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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.02.98 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR March 2, 1998 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, Fitch, Gamer, Strachan None City Administrator Erar, Attorney Grannis 4. APPROVE AGENDA MOTION by Fitch, second by Gamer to approve the Agenda with the following changes: . Remove Minutes of 2/17/98 and 2/11/98 for abstention; . Remove Item 7(d) "Adopt Ordinance Rezoning Giles/Ristow Property" for clarification and minor corrections to ORDINANCE 098-412; . Remove Item 7(e) "Adopt Resolution Amending Comprehensive Plan - Giles Ristow Property" for clarification and minor corrections to RESOLUTION RI9-98. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS Per Councilmember Gamer's request during Council Roundtable at the February 17, 1998 Regular Council Meeting, Kevin Raun from A.L.F. Ambulance appeared personally to present the 1997 Annual Report. Mr. Raun summarized the Report and indicated his pleasure in serving the City for the past 12 years. Council Minutes (Regular) March 2, 1998 Page 2 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS a) Status of Property at 300 First Street Community Development Director Dave Olson updated the Council stating that the remaining fire debris on the lawn has been removed and the building is secured. Insurance and mortgage companies are now involved and demolition will occur after legal issues are settled. b) Resident Complaint - Eagles Club Parking Police Chief Dan Siebenaler indicated that Melissa and David Blasier (300 Main Street) were in the audience and suggested they be given the opportunity to speak. Mrs. Blasier stated that she has noticed some improvement in the parking situation, but hopes something can be done to resolve the problem. Mayor Ristow ensured Mrs. Blasier that the City will continue to work on this issue to accommodate residents. 7. CONSENT AGENDA . MOTION by Gamer, second by Strachan to approve the Consent Agenda as followings: b) Adopted RESOLUTION R17-98 Amending Charleswood Schematic PUD c) Adopted RESOLUTION R18-98 Approving Charleswood Preliminary Plat - 1 st Phase t) Adopted RESOLUTION R20-98 Revoking MSA Status - CSAH 31 g) Adopted RESOLUTION R21-98 Revising Fee Resolution- Miscellaneous h) Adopted RESOLUTION R22-98 Approving Gambling Premise Permit Application - VFW Post #7662 i) Approved School and Conference Request - Fire Department j) Acknowledged Capital Outlay - Public Works Department k) Approved Bills APIF, MOTION CARRIED. . MOTION by Cordes, second by Fitch to approve the following: a) Approved Minutes 2/11/98 (Special) Voting for: Ristow, Cordes, Fitch. Abstain: Gamer, Strachan. MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Ristow excused himself from the chair for the following motions involving his ownership of property: Council Minutes (Regular) March 2, 1998 Page 3 . MOTION by Gamer, second by Cordes to approve the following: a) Approved Minutes 2/17/98 (Regular) Voting for: Cordes, Gamer, Strachan. Abstain: Fitch. MOTION CARRIED. . MOTION by Strachan, second by Cordes to approve the following: d) Adopted ORDINANCE 098-412 Rezoning Giles/Ristow Property. Voting for: Cordes, Fitch, Gamer, Strachan. MOTION CARRIED. . MOTION by Strachan, second by Fitch to approve the following: e) Adopted RESOLUTION R19-98 Amending the Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Giles/Ristow Property. Voting for: Cordes, Fitch, Gamer, Strachan. MOTION CARRIED. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None 9. AWARD OFCONTRACT-None 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) 1997 Fiscal Review - General Fund Finance Director Robin Roland thoroughly summarized this item for Council while emphasizing that expenditures for 1997 were under budget by 1.3% and that revenues were over budget. Ms. Roland reminded Council that the auditors would be in next week to begin work on the City's audit. Councilmember Fitch complimented the Management Team and Staff for their conservative spending as indicated by the 3% decrease in budget expenses over a one-year period. b) Request to Amend Comprehensive Plan - Adelmann Property Lee Smick, Planning Coordinator, provided the background information for this Request. MOTION by Gamer, second by Fitch to adopt RESOLUTION R23- 98 amending the Farmington Comprehensive Plan for the Adelmann! Allen Property and that no contingencies be placed on this amendment. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. (Attorney Grannis confirmed there were no legal problems with Mayor Ristow voting on this matter.) Council Minutes (Regular) March 2, 1998 Page 4 c) Request to Rezone - Adelmann Property Planning Coordinator Lee Smick presented this petition to Council for rezoning the Adelmann/Allen property. Council was concerned about approving the rezoning when MUSA has not yet been provided to the property. Attorney Grannis indicated that it is not possible to do conditional rezoning. Its intent is to prepare the property for potential development and appropriate land use. MOTION by Gamer, second by Fitch to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 098-412 rezoning the Adelmann/Allen property from A-I (Agriculture) to R-3 (High- density residential) to be rezoned without contingencies. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. (Attorney Grannis confirmed there were no legal problems with Mayor Ristow voting on this matter.) d) Request for Preliminary Plat Approval - Giles/Ristow Property Mayor Ristow excused himself from the Council table since he is a co-owner of the property at issue and would pose a conflict of interest in this matter. Lee Smick, Planning Coordinator, summarized this item and recommended that this request for Preliminary Plat approval be continued to the April 6th City Council Meeting to allow adequate time to resolve outstanding issues. There was extensive dialogue regarding the recommended continuation for discussion of this development to be platted as Glenview Townhomes. The Planning Commission approved the Preliminary Plat with five contingencies, of which three have been resolved. The two main issues outstanding are MUSA approval and MNDOT's pending access approval relative to the state-owned frontage road, Trunk Highway 3. Developer's Engineer, Bruce Bullert, appealed to the Council that the project was ready to go forward and did not want to lose momentum. Community Development Director Dave Olson and Engineer Lee Mann met with Developer Giles and feel all issues can be worked out, but that approval of the Preliminary Plat is premature. Tim Giles was present in the audience and expressed his request for assurance that Staff will actively pursue the MNDOT access issue. Councilmember Strachan commented that it is not a good idea to approve a Preliminary Plat without first h.1 ving MUSA approval. Councilmember Cordes brought up the point that this type of approval with contingencies violates the Development Policy as written. MOTION by Fitch, second by Cordes to continue this request for Preliminary Plat approval to the April 6th City Council Meeting, with the stipulation that if issues relating to MUSA and MNDOT are resolved prior to that date, the matter may be added to an earlier Council Meeting Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Afive-minute recess was taken and meeting reconvened at 8:55 P.M. Council Minutes (Regular) March 2, 1998 Page 5 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Amend Special Assessment Policy MOTION by Cordes, second by Gamer to amend the Special Assessment Policy stating that the special assessment shall conform to the amount as deemed sustainable by the appraisal of benefit. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Municipal Control of Infrastructure - Amend Policy Implementation Plan MOTION by Fitch, second by Gamer to accept the revised schedule submitted for implementation of the proposed policy for infrastructure installation and to set a Special Council Workshop for March 25, 1998 at 6:30 P.M. in Council Chambers to review the Plan. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. c) Appointment Recommendation - City Attorney City Administrator Erar presented a recommendation to appoint the firm of Campbell Knutson, Professional Association as the City's new City Attorney. Mr. Elliott Knetsch was present in the audience representing Campbell Knutson. Mr. Knetsch expressed his enthusiasm for the new position and the firm's desire to provide quality service. Council and Staff conveyed gratitude to Mr. Grannis for his fine work over the past 12 years. MOTION by Strachan, second by Gamer to approve the appointment of the firm Campbell Knutson, Professional Association as the new City Attorney. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 12. NEW BUSINESS - None 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Gamer: Meeting for A.L.F. Ambulance on 3/24/98. Councilmember Strachan: Commended Police Department Staff for their excellent work in promptly arresting the individual in connection with the O'Malley's burglary-- within one hour of the report. Community Development Director Olson: Metropolitan Council approved 800 acres of MUSA on 2/26/98. Recognized Lee Smick, Mike Schultz, Lee Mann, as well as the entire department, for their fine work. Police Chief Siebenaler: Announced KDW A Radio (Hastings, Minnesota) has expressed an interest in covering Farmington City Council activity. Council Minutes (Regular) March 2, 1998 Page 6 City Administrator Erar: Frontier has re-petitioned area code boundaries according to their respective telephone exchange boundaries. Farmington and Rosemount will be taken out of the 612 area code. Preliminary information has indicated that exchange boundaries would have an undesirable affect on Farmington and neighboring communities. The League of Minnesota Cities is monitoring the situation and contacted Farmington to mention the petition. Commended the City Council and Planning Commission for taking successful leadership for the City's MUSA application. Farmington School District MIS Director offered use of the school's fiber optic system over T-llines that could potentially save the City $15,000 per year--this would take place sometime in the fall. Cable Franchise Agreement is anticipated to be concluded in June or July. Thanked Attorney Grannis for the legal services he has provided to the City. Mayor Ristow: Minnesota House Finance Committee application for funding Cameron Woods Townhouses information needed by 3/23/98. Received letter from South Suburban Medical Center regarding meeting at the Americlnn in Lakeville on 3/3/98 at 7:00 p.m. to promote more business to South Suburban. 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Fitch, second by Gamer to adjourn at 9:25 P.M. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, *q.~ Lori 1. Folie Executive Assistant