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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.19.74 Council Minutes APPROVED .3/4/7y MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR FEBRUARY 19, 1974 The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7:30 P.M. Present: Mayor Daily, Trustees Akin, Graphenteen, Kuchera and McElmury Also Present: Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgos and Engineer Blaisdell Mr. E. W. Ahlberg and other members of the Dakotat County Fairboard appeared before the council to request that the city provide municipal sewer service to at least a portion of the Dakota County Fairgrounds without being annexed. Mr. Ahlberg explained that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners had approved the leasing of the building for use by the Dakota County Extension office which would be built, owned, and maintained by the Fairboard. Mr. Ahlberg explained that the Fairboard would agree to pay the total cost of bringing such service to the various buildings intended to be served, that a method of metering the usage would be provided for, and that an engineering plan would be preparedin conjunc- tion with the City Engineer and based on a plat plan of the grounds which Mr. Ahlberg would provide to the council immediately. After a lengthy discussion the council informed Mr. Ahlberg that they would take the request under advise- ment and would again discuss it as an agenda item at their meeting of March 18. Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera that the minutes of February 4, 1974 be approved as presented. AIF, motion carried. Motion by Graphenteen, second by Kuchera that the following results of the special election held on February 11, 1974 as submitted by the Clerk as follows hereby be accepted by the council . AIF, motion carried. PRECINCT YES NO TOTAL #1 223 202 425 #2 328 250 578 #3 15 36 51 566 488 1054 Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera, adopting resolution #R7-74 which calls for a revised feasibility, project 70-12, Street Improvement, Spruce St. , and which shall provide for an 80' R/W and a 44' traveled roadway. AIF, motion carried. Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera to adopt resolution #R8-74 which instructs the Engineer to prepare a feasibility on Project 73-3 A Water Laterals, Spruce Street, between Division and CSAH #31 extended. AIF, motion carried. Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera to adopt resolution #R9-74 which instructs the Engineer to prepare a feasibility on Project 73-3(B) Sewer Laterals, Spruce Street, between Division and the East property line of the newly acquired park property. AIF, motion carried. The above resolutions were made along with the instructions to the Engineer that they be presented to the council at the meeting of March 18, 1974 The subject was brought up that the developer of Pine Knoll Estates had indicated that he might wish to request of the council that the balance of streets in that subdivision be included in the 1974 construction schedule. The council authorized and directed the Administrator to inform the developer that a petition in writing would have to be in hand by the council , no later than March 4, 1974. The council reviewed the Minnesota State Highway preliminary plan relative to the proposed Safety Improvement Construction on Trunk Highway #3 in Farmington. Motion by Akin, second by Graphenteen that the plans, as submitted, be approved by the council but that the council was requesting the Highway Department to make sure that stop signs would be installed on both service drives at every opening requiring north and south traffic to stop. Also the Highway Department was requested to re- view the Walnut Street intersection with the possibility of it remaining open especially on the West service drive. AIF, motion carried. Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera to adopt resolution #R10-74 which sets a public hearing for 8:00 P.M. , March 18, 1974 at which time the council will con- sider an amendment to the assessment roll of project 73-2, Water District #2, which corrects the omission from the original assessment roll of the platted lots in the Pine Knoll Subdivision; Attorney to notify and publish. AIF, motion carried. Motion by McElmury, second by Daily that the Administrator be authorized to pay the amount of $4437.00 to Mr. & Mrs. Maynard Smith and Agnes Phelan as payment for a 100' easement which had been negotiated relative to contract 1973-1. AIF, motion carried. Minutes of 2/19/74 cont. The Mayor informed the council that Mr. Warren Sifferath, Former Chairman of the Citizens Study Committee, Farmington Housing and Redevelopment Committee, and presently a member of the Farmington Planning Commission had indicated his willing- ness to serve on a Housing and Redevelopment Authority once it has been created as the council indicated was their intent. The staff was instructed to prepare a resolution for consideration by the council at their meeting of March 4, 1974 which would be requisite to the setting of a public hearing in the matter of the establishment of an HRA in Farmington. As a result of the request of Mr. & Mrs. M. William Johnson to construct individual- ly owned townhouses, Motion by Graphenteen, second by Kuchera that the attorney prepare a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance which would permit individual ownership of townhouses and would exempt same from the set-back requirements of the zoning ordinance. AIF, motion carried. The council briefly discussed a memorandum from the Dakota Planning Department dated February 8, 1974, in which the council was queried as to its interest in manning the Dakota County Planning Department. The Administrator was asked to write a letter to the Dakota County Planning Department informing them that virtually no use was made by Farmington of the local planning assistance program and that therefore, the Farmington City Council would leave the decision up to them. The Administrator informed the council of correspondence from Peoples Natural Gas which informed the council that henceforth that utility would be operating on a permit application basis and that this change could result in a slow down in the provision of new service by subjecting each new application to a prescribed pri- ority screening procedure. The Administrator informed the council of correspondance from School District 191 in which they sought the support of this council in their application for a Federal grant with which to establish a 250 watt community/school FM Broadcast radio station. Councilman Akin expressed his opinion that he would not be in support of it nor would he be against it. The rest of the council seem to think that the request had been misdirected since it would have little or no affect on the community of Farmington. Mr. George Mohn, one of the principals in the Westview Acres development requested of the council that additional streets be provided for in the 1974 construction schedule. Motion by Graphenteen, second by Kuchera that the Engineer be ordered to prepare a feasibility study for project 74-3, Street Improvement, Phase III , Westview Acres, contingent upon a written petition of same being delivered to the City Hall immediately and that said feasibility be presented to the Council at their meeting of March 18, 1974. AIF, motion carried. Resolution R16-74. Requests by the Police Department authorizing the attendance at various schools as requested in memos dated 2/15 and 2/19/74 by officers Churchill and Whittingham and Chief Metcalf be approved. Motion by Daily, second by Kuchera that a public hearing be set for 7:30 P.M. , March 4, 1974 at which time the council will consider a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance which would exempt owner occupied dwellings from the non-rebuild- able clause concerning continuing non-conforming uses. This amendment to be prepared by the attorney who shall also publish. AIF, motion carried. The Administrator informed the council that some months ago a RR R/W fire had des- troyed certain nursery stock belonging to the city at the site of the formerly city owned Waste Water Treatment Plant. He further informed the council that after extensive negotiations that their offer to reimburse the city was $1300. He further informed the council that it was his recommendation along with that of the Superintend- ent of General Services that the offer be excepted. Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera that the above offer from the Milwaukee Railroad be accepted and that the railroad be so notified. AIF, motion carried. Motion by Graphenteen, second by McElmury that the bills be approved for payment as presented. AIF, motion carried. Motion by Daily, second by Kuchera that the Senior Citizens council of Dakota County be informed that the city council of Farmington be in support of their efforts to establish a partially federally funded program to provide volunteer transportation for the elderly. Such program to be ministered by Dakota County Vo-tech School . AIF, motion carried. Motion made and carried to adjourn at 10:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted � William J. Ford City Administrator