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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.05.02 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR August 5, 2002 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Ristow at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Ristow led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: Audience: Ristow, Cordes, Soderberg, Strachan, Verch None Joel Jamnik, City Attorney; Ed Shukle, City Administrator; Kevin Carroll, Community Development Director; Dan Siebenaler, Police Chief; Jim Bell, Parks and Recreation Director; Lee Mann, Director of Public Works/City Engineer; Karen Finstuen, Administrative Services Manager; Brenda Wendlandt, Human Resources Manager; Lee Smick, Planning Coordinator; Cynthia Muller, Executive Assistant John Conzemius, Shelly Vincent 4. APPROVE AGENDA Mayor Ristow pulled and tabled item 7t) School and Conference - Administration. Item 7i) Adopt Resolution - Gambling Event Permit 2003 Senior Class was added. MOTION by Cordes, second by Strachan to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS a) Present Donation Farmington Lion's Club The Farmington Lion's Club has offered to donate a clock to the City of Farmington to be placed at the corner of3rd and Oak Streets in front of the Exchange Bank building. The cost of the work is estimated to be less than $1,000. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes adopting RESOLUTION R63-02 accepting the donation of a clock tower for the corner of 3rd and Oak Street. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Opportunity Mr. John Conzemius, Metropolitan Council, congratulated Council on receiving a $40,000 Livable Communities grant. The grant will be used for the CSAH 50/ Spruce Street corridor. Council Minutes (Regular) August 5, 2002 Page 2 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS Mr. David Pritzlaff, 20255 Akin Road, received information from the city stating the county will install signs along Pilot Knob Road indicating CSAH 31 continues south past 190th Street. He would prefer the sign to read to Hwy 50. Mr. Pritzlaffwants to eliminate the amount of traffic on Akin Road by installing local traffic only signs. He has also noticed several vehicles with loud mufflers in the Pine Knoll area. He invited the police to park in his driveway to observe the situation. Mr. Pritzlaff also wanted Council to keep in mind that a crosswalk is needed on Akin Road. 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Soderberg, second by Strachan to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approved Council Minutes (7/15/02 Regular) b) Adopted RESOLUTION R64-02 Accepting Donation - Parks and Recreation c) Adopted RESOLUTION R65-02 Appointing Election Judges, Primary Election- Administration d) Adopted RESOLUTION R66-02 Set Akin Road Project Assessment Hearing- Engineering e) Approved Joint Powers Agreement for ALF - Administration g) Approved Fire Relief Association Pension Request for 2003 - Finance h) Approved Bills i) Adopted RESOLUTION R67-02 Gambling Event Permit - 2003 Senior Class - Administration (Supplemental) APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS a) Approve Mineral Extraction Permit - Friedges Landscaping - Community Development Friedges Landscaping, Inc. requested a Conditional Use Permit for the Excavation, Grading and Mineral Extraction on the Helen W. Huber property at 210th Street and Fairgreen Avenue. Council granted a Conditional Use Permit on March 6, 2000 contingent on the cleanup of the property by June 15,2000. This did not occur and the operation was closed. The cleanup was recently completed and has met the requirements. Friedges Landscaping proposes to extract fill material, back haul topsoil for future restoration, perform crushing operations to the stockpile of concrete on the property, and remove the crushed concrete from the site. The crushing operation will take 5-6 days and needs to comply with Section 3-22-15 concerning noise. The hours of operation will be 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes to close the public hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Cordes, second by Verch approving the Conditional Use Permit for Excavation, Grading and Mineral Extraction Permit for the Huber property, with the surety date being extended to include the rehabilitation period. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Council Minutes (Regular) August 5, 2002 Page 3 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT a) Adopt Resolution - TH3 and Willow Street Frontage Road Project - Engineering (Supplemental) Bids were received for the TH3 and Willow Street Frontage Road Project. McNamara Contracting, Inc. submitted the low base bid in the amount of $229,062.94. MnDOT has agreed to fund $167,400 of the project construction costs. The remaining construction and engineering costs will be allocated to adjacent properties. MOTION by Verch, second by Cordes adopting RESOLUTION R68-02 accepting the base bid of McNamara Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $229,062.94 and awarding the contract. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) Discussion Regarding Ordinance Amendment Excavations and Mining - Community Development Currently, the Council holds public hearings for Conditional Use Permits for mining permits after the Planning Commission makes a recommendation concerning the permit. This was approved in July 1996 to speed up the process. The Planning Commission asked if Council would like them to hold the public hearings instead of Council. It was decided to leave the public hearing process for mining permits with the City Council. b) Adopt Ordinance - Amending Lot Coverage Requirements - Community Development The Planning Commission recommended amending Section 10-6-5 (B) of the city code: R-1 (low density residential district), bulk and density standards to increase the maximum lot coverage from 25% to 30%. This would allow homeowners within the R-l zoning district the same bulk and lot coverage controls as permitted within the R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 zoning districts. This was brought up to allow a homeowner in an R-1 district to build a deck. Councilmember Soderberg suggested that in the future, decks be excluded from the computation for lot coverage requirements. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes, adopting ORDINANCE 002-479 amending Section 10-6-5 (B) of the Farmington Zoning Code increasing the maximum lot coverage for all structures from 25% to 30% within the R-l Zoning District. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. c) Adopt Resolution - Carr Corner Development Contract - Engineering The Carr Comer Addition Development Contract was presented to Council. Contingencies are as follows: 1. The developer enter into this agreement. 2. The developer provide the necessary security in accordance with the terms of this agreement. 3. The developer record the plat with the County Recorder or Registrar of Titles within 6 months after City Council approval ofthe final plat. Council Minutes (Regular) August 5, 2002 Page 4 MOTION by Soderberg, second by Verch adopting RESOLUTION R69-02 approving the execution of the Carr Corner Development Contract and authorize its signing contingent upon the above conditions and approval by the Engineering Division. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. d) Charter Communications - Administration As of July 31, 2002 Charter Communications will no longer carry ESPNews. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Strachan: Stated he will be absent from the August 19 Council Meeting. City Attorney Jamnik: The Council Meeting will be recessed and reconvene in Executive Session. Parks and Recreation Director Bell: There has been some confusion as to whether the skatepark is free to all residents. It is free to all residents of all ages. City Engineer Mann: Public Works, Solid Waste, and Parks will be moving to the new Central Maintenance Facility this week. The Akin Road paving will be completed this week. The Council Meeting recessed at 7:53 p.m. 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION a) Continuing Performance Evaluation - City Administrator The Farmington Independent read a statement objecting to the closed session. 15. ADJOURN Executive Session adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, . 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