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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.05.98 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR January 5, 1998 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Ristow at 7:00 PM. Members Present: Ristow, Fitch, Gamer, Strachan. Members Absent: Cordes. Also Present: City Administrator Erar, Attorney Grannis. 2. Mayor Ristow led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. MOTION by Fitch, second by Gamer to approve the agenda with the addition of the fmal C.I.P. document and the fmal draft copy of the MUSA application provided for Council review. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 4. Citizen Comments -None. 5. Consent Agenda MOTION by Gamer, second by Strachan to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approved Minutes 12/03/97 (Special), 12/15/97 (Regular), 12/17/97 (Special) b) Approved ALF Joint Powers Agreement c) Approved Elm Street Extension Change Order d) Approved School and Conference Request - Police Department e) Approved 1998-2002 CIP f) Main Street Vacation Correction/Eagles Site - Public Hearing set for 1/20/98 g) Moved not to waive the monetary limits - LMCIT Excess Liability Coverage h) Approved bills for payment APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 6. Public Hearing - Adelmann Annexation Dave Olson, Community Development Director, presented the annexation petition filed by Greg and Laura Adelmann. The 18.11 acre parcel is located in Section 32 of Empire Township (3221 W. 213th St.) and across the street from East Farmington Fourth Addition. The property is currently 100% surrounded by the City; it has been reviewed by the Joint Planning Board and the City's Planning Commission and neither have any objections. By Statute, Empire Township will receive a percentage of the taxes being paid for a period of five years following annexation. The annexation will assist in straightening up boundaries and providing a second ingress/egress for the adjacent Ristow/Giles property. Motion by Gamer, second by Fitch to close the public hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Motion by Gamer, second by Strachan adopting ORDINANCE 098-411 approving the Annexation of the Adelmann Property. Voting For: Strachan, Gamer, Fitch. Voting Against: None. Abstain: Ristow. MOTION CARRIED. 7. Petitions, Requests & Communications - Annual Organizational Matters a. MOTION by Strachan, second by Fitch that Councilmember Gamer be designated as Acting Mayor from January 5, 1998 through December 31, 1998. Voting for: Fitch, Strachan, Ristow. Abstain: Gamer. MOTION CARRIED. b. MOTION by Gamer, second by Strachan that the Farmington Independent be designated as the official publication from January 5,1998 through December 31,1998. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. c. MOTION by Fitch, second by Gamer appointing the firm of Grannis & Grannis as City Attorney until such time as a new firm is appointed. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. d. MOTION by Gamer, second by Strachan appointing the firm of Labor Relations Associates, Inc. as Labor Relations Consultant for the year of 1998. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. e. MOTION by Strachan, second by Gamer appointing the firm of Bonestroo, Rosene and Anderlik as the City's Consulting Engineer for the year of 1998. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. January 5, 1998 minutes continued Page 2 f. MOTION by Gamer, second by Fitch that the 1st National Bank of Farmington, League of Minnesota Cities 4M Fund, Dain Bosworth, First Bank Investments, Juran and Moody, Premier Bank of Farmington and Smith Barney be designated as the Official Depositories from January 5,1998 through December 31,1998. APIF, MOTION CARRIED g. MOTION by Gamer, second by Strachan that the City Council By-Laws with amendments be approved as presented. APIF, Motion carried. h. MOTION by Gamer, second by Fitch that all sworn personnel in the Farmington Police Department be designated as process servers for the calendar year 1998. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. i. MOTION by Gamer, second by Strachan that the following bonds now on file in the office of the City Clerk be approved: United Fire and Casualty Public Employees Blanket Bond January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998 $250,000.00 APIF, Motion carried. j. MOTION by Gamer, second by Fitch to adopt RESOLUTION NO. RI-98 Establishing Fees and charges for licenses and permits for 1998. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. k. Appointments to Boards and Commissions - Candidates will be interviewed January 10, 1998 and appointments will be made at the January 20, 1998 Council meeting. I. MOTION by Fitch, second by Ristow, to appoint Councilmember Gamer as the primary and Councilmember Strachan as the alternate representative to the ALF Ambulance Board. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. m. MOTION by Strachan, second by Gamer to appoint Councilmember Cordes as the City's representative to the CEEF Committee. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. n. MOTION by Fitch, second by Gamer to acknowledge the designation of Councilmember Strachan, Dave Olson, Staff member and Todd Larson, Planning Commission member on the Joint Farmington/Empire Planning Board. 9. Petitions, Requests and Communications - ALF Customer Survey Results ALF Ambulance Customer Satisfaction Survey was presented to the Council for review and discussion. It was noted that the service is very satisfactory to the needs of residents in the Farmington service area. 10. Petitions, Requests and Communications - Jack Benedict MUSA Request Community Development Director Dave Olson brought a proposal from Jack Benedict to the Council. Mr. Benedict was requesting a MUSA swap for the 23 acres east of Farmington Middle School on 208th Street. He submitted a plat application (57 townhomes on 12.82 acres owned by O.T. & Helen Nordseth) but withdrew when the School Board condemned this area for a second Middle School site. The swap proposal presented by Mr. Benedict was for future development of approximately 75 buildable acres ofthe SW 1/4, Section 23. After some discussion and rebuttals from the petitioner, it was the consensus of the Council not to act on this request for these reasons: the City's MUSA application for 714 acres is still in process, and the City cannot commit to swapping MUSA it does not yet have; Mr. Benedict was asking for three times the MUSA acreage that he lost to condemnation; the property would need to be served by a sanitary sewer trunk line; inclusion of the Nordseth property would not be in keeping with an orderly development pattern along the east and west sides of the future new Pilot Knob Road. However, Council did agree to consider a future request for a swap if the condtions are favorable to both the City and developer. 11. Petitions, Requests and Communications - Board of Review Meeting Date January 5, 1998 minutes continued Page 3 The County Assessor's Board of Review date for Farmington has been set for Monday, April 6, 1998 and coincides with a regularly scheduled Council meeting. tat New BUlin... . MUSA Appll~ation Update The MUSA application submitted to the Metropolitan Council on August 22, 1997 was returned for further analysis of potentia' Impaet. on the metropolitan h1ihway system and wastewater system. The City Engineer, Planning staff and a Bonestroo consultant developed the necessary projections and the revised application was submitted on December 26, 1997. A copy of this was provided to the Council at the meeting. 13. Roundtable Council member Gamer: Announced that the Fire Department's banquet is January 16,6:00 PM, American Legion. Mayor Ristow: Announced that the meeting with State Representatives Pariseau and Ozment and railroad representatives regarding the train whistle issue will be held on Wednesday, January 7, 1998, 1:00 PM at City Hall. Centre Mfg., a new business in the Industrial Park, will have their Chinese delegation send off on Wednesday, January 7, 5:30 PM. Dave Olson plans to attend. Administrator John Erar: The Council is invited to attend the next Water Board meeting on January 26, 7:00 PM. Councilmember Cordes is the designated attendee. Community Development Director David Olson: The new Eagles Club is nearing completion and anticipates opening January 16, 1998. The next HRA Board meeting is January 12, 1998. Boards and Commissions interview appointments will be held on Saturday, January 10, 1998. MOTION by Gamer, second by Strachan to adjourn at 8:35 PM. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, ~~~ Secretary