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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.20.00 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR March 20, 2000 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 None City Administrator Erar, City Attorney Jamnik, City Management Team 4. APPROVE AGENDA MOTION by Strachan, second by Soderberg to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS a) Mr. Tim Dougherty - Stop Sign Request Staff is reviewing the intersection of 6th Street and Spruce Street and will forward a recommendation to Council. 7. CONSENT AGENDA Item 7a) Approve Council Minutes (3/6/00) (Regular) was pulled so Councilmember Verch could abstain from voting as he was absent from the March 6, 2000 meeting. MOTION by Cordes, second by Soderberg to approve the minutes. Voting for: Ristow, Cordes, Soderberg, Strachan. Abstain: Verch. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Strachan, second by Soderberg to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: b) Approved On-Sale Temporary Liquor License - St. Michael's Church c) Approved CEEF Donation d) Adopted RESOLUTION R14-00 Approving Gambling Premises Permit- Jaycees e) Information Received on Capital Outlay - Liquor Operations t) Information Received on Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation Department g) Information Received on Capital Outlay - Police Department h) Information Received on Capital Outlay - Public Works i) Information Received on School and Conference - Liquor Operations j) Approved Request for Filing Extension - Farmington Townhomes Final Plat k) Approved bills APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Council Minutes (Regular) March 20, 2000 Page 2 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS a) 2000 Seal Coat Project The 2000 Seal Coat project is the seventh project in the City's seal coat program. The seal coat program is implemented in a seven-year cycle. The streets in Nelsen Hills 4th and 5th Additions, Troyhills 1st through 4th Additions, Industrial Park 1st and 2nd Additions, East Farmington 1st and 200 Additions, Prairie Creek 4th Addition, and Elm Street east of Highway 3 are due to be seal coated for the first time. Several downtown streets are proposed to be included in the project, and also the alley behind St. Michael's between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. The total estimated cost for the project is $131,600. The estimated assessment is $60.42 per residential equivalent unit. The City's special assessment policy indicates a 50/50 cost sharing split between the City and the benefiting properties for seal coat improvements. MOTION by Cordes, second by Verch to close the Public Hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Verch to adopt RESOLUTION R15-00 ordering the 2000 Seal Coat project, approving the plans and specifications and authorizing the advertisement for bids. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Consider Ordinance Adoption - Wetland Amendment There was a typographical error in the Wetland Ordinance stating the minimum buffer area under Manage 1 type wetlands is "0 ft." instead of"30 ft." MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes to close the Public Hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Strachan, second by Soderberg to adopt ORDINANCE 000-450 amending Section 10-9-7 (H) of the City Code from "0 ft." to "30 ft." under the minimum buffer area of the Manage 1 wetland. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. c) Consider Resolution - Easement Vacation East Farmington 7th Addition Due to the East Farmington 7th Addition Preliminary and Final Plat being continued at the March 14, 2000 Planning Commission meeting and additional research required for the proposed easement vacation, staff recommended the continuation of the Public Hearing for the easement vacation to April 17, 2000. MOTION by Cordes, second by Soderberg to continue the Public Hearing to vacate an existing drainage and utility easement within the East Farmington 7th Addition to the April 17, 2000 Council meeting. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT a) 2000 Streetscape Project The City received four bids for the project. The low base bid is in the amount of $737,595.56 and the bid with alternate 1 is $751,700.31. The total estimated project cost with street lighting, banners and alternate is $1,394,750. The alternate that was bid entails full removal and replacement of the downtown curb. Many sections of curb and gutter are going to be removed and replaced as part of the construction. Various sections of curb would be replaced by hand, which is more expensive than if the curb is placed by machine. The project costs will be Council Minutes (Regular) March 20, 2000 Page 3 underwritten through special assessments, bond proceeds and the appropriate enterprise funds. The special assessments as identified at the public hearing on the project are not proposed to be raised. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Verch to adopt RESOLUTION R16-00 accepting the base bid with alternate 1 of American Liberty Construction, Inc. and awarding the contract. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) Consider Ordinance Amendment - Murphy Farm PUD AmendmentlMUSA Redesignation Mr. Peter Galtierri with Genstar, stated a purchase agreement between Genstar and D R Horton was received today containing changes without any discussion between the parties. Therefore, it was requested this item be tabled until the April 3,2000 Council Meeting. MOTION by Strachan, second by Cordes to table the request to the April 3, 2000 Council Meeting. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Consider Resolution - Charleswood 3rd Addition Preliminary Plat Genstar Land Company is seeking approval of the Charleswood 3rd Addition Preliminary Plat. The plat is a continuation of the Charleswood PUD and single- family development occurring to the south of the existing 1 st and 2nd Additions. The 3rd Addition Preliminary Plat consists of 163 single-family lots on 56.67 acres of land divided into two phases. The first phase will contain approximately 65 lots with the second phase containing approximately 93 lots. A number of issues need to be resolved before submittal of the final plat including: I. The easterly connection of 203 rd Street at CSAH 31 is a condition of approval for Phase 2; 2. Easements need to be provided for the existing trunk sanitary sewer and storm sewer on the east side of the project; 3. Wetland mitigation areas and parkland need to be platted as outlots; 4. Approval from the gas company for the grading of Outlot A; 5. Approval of the Wetland Mitigation Plan; 6. The final grading plan will need to include the required flood plain mitigation; 7. All City engineering requirements will need to be met before approval will be granted for the final construction plans. The City adopted a new wetland ordinance in June of 1999 that identifies protected waters and wetlands within the City in accordance with the guidelines of the MN Wetland Conservation Act of 1991. The basis of the WCA is to require the developer and the Local Governing Unit to follow a process to avoid, minimize or impact wetlands during development. The developer is proposing .67 acres of wetland fill along with .45 acres of wetland excavation for a total of 1.12 acres of wetland disturbance. In exchange, the developer is proposing 1.35 Council Minutes (Regular) March 20, 2000 Page 4 acres of new wetland credit and .9 acres of public value credit for a total of2.25 acres of new wetland area. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes approving the Combined Project Application form for wetland mitigation within the proposed Charleswood 3rd Addition. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Cordes, second by Strachan adopting RESOLUTION R17-00 approving the Charleswood 3rit Addition Preliminary Plat with contingencies outlined in the resolution. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. c) Consider Resolution - Supporting Increased Transportation Funding Mayor Ristow received information from Invest 2000, a coalition comprised of building and contracting advocates, the Minnesota Transportation Alliance and the Highway Construction Industry Council for increased transportation funding. The City's 2000 legislative position relative to transportation funding is consistent with supporting additional public funding for improvements to a variety of transportation elements. MOTION by Cordes, second by Strachan adopting RESOLUTION R18-00 calling for increased public spending on state highways. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. d) Consider Resolution - Conveyance of Property to State of Minnesota Autumn Glen, a proposed residential subdivision adjacent to Akin Park Estates, proposes to incorporate a previously tax forfeited parcel into their subdivision. In order for this to occur, the City Council needs to transfer the parcel back to the State of Minnesota and then the HRA would apply to the State to have the parcel conveyed to the HRA which in turn would be conveyed to the developer of the proposed subdivision. Mr. Larry Frank., Arcon Development, stated they do not need the outlot, but as the City cannot use it, it will be added to the back of the adjacent lots. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes adopting RESOLUTION R19-00 approving the reconveyance of Outlot D, Akin Park Estates to the State of Minnesota and requesting that the State convey legal ownership to the Farmington HRA. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. e) Southern Dakota County Comprehensive Plan - Update Information was presented to Council for their review. t) Empire Township Comprehensive Plan - Update Empire Township's Comprehensive Plan and it's affect on the surrounding area was discussed. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Council Minutes (Regular) March 20, 2000 Page 5 Councilmember Cordes: She attended the St. Patrick's Day lunch at the Senior Center. She inquired if it would be possible to do a community survey regarding City government, services, etc. Staff will research the issue. City Attorney Jamnik: be returned next week. Reminded Council City Administrator evaluations need to City Administrator Erar: Stated he will be out of the office through April 3, 2000. Community Development Director Olson: Informed Council one of his employees had knee surgery last week and is recovering well. Mayor Ristow: agriculture issues. Stated Governor Ventura was in town last week to discuss 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Cordes, second by Strachan to adjourn at 8:50 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, /~/77~ C-/: ( Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant