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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.17.76 Council Minutes 1 MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR FEBRUARY 17, 1976 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by the Mayor Present: Mayor Daily, Councilman Akin, Kuchera, McElmury Absent: Councilman Johnson Also Present: Administrator Ford, Engineer Blaisdell, Planner Tooker 2. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that the minutes of February 2, 1976 be approved. APIF, motion carried. 3. The Mayor then opened.. simultaneously the following public hearings scheduled for 7:30 P.M: (a) Assessment Hearing, Sanitary Sewer, 190th St. (b) Assessment Hearing, Street Improvement, Hill Dee (c) Plat Review Public Hearing, Hillview 2nd Addn. The Mayor then continued all three public hearings in favor of immediately con- sidering the report of the Engineer on Storm Drainage considerations along Ash Street in conjunction with project 75-4, Storm Drainage Correction, Townsedge. The report basically summarized the installation of pipe that would be necessary to correct the drainage problem both in the area of the Townsedge. Storm Drain Pond and along Ash Street, the latter of which must precede any improvement of Ash Street undertaken by the County. The report tabulated the various acreages by area that contributed water to the problem and indirectly indicated those areas by acreage which would also benefit by the elimination of collection of water. The council asked the staff to tabulate these areas by identifiable owner or subdivision and to make recommendations as to methods of financing preparatory to contacting all parties concerned. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that the report hereby be accepted and filed .pending�rther action. APIF, motion carried. 4. The Mayor then resumed the public hearing on the proposed plat of Hillview 2nd Addition by Fairfax Construction. Motion by McElmury, second by Akin to approve the preliminary plat and to authorize the preparation of a final plat in accord- ance with 11-3-4 and 11-4-4 of the City Code, with the following stipulations: 1. There shall be a parkland cash donation in accordance with existing ordinance rather than land. 2. Upon petition by the developer including a waiver of public hearing the council would agree to install municipal services as a special improvement project assessable to the developers lots. 3. The Developer agrees to install all utilities underground. 4. The Developer agrees to enter into a street liting improvement which would result .in the lessor monthly cost to the city. S. The Developer shall secure on behalf of the City, all necessary easements. And that the above motion be incorporated into Resolution #R17-76, entitled Authorization for the Preparation of the final plat of Hillview 2nd Addition. APIF, motion carried. S. The Mayor then resumed the public hearing. on the Assessment roll, Hill-Dee Streets, Project 74-7. The City Administrator indicated to the council that the Assessment Roll had been prepared by City Attorney, G. M. Gorgos who was out of the City and was being presented by the Administrator on his behalf. There was considerable discussion among members of the council involving the assessment roll. The council was informed that this assessment roll had been prepared based on firm, final cost estimates and consistent in every respect with past assessment roll policy and procedure. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera to adopt Resolution #R18-76 approving the assessment roll for project 74-7, Assess- ment Roll M. APIF, motion carried. 6. The Mayor then resumed the public hearing for sanitary sewer, 190th Street, the consideration of the assessment roll thereof. Again, the Administrator in- formed the council that the actual assessment roll had been prepared as always by City Attorney G. M. Gorgos, who was out of the city, and that the details of the assessment roll were being presented by the Administrator on his behalf. The council had been presented an earlier assessment roll and accompanying work sheets showing one method or interpretation of assessment policy and at this time the Administrator presented to the council, an alternate method of assessment. The basic differences in the two methods were the handling of the LEC charges and the lack of assessing lateral charges by the front footage. The council was informed that the alternate method of assessment was identical to past practices by the council and was consistent with assessment policy as applied by the council in the pasta Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera to adopt Resolution #R19-76 adopting the assessment roll for project 74-4, Assessment Roll 89, utilizing the alternate method of assessment and authorizing its certification to the County Auditor. APIF, motion carried. 7. At 8:00 P.M. the Mayor opened the previously published public hearing to con- sider citizen comments on the possible content of the 1976 HCD Grant Application. City Planner Tooker informed the City Council that at a public hearing held at 2:00 P.M. that day their had been no citizen participation and at that time he reviewed with the council the proposed contents of the grant application which had been considered up to this time. During the course of the public hearing it was brought out that the council had already authorized a pre- application to be submitted to HUD and to the Metropolitan Council in that any changes resulting from this public hearing would be affected upon the final application. The council reviewed the counter offer from the HRA involving annual charges from the City to the HRA. The updated figures were attached to a memo from the City Administrator dated February 11, 1976. The essential elements of this counter offer was a request by the HRA that council not allocate any cost to the HRA involving the salary for the Administrative Assistant in that his salary, at the present time, was reimbursed under CETA and therefore represented no cost to the city. In the discussion the council agreed to go along with the HRA in this proposal with the understanding that at such time as the Administrative Assistant salary would become a cost factor to the City that 600 of said salary would then be allocated to the HRA. With that understanding, motion by Akin, second by McElmury that the counter offer for HRA for annual charges hereby be agreed upon by the council. APIF, motion carried. 9. The council then considered the request for waiver of platting by Mr. Robert Stegmaier for three adjoining lots at 18930, 18940 and 18950 Pilot Knob Road. These three lots consisted of from 11,695 sq. ft. to 16,692 sq. ft. and abutted both the newly installed municipal sewer and water along Pilot Knob Road. During the consideration by the council of this waiver of Platting, it was pointed out that this represented at least the 3rd or 4th instance in which a waiver of platting had been granted to this property owner. It was the consensus of the the council that this waiver could be granted but with the stipulation that any further requests of this nature by this property owner would constitute an intent to circumvent the subdivision ordinance and would be refused. Motion by Akin, second by McElmury to adopt resolution #R20-76 granting the request for waiver of platting in the above instance and with the above stipulation. APIF, motion carried. 10. The Mayor read to the council, a letter which had been received, dated February 6, 1976, from Mr. Edward D. Nelson, in which the latter complimented the efforts of the General Services Department, involving the repair of a water leak adjacent to his property at 700 Main Street. Mr. Nelson stated that the City employees had performed with dedicated, professional competence under extreme adverse weather conditions and that they and their supervisors should be complimented. The council directed that each employee on the General Services Department be given a copy of the letter and that a copy go into the personnel jacket of each employee involved. 11. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera to authorize the purchase of various capital outlay items by the Fire Department, related to the 1976 budgeted allocations in a total amount of $4766.61 against an authorized budget of $6574.00. APIF, motion carried. 12. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that the City Council hereby authorize and accept the offer of the Water Board to advance to the General Fund an amount of money sufficient to purchase the required pagers for the Fire Department on a one year demand note, interest free in return for hydrant inspection work to be performed by the Fire Department. APIF, motion carried. 13. Motion by Kuchera, second by Akin that the General Services Department, in conjunction with the Fire Department and Police Department, prepare a plan for the posting of Fire Lane, No Parking signs in the area of the new municipal arena and at Townsedge Shopping Center. APIF, motion carried. Minutes of 2/17/76 cont. 14. The Administrator read to the council, correspondence which had been received from the City of Bloomington, requesting Farmington's support in the stand taken by the City of Bloomington in that question of a Metropolitan Stadium not be undertaken unless submitted to a vote of the people. Motion by Kuchera, second by McElmury to adopt resolution #R21-76 which does in effect, place the City of Farmington in concert with the City of Bloomington on this question. APIF, motion carried. 15. Motion by Akin, second by McElmury to approve the request for fund transfers dated F—eFruary 17, 1976 transferring $11,500 from Municipal Building Fund 4-67-36 to the PIR 2-48-116. APIF, motion carried. 16. The Administrator informed the council that following the resignation of Mr. Al Knudson as joint building inspector for Farmington and Rosemount, published help wanted ads had resulted in only two qualified applicants. Rosemount re- commended that more extensive advertising and request for applications be under- taken and that the closing of applications be delayed to February 25, 1976, after which interviews could be conducted. Motion by Kuchera, second by McElmury that the above approach be utilitized in conjunction with the City of Rosemount in the selection of a Building Inspector. APIF, motion carried. 17. The Administrator informed the council that correspondence had been received from the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission concerning the Farmington, Lakeville, Apple Valley Interceptor, and Waste Water Treatment Plant. Apparently a dispute had arisen between the Waste Control Commission and Empire Township concerning the method of providing access to the treatment plant. Empire opted for improvement and upgrading of a Township Street for access, the Waste Control Commission pre- ferred the construction of a private access road off of Co. Rd. 66 at a lesser cost. Motion by Daily, second by Kuchera that the City of Farmington inform the Metropole a Waste Control Commission that they favored the plan 3 access road to the Waste Water Treatment Plant for the following reasons: (a) That the total growth cost would be the least expensive of the three plans (b) That the total cost probably would be fundable by Federal Grant money. (c) That the only fair way of constructing an access road would be that way in which it is the least cost to the users of the. Interceptor and Treatment Plant. Voting for: Daily, Kuchera, McElmury. Voting against: Akin. Absent: Johnson. Motion carried. 18. The Mayor read a letter which had been received from Brooklyn Center, complimenting the Farmington Police Department and more specific, the efforts of Sergeant Stan Whittingham in the rapid recovery of stolen goods in the Farmington area. The council complimented the Police Department and Sergeant Whittingham and directed that a copy of the letter be put in his personnel file. 19. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that the bills be approved as presented. APIF, motion carried. 20. The council was informed that the final inspection had been made on the municipal arena and that the city had taken over responsibility for its operation. 21. Motion made and carried to adjourn at 11:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, William J. Ford City Administrator WJF/kf APPROVED