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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.06.01 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR August 6, 2001 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: Ristow, Cordes, Soderberg, Strachan Verch Acting City Attorney Brokl, Interim City Administrator Roland, City Management Team 4. APPROYEAGENDA MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS a) Watering Restriction Issues - Engineering Letters were sent to Ms. Jolly and Ms. Maxwell in response to their comments at the July 16, 2001 meeting. Councilmember Soderberg noticed the letter stated the City facilities could not keep up with the demand. The City can keep up with demand under normal circumstances. The demand that evening was not normal. b) Nelsen Hills Townhomes - Engineering At the July 16, 2001 Council Meeting Council authorized staff to proceed with correcting outstanding grading issues at Nelsen Hills Townhomes. A low quotation was received from Gilmer Landscaping in the amount of $13,049. The following items will be addressed as part of the contract: All water services will be adjusted to grade. A water service to the east of 18568 Euclid Path will be repaired. The hydrant outside of 18588 Euclid Path will be raised to meet City standards. The slope at the pond to the south of 18588 and 18590 Euclid Path will be seeded and fiberblanketed. The front yard of 18584 will receive 4" of black dirt and sod. All other disturbed areas will be final graded and sodded. Trees will be added to the top of the slope between Pilot Knob Road and the townhomes. As part of the original Nelsen Hills Townhomes project, screening was required on the berm along CSAH 31. Staff has included trees Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 2 within the contract in an effort to screen and minimize noise from Pilot Knob Road. The City is holding $7,000 in surety for this project. The balance will be covered through the private capital improvement projects fund. City Attorney Brokl stated September 15,2001 has been set for a completion date. The City will try to recover some of the funds, but there is no guarantee. This is being pursued with the Nelsen Hills Townhomes attorney. Councilmember Soderberg inquired as to the low fire hydrant. City Engineer Mann stated the Fire Department has checked the hydrant and it does need to be raised, but there is no undue concern at this time. 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Strachan, second by Soderberg to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approved Council Minutes (7/16/01 Regular) (7/18/01 Special) b) Approved Appointment Recommendation City Administrator - Administration c) Approved Appointment Heritage Preservation Commission - Administration d) Accepted Resignation Senior Center Advisory Council - Administration e) Received Information Capital Outlay - Administration f) Approved Fire Relief Association Pension Request for 2002 - Finance g) Received Information School and Conference - Police Department h) Approved 195th Street Project Right-of-Way Acquisition - Engineering i) Received Information 2001 Curbside Clean-Up Project Summary - Parks and Recreation j) Received Information Naming of Parks - East Farmington and Depot Way - Parks and Recreation k) Approved Bills APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS a) Consider Resolution - Downtown Streets cape/Street LightinglSliplining Project Assessment Hearing - Engineering The budget for the project was set at $1,394,750. The assessments for the project were set not to exceed the amounts determined in the original feasibility report. The project costs will be underwritten through the special assessments, bond proceeds and the appropriate enterprise funds. No objections to the assessments were received. Residents have 30 days to pay the assessment without interest to City Hall. After 30 days, assessments will be certified to the County and payments should be mailed to the County at that time. MOTION by Cordes, second by Strachan to close the Public Hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Strachan, second by Cordes adopting RESOLUTION R69-01 adopting the assessment roll for the Downtown Streetscape/Streetlighting/ Sliplining project. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 3 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT a) 19Sth Street Project - Engineering Arcon Construction Company submitted the low bid in the amount of $695,122.37. The estimated project cost based on the bid including contingencies and legal, engineering and administrative costs is $975,000. The total estimated project cost including contingencies and legal, engineering, administrative and right-of-way acquisition is $1,082,000. The estimated project cost in the feasibility report was $1,275,500. There are three benefiting property owners that will be participating in the cost of the improvements, the City, the developer of Autumn Glen and the Finnegan property (former Reisinger property). Construction will begin August 7, 2001. MOTION by Strachan, second by Soderberg adopting RESOLUTION R70-01 accepting the base bid of Arcon Construction Company Inc and awarding the contract. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Akin Road Project - Engineering (Supplemental) McNamara Contracting Inc has submitted the low bid in the amount of $1,077,177.50. Although the bid is favorable, staff recommended that the award of contract for this project be postponed until the August 20,2001 Council Meeting. Several easement agreements need to be finalized and the street lighting costs and agreements with Dakota Electric and Xcel Energy need to be completed. c) 3rd Street Overlay and Sliplining - Engineering (Supplemental) Valley Paving Inc has submitted the low bid in the amount of$229,811.50. The total estimated project cost including contingencies and legal, engineering and administrative costs is $321,100. A portion of the project costs will be assessed to benefiting properties. The City's share of the costs will be funded through the City's funding mechanisms. MOTION by Cordes, second by Soderberg adopting RESOLUTION R71-01 accepting the base bid of Valley Paving Inc, and awarding the contract. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) Consider Resolution - Meadow Creek Preliminary Plat - Community Development Mr. Warren Israelson of Progress Land Company proposes to plat 178 single- family residential lots on 159.35 acres in the first phase of Meadow Creek. The proposed subdivision is located west of Prairie Creek and north of Autumn Glen in the northeast corner of the City of Farmington. At full development, the Developer proposes 354 single-family residential lots along with a 4.54 acre neighborhood park and a number of storm water ponds. The property currently consists of a man-made drainage ditch that is utilized as an outlet for Lake Julia and runs southwesterly through the property. The property is zoned R-l single- family residential. The minimum lot width is 75 feet measured at the front yard setback. Two lots on the preliminary plat do not meet the minimum lot width due to a storm drainage pipe that splits the two properties. Therefore, the Developer is Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 4 required to apply for a variance to the minimum lot width before approval of the final plat. The Developer proposes both split-entry and walkout construction homes in the price range of $160,000 to $250,000. The Developer estimates a population of 1,062 persons. The Developer proposes the density at 2.22 units/acre falling within the low-density requirement of 1.0 to 3.5 dwelling units per acre Land Use Plan designation for this area contained in the approved 2020 Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission reviewed and recommended approval of the Preliminary Plat at their July 20, 2001 meeting. A number of issues were discussed including the retention of trees at the shared border of Meadow Creek and Autumn Glen, transportation issues including the redesignation of 187th Street as a minor collector street and the resolution of grading and drainage issues in the Prairie Creek 4th Addition. The Developer is working with Arcon Development to determine the location of the larger trees along the shared property line between Meadow Creek and Autumn Glen. It has been determined that most of the larger trees might be retained if drainage swales are located on the north and south sides of the trees both on the Meadow Creek and Autumn Glen properties. The City's traffic engineer, Shelly Johnson, has prepared a traffic assessment for the Meadow Creek Project at full development of354 single-family units. Mr. Johnson estimated daily 2-way traffic volumes at 3,390 trips. He estimated 65 trips into the subdivision at the morning peak hour and 200 trips out of the subdivision. At the evening peak hour, 230 trips are estimated into the subdivision and 125 out of the subdivision at full development of354 lots. Mr. Johnson estimated that at full development an additional 2,030 vehicles will utilize 187th Street to travel to/from Embers Avenue and/or Pilot Knob Road. Because of this volume on 187th Street, the street's function will be converted from a local street to a neighborhood collector street and it will be able to accommodate the expected volumes. Mr. Johnson recommended that both 187th Street and the north-south street extending from Dunbury A venue in Autumn Glen be classified as minor collector streets. Each collector will have a sidewalk on one side of the street. The Developer will be required to seek a variance for the cul-de-sac that surrounds Outlot A because it exceeds the 500-foot cul-de-sac length by 100 feet. A number of residents attended the July 10, 2001 Planning Commission meeting that live in the Prairie Creek 4th Addition directly adjacent to Meadow Creek. Their concerns consisted of the standing water and drainage problems within their backyards. The Planning Commission recommended an additional condition concerning the approval of the preliminary plat: 1. Require corrections and improvements to the grading and drainage problems in Prairie Creek 4th Addition and restore the affected properties. Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 5 The Developer may need to gain temporary easements from property owners in the Prairie Creek 4th Addition to correct grading and drainage problems on private property. If the Developer cannot secure a temporary easement for grading on private property, a license to enter may be granted per the Development Contract. The park will be located along a trail easement that runs from Lake Julia along the drainage ditch easement to the south through the Autumn Glen development. Staff requested approval of the Meadow Creek Preliminary Plat contingent upon the following: 1. The Developer seeks a variance to the minimum lot width for two lots on the preliminary plat before approval of the final plat. 2. Any required revisions to easements and all engineering comments from the June 27, 2001 memo that are relevant to the preliminary plat need to be addressed on the plat. 3. The Developer seeks a variance to the maximum cul-de-sac length of500 feet for the cul-de-sac near Outlot A. 4. Require corrections and improvements to the grading and drainage problems in Prairie Creek 4th Addition and restore the affected properties. Councilmember Soderberg inquired about the trail running along the back of the properties along the drainage ditch. Staff will inform the developer that he needs to inform the homeowners of the trail in their backyards. Councilmember Soderberg asked if the drainage and elevation will be adequate so residents do not have water in their lower levels. City Engineer Mann stated the developer is being held to City standards. The material coming from the area to create the large pond will be used to raise the areas needed to meet elevations. Councilmember Strachan asked if this will have the same design standards as Autumn Glen. City Engineer Mann stated they will need to meet all of the City standards, just like Autumn Glen did. Councilmember Soderberg stated sidewalks will be installed along 187th and Dunbury. He asked if there was a sidewalk along I 87th Street to the west of the development. Staff replied no. Councilmember Soderberg then asked if a sidewalk along a minor collector is required? Staff replied yes. Councilmember Soderberg noticed there is a redesignation of 187th Street to a minor collector. Are there any other requirements of a minor collector besides a sidewalk? Mr. Johnson replied because of the design of the site plan and the way the area to the west was built, and a majority of the vehicles want to go west and north, 187th Street becomes a clear path for that, at least to Embers Avenue. That is why he suggested 187th be redesignated as a minor collector. It will be functioning as more than a local street. Volume is also considered. A minor collector is one step above a local street. It is an ongoing planning process. Comprehensive Plans, etc. are constantly evaluated. Councilmember Soderberg stated there will be 300+ homes. Riverbend caused him a great deal of concern because there was no ingress or egress because of very narrow streets and the amount of traffic Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 6 generated. You can redesignate streets and put more traffic on them, but it does not make them safer. He has a problem with changing the game after things have started. This area was looked at in 1998 and determined to be residential, but no provision was made for a minor collector. The minor collector status has been determined after designing this development. Mr. Johnson stated once you get into site development, that is when streets like minor collectors become important and more apparent where they should be. Mayor Ristow stated Embers was identified in the Comp Plan as a collector. Why wasn't 187th also designated as a collector at the same time? Mr. Johnson replied it did not appear to be needed as a minor collector at the time. If he would have known then what he knows today about Meadow Creek and Autumn Glen he would have suggested it. 187th Street fits the criteria to be a minor collector. There will be increased traffic due to the development. Mayor Ristow asked about traffic control. Mr. Johnson replied he did not recommend any traffic control at this time. Perhaps 3-4 years from now. Councilmember Strachan asked if 187th is reclassified as a minor collector, what does that do for the City in terms of being more aggressive with stop signs. Mr. Johnson replied it puts more strength to protecting the minor collector as a street to handle more traffic. You do not want to load it up with stop signs. However, where 187th intersects with Embers the potential for traffic control needs may increase. With any other local street intersecting 187th Street, you have to be careful stopping 187th at the local street. His estimate of 2,000 vehicles on 187th Street is on the high side. Councilmember Strachan asked if traffic does become a problem, what can be done before the area is fully developed? Mr. Johnson replied you have to decide on what is worse. There are standards in transportation guidelines. If you live on 187th you probably don't want to see one more car. As a traffic engineer the street can handle 500 cars per direction on that street. There are always things that can be done if traffic becomes a problem, such as you can limit the number of vehicles that make turns. Councilmember Cordes asked why do they need to reclassify 187th? Mr. Johnson replied you don't have to. As a good planning tool in order to protect traffic control options you reclassify a street. There will still be additional cars on the street with this development. Mayor Ristow asked if I 87th was the only street for construction traffic? Mr. Johnson stated there are two options, 187th from CSAH 31 or ask them to use Elk River Trail to Embers and then into the development. Mayor Ristow stated an e-mail was received from Mr. Ken Rausch, 5066 187th Street W, expressing his concerns regarding additional traffic. Mr. Jamie Larson, 5082 187th Street W, stated Mr. Johnson said ifhe knew then what he knows now he would have made 187th a minor collector. The Comprehensive Plan shows that area was going to be low density residential so Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 7 the facts were there. Everyone who built along 187th thought they were living on a fairly quiet street. The residents are not against the development, they are asking the City to stick with the Comprehensive Plan and not change 187th to handle the traffic. Along Lake Julia cars park on both sides of the street. Mayor Ristow stated if it is not changed, it limits what the City can do according to what a traffic engineer suggests should be done. Ms. Lisa Robinson, 18654 Easton Avenue, stated a sidewalk is a requirement for a minor collector. If that is true, it is her understanding the residents are assessed for the improvements of the sidewalk. As it stands now, only the residents along the eastern border of Prairie Creek received notice of the plat design and no one on 187th. So the residents on 187th were not notified there will be another tax. She asked if other minor collectors have parks along them? It is her understanding the developer brings a plan to the City and the City compares it to the codes. As long as those things are met, everything is ok. It seems the City could require the developer to have more outlets. She does not think this is the best designed plat for traffic. She feels an option would be to send it back to the Planning Commission to get a better plat with more roads. Councilmember Strachan suggested some cars could use Dunbury to get out. She was also concerned with safety issues. She felt with more traffic they will need more stop signs on 187th. One thing that has not been brought up is the trees. There are trees all along the drainage ditch that add beauty, shade, and privacy. It was not made a condition of the plat to save as many trees as possible. She would like this considered before the developer is given final approval. She requested Council keep the contingency regarding correcting drainage issues, as her backyard is a swamp. Councilmember Strachan asked how it is determined which properties are affected by the drainage issue. City Engineer Mann stated over the last several years these issues have been raised and the City is well aware of what needs to be done. Staff is very committed to addressing those issues. Ms. Robinson stated no one has contacted her regarding how it will be resolved. Mayor Ristow asked Mr. Johnson to address the traffic issue around Lake Julia. Mr. Johnson stated there is a trail along the north side of 18ih that leads into Lake Julia Park. It is designed to be a walking park, not a regional park, although some people will drive there and park along the street. He does not know of it being a safety issue as long as people drive at a safe speed and perhaps identify the area as "Drive Safely - Children at Play." He does not see a problem with the road carrying the additional traffic, because the play area is set so far back. Councilmember Strachan asked about the sidewalk requirement and if it was necessary. Community Development Director Olson replied no, new developments are required to have sidewalks on one side. The City does not go into existing neighborhoods. Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 8 Mayor Ristow asked if there were any questions at the Planning Commission regarding redesigning the plat. City Planner Smick replied no, the question was not raised. Mayor Ristow asked if the road was adequate or similar to other plats. Ms. Smick listed several similar plats. She stated this plat does meet the 2020 Comprehensive guideline as far as the density that was proposed in 1998. Mayor Ristow stated Mr. Rausch said in his e-mail that the residents were mislead by the City. They relied on the City's policies to their detriment. They would not have bought a house on 187th if they would have known it would carry 2000 cars a day. Would the City have told them that? Ms. Smick stated if someone were to have called in 2 years ago and asked if 187th was a local street we would have said yes. That is the information we had at that time. If someone where to call in today, we would have said it is starting to look like a minor collector. We have a new look at development in this area and things are changing. We can only go by the information we have. Councilmember Cordes asked about the drainage problems in Prairie Creek 4th Addition. It was her understanding those problems have to be fixed before anything else is done, is that correct? She is not willing to approve the plat before those areas are fixed. She wants to make sure that will happen. City Engineer Mann stated there may be circumstances that necessitate some of the improvements in Meadow Creek be in place before those issues can be addressed. As far as the plan is concerned, before any engineering plans are approved, those drainage problems will be addressed. In order to build the pipes that will take the drainage away from those areas, the downstream end is built first. So the pipe on the Meadow Creek site needs to be built first. There are easements along the east property line in Prairie Creek 4th. The City may need to get additional permission to do grading work. Previously, the City did not have the capability of dealing with these issues. The building of this development and the storm sewer systems of this development will allow staff to address these issues in ways they cannot with the area being undeveloped. Ms. Christina Erickson, 5245 187th Street, stated she is concerned about the traffic. The 2000 extra cars are from this development alone. It does not include the traffic already there. When they bought their house 7 years ago, Embers was supposed to loop around into 187th. It was supposed to be a residential neighborhood street. Now there is a lot of traffic and speeding. They do not have a sidewalk. If one is installed they have established lawns and trees, and a pipeline running through the yard. If the sidewalk does not go in, what about the people walking dogs and strollers with all this traffic? The bus stop is on the northeast side of 187th and Embers. There is no stop sign on Embers so what about the school children. Designating 187th a minor collector, as she understands it, protects the City's rights to limit the number of stop signs placed on the street. That is the problem now with Embers. Residents are told they cannot place stop signs on Embers because it is a minor collector. On the 2002 Comprehensive Plan it does show a minor collector going east and west. On this plan where is that collector road? Human nature is to go the shortest distance between two Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 9 points. There may be this long winding road that eventually gets up to a major road that goes east and west, but people won't use it if it is more difficult to drive that way. 187th is the only way in and out of this neighborhood. She would like to see a better way to get people in and out of this neighborhood and to save the trees. They were told this land was too low to build on and that it would be a golf course. City Planner Smick stated the City currently does not have a tree preservation ordinance, however staff is requesting that the trees between Meadow Creek and Autumn Glen be preserved as much as possible. The trees along the drainage ditch are still being reviewed. Mayor Ristow thought he heard a comment from Mr. Israelson that he was willing to install trees for park dedication fees. Parks and Recreation Director Bell stated that has not been proposed to the Parks and Recreation Commission, and that has not happened before. City Planner Smick stated she understands all of the dirt and earth work will be done on site. Mr. Israelson stated in the first phase there is definitely adequate fill on the site. To the north, it will be close but a thorough analysis has not been done. Mayor Ristow stated so once the equipment is on the site it will stay there instead of going in and out. Mr. Israelson replied that is correct. Mr. Gordon Schmidt, 5361 187th Street W, stated they were one of the first ten to build in Silver Springs. He is a designer by trade and is constantly looking into the future. He is not trying to stand in the way of progress. When he moved to Farmington, it was easy to tell people check things out, make sure you know what you are getting into. He talked to the developer, realtors, the pipeline company, schools and the City. He asked what the future is for 187th Street. In 1993 he was told there was no proposed developments planned at that time. Three weeks after he moved in, construction began behind his house. He knew he had been lied to by everyone he talked to. He is not against progress, but he would like to caution Council and have them take a good look. Developers and realtors will tell you anything to get what they want. They were told there would be a park (Lake Julia) and there would be a ball field. They are still waiting for the ball field. Developers very seldom follow through with what they tell you in the beginning. Ms. Eileen Mumford, 18685 Easton Avenue, stated they intended to raise their four kids there forever. There are so many kids between 5 and 7 that have been riding on Easton Avenue to 187th. How do you explain to a 7 -year old there will be 2000 cars there. Someone will be killed. Is there a way to build the street behind Easton Avenue, curve it around, redevelop the whole area and make Dunbury the major street, and cut their development off? When they moved into Prairie Creek they were promised a picnic area and park. They went for four years with no grass in the park. They will have to move if that street goes in. The construction trucks go 40 mph. They will not be able to stop if a child runs out. Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 10 Mr. Ken Tlrrell, 5067 187th Street, sees a lot of activity in the park, he would hate to see 187 be a main vein to get the traffic in and out. He thinks with a little creativity they could come up with a plan that would not make it such a congested street. Mayor Ristow asked what the timeline is for approval. Community Development Director Olson replied the Planning Commission has 60 days to approve it, and the Council has 60 days for approval. It does not have to be approved at this meeting. Councilmember Cordes stated it is unfortunate for the area, but she does not know if there is another way to get the traffic out of there. We won't know that until the County puts in the east/west corridor and we cannot bank on that. Councilmember Soderberg stated he is in agreement with the residents. The design drives the traffic to I 87th Street. Unfortunately the development to the west only has two outlets. He would like to know if there is a way to redesign it to split some of the traffic up. Also, the plan calls for a park on the southeast side. With the developments to the west not having any useable park space, it might better serve the whole area to have a park on the west side. Mayor Ristow suggested as long as Council has the time, he would suggest delaying the decision to answer some of these questions. Councilmember Cordes stated if we are not happy with this, why not deny it and have them submit another plan. Mayor Ristow asked if it was possible to work with this plan. City Planner Smick stated she feels it is possible to work with this plan. Community Development Director Olson stated the questions should be directed to the developer to see what their position is. Staff has tried to take advantage of every possible street connection. The design engineer can better respond as to what can be switched around. Councilmember Strachan stated he would prefer a plan that impacted 187th less. He does not want to cut it off. Mr. Warren Israelson, developer, stated a major issue from day one was the north/south minor collector street. Every one of his plans has shown a north/south minor collector. Staff has reviewed the plan several times and made various recommendations. Each time he has responded and submitted a new plan. One of the more recent recommendations was to create an east/west minor collector as well as a north/south one. This plan responds to a direct request of staff. This was not his original intent. If this was a month or two earlier, he would not have a problem tabling it. This is August and for him to get into the ground with this project, he does not have time to wait. The majority of the pe<:rle will want to go north and west. There are three potential areas for access, 187 , Eaglewood, and Dunbury. No matter what kind of alignment is developed, most people will want to use 187th. There is not a whole lot that can be done other than cutting it off entirely. Mayor Ristow stated he would feel more comfortable waiting two weeks to review the resident's concerns. Councilmember Soderberg asked Mr. Israelson what his initial concept was. Mr. Israelson stated the minor collector was not a continuous road. Councilmember Soderberg asked if 187th is the same as the original plan? Mr. Israelson replied no, 187ih becoming a minor collector was staffs idea. He agreed with the traffic engineer, because he recognized people Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 11 will go to 187th and it will become a minor collector. The City's engineering department did require him to build 187th as a wider street to carry the high volume of traffic. Mr. Ken LaBeau, 5317 187th Street, stated if Council is going to postpone the decision for two weeks, he would like to see a neighborhood meeting with the residents and the developer. How will this affect home values, and what about the construction traffic. There are 500-750 cars a day past his house. Add 2000 cars and that is 2500 cars a day. There should be a special meeting with the Council, residents and the developer. City Engineer Mann stated neighborhood meetings are typically for public improvement projects. All statutory requirements for this project have been met. Mr. LaBeau is concerned if this will take a house worth $220,000, with all the traffic will it be worth $160,000. Interim City Administrator Roland stated staff is dedicated to meeting with the residents. However, staffs concern with this plat is if you do not use 187th Street, the options are limited. The reason staff asked Mr. Israelson to connect with 187th Street, was to increase the availability of roads in and out of the development. If only the north/south collector is used all traffic will go north to 183rd Street or go south to 193rd Street. Staffs goal is to increase the number of accesses to this development. If Mr. Israelson only had three to begin with, he now has six. They are not perfect accesses, but he has done everything he can to increase access to this development. The meeting is a good idea, she was not certain how much can be resolved through that meeting. Mr. LaBeau stated there are also other concerns, such as stop signs. With 2000 more cars a day, will there be stop signs? City Planner Smick suggested staff look at the park question, traffic diversion techniques, and safety options. Mr. Todd Bowe, 18650 Easton Avenue, asked if this had to be brought back at the next Council meeting, whose schedule are we on? Councilmember Strachan stated there is a state law where action has to be taken within a certain amount of time, or it is automatically approved. City Attorney Brokl recommended that staff look immediately at the time limit and if necessary give the notice to extend the 60 day time period. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Strachan to table this item until the next meeting and instructed staff to look at the timeline and if necessary issue the extensions. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Legislative Impact 2002 Budget Process - Set Workshop Date - Finance Changes to the Property Tax law include the elimination of the State Aid known as HACA. The City received approximately $403,000 of HAC A in addition to approximately $456,000 worth of LGA. In 2002, 10% of the general fund budget, or the entire amount of HAC A disappears. The City will start out 2002 with less revenue than in 2001. Many cities in Dakota County took a major hit. Farmington's impact will be $313,000 less revenue that the City has to make up somewhere. The second change, is the restructuring of class rates which reduced Council Minutes (Regular) August 6, 2001 Page 12 the taxable value of all the properties in Farmington. Dakota County will have preliminary tax numbers ready approximately September 1, 2001. State Statutes require cities to set their preliminary levy and budget by September 15,2001. Finance Director Roland presented Council with an estimate of the tax capacity rate and levy limits. A workshop to discuss the Preliminary 2002 Budget was set for August 22, 2001. c) Set Joint Workshop Council-Planning Commission Dakota County Corridor Study - Community Development Dakota County has requested the opportunity to make a presentation to the City Council and Planning Commission on the status of the East-West Corridor Study. A workshop was set for September 19, 2001. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Continue Discussion Growth Management Issues - Community Development Growth Management issues were discussed at a joint City Council/Planning Commission workshop on June 26, 2001. Concerns expressed were the rate of residential development in the near future and the ability of the City's infrastructure, especially the street system, to accommodate this new residential growth. 12. NEW BUSINESS 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Mayor Ristow: The Dakota County Fair is in town. No parking signs have been placed in the same location as previous years. 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Cordes, second by Strachan to adjourn at 10:20 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, ~~ /77~ Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant