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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.19.00 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR June 19,2000 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 A GENDA MOTION by Soderberg, second by Strachan to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS Mr. Dick Graelish, 1020 3rd Street, stated the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling allowing prayer in schools and school sponsored activities. He also heard the Minneapolis Police Department will be enforcing handicap parking, including a fine and cars will be towed. 7. CONSENT AGENDA Item 7a was pulled so Councilmember Verch could abstain from voting as he was absent from the June 5, 2000 meetings. a) Approve Council Minutes (6/5/00) (Regular) and (Special) 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 Cordes to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: b) Approved Property Owner Indemnification Request - 2000 Trunk Watennain Project c) Authorized Grant Application - Dakota Valley Arts Council d) Retroactive Approval Temporary 3.2 Beer License - Farmington Fastpitch Softball Team e) Approved Bills APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Council Minutes (Regular) June 19,2000 Page 2 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) Accept Resignation - Senior Center Advisory Board Council accepted the resignation of Martha Graham from the Senior Center Advisory Board effective June 5, 2000. Sarah Miller was appointed to the Senior Center Advisory Board to fill the vacated seat. Her term will expire January 31, 2002. MOTION by Cordes, second by Soderberg to accept the resignation of Martha Graham and appoint Sarah Miller to the Senior Center Advisory Board. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Consider Resolution - East Farmington 7th Addition Development Contract The Development Contract for East Farmington 7th Addition has been drafted in accordance with the approval and conditions placed on the approval of the Preliminary and Final Plat. The Development Contract requires the Developer enter into the Development Contract and the Developer provides the necessary security in accordance with the terms of the contract. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the East Farmington 7th Addition Preliminary and Final Plat on April 11, 2000. The City Council approved the Corrective Preliminary and Final Plat on June 5, 2000. MOTION by Cordes, second by Verch to adopt RESOLUTION R43-00 approving the execution ofthe Development Contract and authorizing its signing contingent upon the above conditions and approval by the Engineering Division. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Consider Resolution - Charleswood 3rd Addition Final Plat Genstar Land Company has submitted for Final Plat approval of Charleswood 3rd Addition. The 3rd Addition consists of 65 single-family platted lots. The streets throughout the development will be public and measure 60-foot right-of-ways and 32-foot wide roadways. Setbacks are going to vary from 20 to 25 feet depending on certain locations. Lots within the two cul-de-sacs will be set at 20 feet, while the remainder of the lots will be at 25 feet. The Final Plat also contains outlots for the dedication of park space, ponding areas and future development. The Final Plat approval is contingent on the preparation and execution of the Development Contract and approval of the construction plans for grading, storm water and utilities by the Engineering Division. Also, the landscape plan should be amended excluding Sugar Maples with another species accepted in Title 10-6- 14(G). MOTION by Strachan, second by Soderberg to adopt RESOLUTION R44-00 approving Charleswood 3rd Addition Final Plat upon the above conditions. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. c) d) Consider Resolution- Bristol Square 2nd Addition Final Plat Bristol Square is located east of Glenview Townhomes, south of West view Sales and Dakota Storage, west of County Road 72 and the Prairie Waterway and north Council Minutes (Regular) June 19,2000 Page 3 of County Road 72 and the East Farmington single-family residential development. The Developer proposes 42 townhomes in the 2nd Addition Final Plat that is a continuation from the 42 townhomes approved in the 1 st Addition. This is a ;rivate development maintained by a homeowners association. Access to the 2n Addition is from 12th Street and Prairie View Trail through the 1 st Addition and from Glenview Townhomes on the westerly border of the site. The streets throughout the development will be private and will be 24 feet wide with curb and gutter. No parking along any streets is allowed in the development. The Developer proposes 94 off-street parking spaces with 26 of those constructed in the 2nd Addition. Final Plat approval is contingent on the preparation and execution of the Development Contract and approval of the construction plans for grading, stonn water and utilities by the Engineering Division. MOTION by Cordes, second by Verch to adopt RESOLUTION R45-00 approving Bristol Square 2nd Addition Final Plat upon the above condition. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. e) Consider Resolution - Tamarack Ridge Final Plat Tamarack Ridge consists of approximately 64 acres east of Trunk Highway 3, south of County Road 66, west of the Prairie Waterway and Cambodia Avenue and north of 208th and 209th Streets. The Planning Commission reviewed and approved the final plat on June 13,2000. The preliminary plat was approved by the Planning Commission on May 9, 2000 and by the City Council on May 15, 2000. James Development proposes to plat 28 single-family lots in the first phase of the project. Access to the first phase of the single-family addition is from the northerly access onto CSAH 66 from the site approved by the Dakota County Plat Commission. The street consists of a 60-foot wide right-of-way and 28-foot wide pavement. Centex Homes will develop 70 two-story condominiums in 8 to 10-unit buildings on 8 lots in the first phase of the carriage home project. The development is part of a homeowner's association and all roadways are private. The Farmington Family Townhome project will be constructed by Jim Deanovic of Farmington Family Housing Limited Partnership. The project consists of32 rental units in 4-unit buildings and will be platted in one phase. The Final Plat approval is contingent on the preparation and execution of the Development Contract and approval of the construction plans for grading, stonn water and utilities by the Engineering Division. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes to adopt RESOLUTION R46-00 approving the Tamarack Ridge Final Plat upon the above condition. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. t) Consider Resolution - Autumn Glen Corrective Plat Arcon Development submitted a Corrective Final Plat for Autumn Glen 1 st Addition for approval by the City Council. The Corrective Final Plat shows 43 single-family lots due to the acquisition by Arcon Development of Outlot K of the Council Minutes (Regular) June 19,2000 Page 4 original Autumn Glen 1 st Addition Final Plat. The original 1 st Addition Final Plat was approved on May 1,2000 and showed 41 single-family lots along with a number of outlots. A stipulation to the original 1 st Addition Final Plat approval required that when Arcon Development gained control of Outlot K, it would be replatted to extend the rear lots on Lot 1 & 2 of Block 8 and subdivide two additional lots as part of both Outlot K and Outlot L (Lots 19,20,21 and 22 Block 1 - Corrective Final Plat). MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes to adopt RESOLUTION R47-00 approving the Autumn Glen 1 st Addition Corrective Final Plat contingent on the preparation and execution of the Development Contract and approval of the construction plans. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. g) Schedule Public Hearing - East Farmington TIF Plan Amendment Staff has been discussing with Sienna Corporation the possibility of acquiring additional land to expand the Prairie Waterway to include the temporary pond that was created in 1999 and to incorporate this pond into the existing Prairie Waterway system. Sienna is seeking reimbursement of $317,830 for additional soil correction costs they incurred in the development of East Farmington. MOTION by Cordes, second by Verch to schedule a public hearing to consider the proposed East Farmington TIF Plan amendment for July 17,2000. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. h) Submit City Project Recommendations - Dakota County 2001-2005 CIP Staff has met with Dakota County staff regarding the County's 2001-2005 CIP and recommended that the Council request that the following projects in Farmington be scheduled in the County's 2001-2005 CIP: CSAH 50, Division to TH 3 CR64 from CSAH 31 to City Limits - 2002 CSAH 31, CSAH 50 to CSAH 74 - 2005 208th Street - 2005 MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes authorizing staff to forward the recommended requests to the County for preparation of the Dakota County draft 2001-2005 CIP. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Appoint Architectural Firm - Public Facilities (Supplemental) The City received a total of 15 qualifying proposals from architectural firms interested in providing architectural services to assist the City in the construction of a new Law Enforcement Center and Central Maintenance Facility. Six firms were selected for an interview by a project team interview panel. It was agreed that Wold Architects and Engineers represented the firm best able to meet the City's needs for new public facilities. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes authorizing the appointment of Wold Architects and Engineers as the City's project architect for the public facilities project. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Council Minutes (Regular) June 19,2000 Page 5 b) Utility Connections - 209th Street Update Staff attended the Empire Town Board meeting held on June 13,2000 to discuss the sewer service options the Council reviewed at the June 5, 2000 Council workshop, relating to 209th Street. Three options were presented to the Town Board. Option 2 was preferred which would provide for the transfer of ownership to the City of the line in 209th Street, up to the manhole at Trunk Highway 3. City ownership of the line would transfer to the City the responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the sewer line and would bring these new residents under the City's current sanitary sewer rate structure. While the line would still be connected to the Township's sewer system, the City would actually own that portion of the line servicing the new City residents, up to the manhole at TH 3. A joint powers agreement between the City and the Township would be required to address the maintenance of the manhole at TH 3 and reimbursement to Empire Township for the City sewage flows conveyed to the interceptor by the Township's system. MOTION by Cordes, second by Verch authorizing staff to prepare a draft joint powers agreement addressing the sewer service issues related to Option 2 for review by Council and the Empire Town Board. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 12. NEW BUSINESS a) Consider Resolution - Farmington Preserve Trail Feasibility Report The Farmington Preserve Trail has been divided into five parts to accommodate construction issues and budget. The five areas are: - Akin Road - 2700 feet along Akin Road from 208th Street north - Reisinger Parcel - 5800 feet north from the Akin Road segment to Autumn Glen - Autumn Glen - 4800 feet north of the future 1 95th Street corridor to the northern boundary of the City owned woods - Prairie Creek East - 3800 feet through the proposed Prairie Creek Plat - Lake Julia - 1600 feet through Lake Julia Park from Embers Avenue on the southwest edge of the park to the east boundary of the park and from Egret Way to connect with the Embers A venue portion of the trail MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes adopting RESOLUTION R48-00 accepting the feasibility report, authorizing the preparation of plans and specifications and advertise for bids. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE a) 300 1st Street Property - Update (Councilmember Soderberg stepped down from his Council seat to avoid a conflict of interest, as he has made an offer to Mr. King to purchase the property). Mr. David King received a conditional use permit on June 8, 1999 to allow him to move in and remodel a duplex unit within an R-2 zoning district at 300 1st Street. Mr. King was sent a letter on March 8, 2000 stating substantial progress must be made by June 8, 2000, which according to the City Attorney's office would include approval ofa building permit and the start of foundation work. Mr. King met with staff concerning the status of the project and to obtain a building permit for foundation work. Mr. King submitted a letter outlining the status of the Council Minutes (Regular) June 19,2000 Page 6 project, explaining that unforeseen title work held up the loan. He also requested a 60-day extension from the Planning Commission to complete the project. The Planning Commission at their June 13,2000 meeting determined that substantial progress had not been made by Mr. King towards implementing his conditional use permit and thus the conditional use permit and variance was determined to be null and void. ,Mr. King has the option of appealing this determination to the City Council which requires that a public hearing be scheduled or to re-apply for a new conditional use permit which would require a new public hearing process and notification. Mr. King gave a chronology of events in trying to obtain ownership of the property. Mayor Ristow informed Mr. King if he wanted to appeal the decision of the Planning Commission at a Public Hearing, he should appeal it to the Planning Commission. In the meantime, Mr. King will continue to move the process along. (Councilmember Soderberg returned to his seat at the Council table). Councilmember Soderberg: Daisy Knoll Park looks nice, but was concerned about the high curb around the playground equipment. Staff replied the curb will be backfilled. Councilmember Cordes: She met with the Chamber to discuss the streetscape. The Chamber will be hosting a golf tournament. City Administrator Erar: He attended an LMC Conference last week. During the conference, Lakeville City Administrator, Bob Erickson, received the leadership award. The audio-visual equipment should be installed June 30, and the Council Meetings will be broadcast live in August. The Preserve Trail Feasibility Report which was approved earlier is significant in keeping the community in line with the Comprehensive Plan. Community Development Director Olson: An open house and ribbon cutting will be held at Dalsin Manufacturing on July 14, 2000. City Engineer Mann: (City Engineer Mann forwarded the following comments on behalf of Police Chief Siebenaler, as he had to leave the meeting). The City is looking at adding another warning siren, and this will be reviewed during the budget process. One site is 20Sth Street and Pilot Knob Road. The other site is CR 66 on the east edge of Tamarack Ridge. Staff has had a preliminary discussion with Empire Township to share the cost at the CR 66 site. Regarding CR 72, there are issues to be resolved before the final lift is installed. Mayor Ristow: Regarding the streetscape, he noticed the curb is lower than the pavement. Staff replied the pavement will be ground off. Residents on Highway 50 and TH3 have reported truck drivers are using jake brakes, creating a lot of noise. A resident wanted to know if signs could be installed prohibiting jake braking. Dew Days will be held this weekend. Council Minutes (Regular) June 19,2000 Page 7 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Progress Land Company Litigation Update Council adjourned into Executive Session at 8:55 p.m. Executive Session adjourned at 9:23 p.m. 14. ADJOURN The Council Meeting adjourned at 9:24 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ;;-~;h--?~ Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant