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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.15.74 Council Minutes GG Imo.. �'� •' APPROVED MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR JULY 15, 1974 The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7:30 P.M. Present: Mayor Daily, trustees Akin, Graphenteen, Kuchera, McElmury Also Present: Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgos, Engineer Blaisdell The Mayor opened the public hearing at 7:30 P.M. concerning the vacation of certain public lands now dedicated as portions of Linden Street and of 7th Street. There being no objections from the audience, Motion by Graphenteen, second by Kuchera to adopt resolution #64-74 vacating certa ni portions of Linden and 7th Sts. , the Attorney to prepare the resolution and file with the County Auditor. APIF, motion carried. The council earlier had instructed the Administrator to review the 1974 budget and to suggest wherein the council may find temporary funding for the HRA to be used for purposes of Phase I and Phase II planning. After some discussion the council passed the following resolution. Motion by Kuchera, second by Daily to approve the temporary transfer of $7500 presently allocated in the budget for parkland acquisition on a temporary transfer to the HRA fund, contingent upon the Administrator meeting with the Park and Recreation Commission to seek their concurrence. APIF, Motion carried. The council took under advisement the informal feasibility presented by the Engineer to furnish sewer to Ken Hanson and neighbors on 190th Street. The sewer proposal by the Engineer would include the incorporation of the Stegmaier private 8" line into the municipal system and continue up along Co. Rd 31 to a point immediately south of Hansons driveway. It was the consensus of both the council and interested parties in the audience that this improvement should be pursued further. The council then instructed the staff to make additional studies as to how the $47,000 cost might be assessed within the framework of existing public improvement assessment policy. The City Attorney informed the council that in the matter of the Feely and Nelson condemnation that new dates had been set for trial in October. He further informed the council that in the case of the Neilan condemnation matter the Judge had ruled in favor of the city's motion for a new trial but no date had been set. The City Attorney was instructed to file with the County Auditor, the City's sub- division ordinance. The council devoted approximately the next 12 hours to a full fledged discussion as to how the existing assessment policy might be applied to .or be deviated from in the case of the 1974 improvement schedules with special emphasis to the Downtown project. Members of the audience took part in this discussion in which several tentative approaches were tested, explored and discussed. Out of this lengthy discussion the following instructions were given to the staff by the council: a. All storm sewer, sanitary sewer, liting, pedestrian walkways, plantings, benches and other items included within the contract would be charged within the total cost of the project, reaffirming the earlier decision not to pay any cost thereof out of ad valorem. b. All sewer and water connections installed to service parcels not previously serviced will be assessed directly to the parcel on an individual basis and will be deducted when computing the total cost of the job to be spread back over. c. The paving, the sidewalk, the curb and gutter, the liting and all other items which go into the total cost of the project are to be assessed on an abutting front footage basis. d. The staff shall prepare three model assessment rolls which will contemplate three different methods for handling assessments for corner parcels: 1. The amount to be assessed to a corner lot will be 500 of the sum of the long and the short side and the total credits deriving therefrom spread back over the total lineal footage of the project. 2. The amount to be assessed to a corner lot will consist of 1000 of the short side plus 25% of the long side with the balance to be spread over the total leneal footage of the project. 3. The amount to be assessed to a corner lot will be the total costs of the project devided by the number of parcel (one assessment only) that abut on any portion of the project. 46 The matter of municipal utility franchise ordinances was put over to the next council meeting. Motion by Akin, second by Daily that the city agree to incorporate within the municipal sewer system the now private line installed by Stegmaier (811) and take over the maintenance of same contingent upon the following: (a) That Mr. Stegmaier grant the necessary 40 ft. easement, (b) that a manhole for clean- ing purposes be installed at the midway point at no cost to the City, (c) that a normal LEC be assessed at the point of pipe size reduction. APIF, motion carried. Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera that a public hearing be scheduled to coni er the proposed assessments for project 70-11, land acquisition along CSAH 31, for 7:30 P.M. , August 19, 1974, with the Attorney to furnish the administrative office the notice to be mailed and the publication to be placed. APIF, motion carried. Resolution #R65-74. Motion by McElmury, second by Daily to approve retroactively the payment of Estimate #4 to Orfei, Inc. , under contract 1973-1(A) in the amount of $70, 693.08. APIF, motion carried. Motion by Kuchera, second by Daily to adopt resolution #R66-74 approving the plans and specifications of the Minnesota Highway Department for the Improve- ment of Trunk Highway 3. APIF, motion carried. Motion by Kuchera, second by Daily to adopt resolution R67-74 approving the plans and specifications of the Dakota County Highway Department for the surfacing of CSAR 31. APIF, motion carried Motion by Daily, second by Graphenteen to adopt resolution R68-74, rectifying tie a-&ninistrative error of omission of board of canvasers findings of election. APIF, motion carried. The Engineer reported to the council that contract 1973-2, Layne-Minnesota, had still not been completed, not withstanding the correspondence which the Engineer had had with the firm and the 48 hour letter which the Administrator had sent. The council instructed the Engineer to immediately take steps to ter- minate the contract and to complete it to his satisfaction in whatever way he saw fit. The council took under advisement the request of school Superintendent Robert Boeckman to acquire surplus light standard from the City and requested the Administrator to confer with General Services Department and Park and Recreation Department. The Engineer informed the council that on Thursday Morning, July 18, 1974, a pressure test would be conducted on the Water lines in the Downtown area in conjunction with the Water Board prior to surfacing. The council conferred with the City Attorney regarding the deficiencies of the sewer and water ordinances in requiring people to connect to the municipal system. The council conferred with the City Attorney regarding the deficiency in the city ordinance prohibiting the subdividing of land and penalties attendant thereto after the fact. The Engineer reported to the council that the ditch constructed by the School Board adjacent to and parallel with the south side of Spruce Street would be moved southward so that no portion of the ditch would be with the right of way. He also informed the council that he had consulted with the County Highway De- partment and the cross culvert at Spruce and #31 would be placed low enough to coordinate with the school and to handle their drainage and ponding area. The Mayor informed the council that a meeting was scheduled for the next day in the Lakeville Council Chambers among several communities to discuss the establishment of a CATV joint commission. The council was informed that the Administrator intended to go to the Public Hearing at the Metropolitan Council Chambers on Thursday in which the new Framework Development Guide implementation was to be discussed. The council authorized the Administrator to have City Planner Charles Tooker accompany him. 47-, Minutes of July 15, 1974 cont. The council was informed by the Engineer that certain portions of the patching and repair to the streets in Hill-Dee had failed. The Engineer assured the council that the contractor would be required to immediately repair the deficiencies ahead of seal coating for which bids are being taken. The council instructed the Administrator to put on the agenda of the next regular meeting the forthcoming study and feasibility report concerning pumping and ponding area at the Townsedge shopping center. Motion by Daily, second by Akin that the administrator be authorized and directed to contract with Hilite Electric the emergency repair of the public street liting on Elm Street between 2nd and 4th Streets in the amount of $4800 to be paid for out of General Services capital outlay. APIF, motion carried. Motion by Akin, second by Daily authorizing the City Administrator to donate, on bielialT of the City, the ancient and original books of ordinances of the City to be refurbished and safeguared as historical documents, having no legal force and effect since codification of the ordinances. APIF, motion carried. Motion by Graphenteen, second by Daily to approve the payment of estimate #1 to Fischer Construction under contract #1974-2 in the amount of $93,490.62. APIF, motion carried. Motion by Graphenteen, second by Daily to approve the payment of estimate #1, 1974 Improvements to D.S. Blaisdell and Assoc. , in the amount of $16,588.09. APIF, motion carried. Motion by Daily, second by Graphenteen that the bills be approved for payment as presented. APIF, motion carried. Motion made and carried to adjourn at 10:50 P.M. Respectfully submitted, William J. Ford City Administrator WJF/kg 1 1 1