at Dewitte Avenue and Beach Lane. Powell then presented a proposal for new signs restricting parking of boat trailers and trailers alone near the public access areas. A short discussion occurred regarding various details of the proposed signs. Acce~~ MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY SCOTT, TO AMEND RESOLUTION " 89-37 BY THE ADDITION OF THE PHRASE: "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ~a~k..l.nf}" THAT THE POLICE CHIEF AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WILL AGREE TO THE ~e~olu;t.l.o APPROPRIATE SIGN TO BE PLACED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDINANCE Amend. 89-03." 2 Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council February 5, 1990 Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. MOTION MADE BY SCOTT, SECONDED BY FITZGERALD, TO AMEND RESOLUTION Acce~~ 89-27 BY THE ADDITION OF THE PHRASE: "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ~a~kLnf} THAT THE POLICE CHIEF AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WILL AGREE TO THE Amend APPROPRIATE SIGN TO BE PLACED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDINANCE to~ 89-03." 5Lf}n~ Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was: Consider Amendment To Assessment Amend. Policy. Public Works Director Anderson presented proposed ~o changes in the Assessment Policy in the area of park land andA~~e~~men storm sewer dedication. The purpose of the changes are to ~olLcy promote a more equitable policy. Discussion occurred regarding the changes. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO ADOPT THE PROPOSEDA~~e~~men AMENDED ASSESSMENT POLICY PROVIDING THAT THE CHANGES IN SECTION ~olLcy II, B-3 ARE IN CONFORMANCE WITH ATTORNEY KESSEL'S Chanf}e~ RECOMMENDATION. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was: Adopt 1990 Census Promotion Cen~u~ Program Resolution 90-08. Assistant City Planner Garross ~~omo:tion discussed the upcoming decennial census of the United States which will commence on April 1, 1990. The Census Bureau is requesting that all jurisdictions cooperate in this effort. Ms. Garross presented details of the City'S promotion efforts. MOTION MADE BY LARSON, SECONDED BY WHITE, TO ADOPT 90-08 SUPPORTING THE 1990 DECENNIAL CENSUS PROGRAM. RESOLUTION ~590-08 Oecenni..al Scott and Cen~u~ ~~of}~am Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, White, the motion passed unanimously. The next order of business was a discussion on Consent Agenda Item (e) which was pulled from the Consent Agenda. The item was Consider Approval of Planning Commission Bylaws. Discussion occurred on the portion of the Bylaws relating to ethics. Council concurred that the ethics portion should be in a separate document which requires more careful review, and not be contained in the Bylaws. Staff was directed to research the subject of ethics in greater detail. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS WITH DELETION SCOTT, TO APPROVE THE C~lan OF ETHICS SECTION II. omm Bylaw~ Scott and Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, White, the motion passed unanimously. A short recess was called. The meeting reconvened at 8:55 p.m. 3 Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council February 5, 1990 The next order of business was discussion of the Crystal Bay C~y~~a~ Filling and Excavating Permit. Public Works Director Anderson Bay reviewed the documents which had been submitted by the Crystal Bay Association. Discussion occurred on the contingencies as specified by Council at their January 16, 1990 meeting including insurance, letter of credit and other items. Dave Vinlove, representative of the Crystal Bay Association, was present to answer questions. Discussion occurred on the hours the contractor would be hauling the soil and possible disturbance to the neighborhood. Tom Scheele, 15691 Highland Avenue NW, spoke in favor of the project. Staff clarified that the DNR permit had been issued on February 1, 1990. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY WHITE, CRYSTAL BAY FILLING AND EXCAVATING PERMIT FOLLOWING FIVE CONTINGENCIES AS SPECIFIED BY APPROVAL BY THE PRIOR LAKE-SPRING LAKE WATERSHED TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO STAFF AND DISTRICT: THE C~y~:tal THE '!.~y . UPON /- -Lll-Lnf} cxcavaLi.n rpe~mi..:t 1. Letter of Credit 2. Certificate of Insurance 3. Hold harmless letter from Tom Dalsin and Crystal Bay Association 4. Prior to starting work, the following is required: a. Copy of Contract between Crystal Bay Association and the contractor incorporating contract documents. b. Letter designatin9' the Project Engineer and the field surveying, lnspection, and as-builts. Robert Johnson, 15156 Fishpoint Road, spoke against the project. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, and White, the motion passed unanimously. A short recess was called. Scott The meeting reconvened at 9:35 p.m. The following topics were discussed under Other Business: Councilmember Larson requested staff work with Deb Country Market on a location search for their Larson requested periodic updates from staff progress. Mayor Andren requested that all Councilmembers complete their portion of the City Manager's performance evaluation and return to Dee Birch by Monday, February 12 in order for the Committee to do the evaluation of the Manager on February 13. and Den's Deb & business. Den on their ~ 4 Minutes of the Prior Lake City Council February 5, 1990 City Manager Unmacht announced that the DNR had requested input from the city on the proposed dredging of a channel at the Dewitte Avenue public access. MOTION MADE BY FITZGERALD, SECONDED BY LARSON, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. Upon a vote taken, ayes by Andren, Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott and White, the motion passed unanimously. The next Council meeting will be Tuesday, February 20, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. The next order of business was: a closed session for the purpose of discussing Union negotiations. Mayor Andren called the closed session to order. Persons present at the meeting were: Mayor Andren, Councilmembers Fitzgerald, Larson, Scott, and White. Also present were City Manager Unmacht, City Attorney Kessel, Police Chief Powell and Recording Secretary Birch. Discussion occurred on the status of the Negotiations. Dee Birch Recording Secretary 5 Clo~ed 5e~~~i..on ~olLce nef}o:t.