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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.17.89 Council Minutes MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR JULY 17, 1989 1. Mayor Kuchera called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Kuchera, Mayer, McKnight, Sprute, Galler. Members Absent: None. Also Present: Administrator Thompson, Attorney Grannis. 2. MOTION by McKnight, second by Sprute to approve the agenda with the following changes: a. Remove item 6a - Animal Control Complaint/Proposal. b. Remove item 11a - Pay Estimate - Automated Collection Vehicle. c. Remove item 7a - Second Street Storm Sewer Trunk Line. d. Remove item lIe - Schools and Conference Request - Police - from the Consent Agenda for general discussion. e. Remove item 11h - Sodding/Seeding payment - 86 Street Improvement Project - from the consent agenda for general discussion. f. Remove item IIi - Payment of the Bills - from the Consent Agenda for general discussion. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 3. MOTION by Sprute, second by Kuchera to approve the minutes of the June 28, 1989 special meeting. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 4. MOTION by Mayer, second by McKnight to approve the minutes of the July 6, 1989 regular meeting. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. MOTION by Sprute, second by Mayer to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R54-89 approving a Bond program for the issuance of single family mortgage revenue bonds and setting a public hearing for August 7, 1989 at 7:30 P.M. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 6. MOTION by Sprute, second by Mayer to set a public hearing for August 7, 1989 at 7:45 P.M. to consider the grading permit application of Reisinger Excavating. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 7. The Council next considered the proposed yard waste fees. Finance Director Henneke recommended that the fee be set at $1.00 per bag with no annual stickers available in 1989. Administrator Thompson updated the Council on the proposed system. Questions/concerns were raised relating to brush, bags being tied, debagging, enforcement of mbdng yard waste with MSW, charging senior citizens, use of cans and the fee itself. MOTION by Galler, second by Mayer to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R55-89 amending Resolution No. R4-89 by setting yard waste fees at $1.00 per bag. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 8. The Council next considered a proposed ordinance relating to private incineration of garbage as recommended by the Administrator's July 10, 1989 memo. Administrator Thompson stated that the language should be changed to read "(K) All rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are hereby adopted as part of this ordinance." MOTION by Mayer, second by McKnight to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 089-218 relating to the regulation of private incineration of garbage per staff recommendation. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 9. It was the consensus of the Council that it table discussion of the 1989 M~A Street Improvement Project and 1989 Street Improvement Project feasibility reports until the special meeting on July 19, 1989. 10. Superintendent of General Services Kaldunski presented the following bids for the recycling truck: Firm Bid Astleford Ford Boyum Equipment $34,529.00 $38,879.00 $35,251.27 $35,749.76 $38,780.00 $38,879.00 (Steel) $39,429.00 (Aluminum) $42,825.00 Lakeland Ford North Star International Matejcek Equipment Macqueen Equipment Mr. Kaldunski noted that Boyum had the shortest delivery date but was the highest bid. Also, the four lowest bids had a box that did not meet specifications, but could still be used by the City. Attorney Grannis stated that if the City determined that the box did not "materially" deviate from the specifications, the low bid could be accepted. Mr. Kaldunski recommended that the bids be accepted but table awarding the bid until the County had firmly committed to the grant amendment and staff had a chance to further review the box. MOTION by Galler, second by Kuchera to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R56-89 accepting the aforementioned bids and awarding the bid to Astleford Ford contingent upon the City receiving the Solid Waste Grant amendment. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 11. The Council next considered awarding the bid for the TH 50 Sanitary Sewer Project. Administrator Thompson stated that the two issues which had caused the delay in awarding the bid had apparently been resolved. ENRON had agreed to grant the City an easement for $3,168 and Attorney Grannis had indicated that the ~ge in the plans and specifications relating to the highway crossings did notincregse the scope of the project as proposed in the feasibility report. Attorney Grannis stated that the contract should be awarded contingent upon the City receiving a waiver of entry or executed easement agreement from ENRON. MOTION by Sprute, second by Kuchera to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R57-89 awarding the TH 50 Sanitary Sewer Project to J.P Norex. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 12. The Council next considered a request by Heritage Development to extend the deadline for filing the Pilot Pointe Addition plat until May 31, 1990. Concern was expressed regarding the clean up of debris on the property and the length of extension. MOTION by Kuchera, second by McKnight to extend the deadline until December 31, 1989 contingent upon the developer agreeing to incorporate any changes in the subdivision requirements in the developers agreement and to remove and properly dispose of debris remaining on the property. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 13. Superintendent of General Services Kaldunski presented a capital outlay request to purchase a new alarm system for the lift stations and wells. Mr. Kaldunski explained the shortcomings of the present system and how the new system, coupled with the use of Trans Alarm for dispatching outside of normal office hours, and additional training to add personnel for on-call duty will greatly enhance the City's response time to problems. MOTION by Sprute, second by Kuchera to approve the capital outlay request for General Services Alarms for $4,362.96 per the recommendation of the General Services Superintendent. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 14. MOTION by Mayer, second by Sprute to accept the Akin Park Estates public improvements contingent upon the developer raising the remaining 2 fire hydrants and paying for engineering fees. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 15. MOTION by Sprute, second by Galler to approve the consent agenda as follows: a. Approve Final Pay Estimate (revised) - Project 88-2 and 88-13 - Street Improvements - Rice Lake Contracting - $2,223.00. b. Approve Mike Nibbe - Parks and Recreation - as a permanent employee. c. Approve School and Conference Request - Police - Chiefs Fall Conference. d. Approve Budget Adjustments as recommended by the Finance Director - July 12, 1989. e. Approve School and Conference Request - Police - 1st Aid Refresher. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 16. Councilmember Galler asked if the City should use the cars provided by the Police Advance Driving School instead of City vehicles. Police Chief Siebenaler stated that the officers should use the car they normally drive when taking the class. MOTION by Galler, second by Sprute that the Police Department Advanced Driving School request be approved providing they use the old squad car. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 17. Councilmember Sprute stated that the City crew should begin watering sod which had recently been replaced if it does not rain soon. MOTION by Sprute, second by McKnight to approve the payment of $2,590.15 to Braun Turf Farms for sodding/reseeding of the 1986 Street Improvement Project. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 18. MOTION by Sprute, second by McKnight to approve the bills as submitted except that the payment to Budget Mart be reduced $6.34. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 19. Fire Chief Kuchera presented the following bids on the Fire Tanker Truck: Firm Bid Luverne Fire Apparatus Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. Continental Engineering & Sales $ 93,677.00 102,400.00 112,105.00 Mr. Kuchera stated that the low bid was $18,677 over budget, but that the Fire Department had received commitment for donations from the Eagles Club and the VFW for $12,500 and the American Legion was presently considering a donation. In any event, the Fire Relief Association would pay for the difference. MOTION by Mayer, second by Kuchera to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R58-89 awarding the bid for the Fire Tanker Truck to Luverne Apparatus for $93,677.00. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 20. County Commissioner Joe Harris was present to discuss solid waste issues with the Council. A lengthy discussion followed centering on the following concerns: disposal of incinerator ash, ash disposal sites, transportation of ash, amount of ash, location of the proposed garbage incinerator plant, urging the County to select the U of M site, taking a closer look at composting, and working with the State and U of M to develop and operate a waste disposal system. Mr. Harris stated that the County has received 3 RFP's for ash disposal: USPCI proposed to pelletize the ash and mix it with bituminous; BFI proposed to landfill it at Pine Bend; and McCloud County proposed to landfill it. Mr. Harris stated that the County had been studying the solid waste issue since 1981 and had looked at all alternatives including landfilling, composting, RDF and mass burn, and the only feasible alternative for a plant of this size was mass burn. Mr. Harris added that the County RFP's were open ended regarding technology and the County had received 9 mass burn/RDF proposals and only one composting proposal. Councilmember Sprute asked that rather than just verbally supporting the City's compost proposal, if the County would help support it financially. Mr. Harris stated that it could be looked into. Mr. Harris added that it did not appear likely that an incinerator ash disposal site would be located in Farmington. The Council thanked Mr. Harris for attending the meeting. 21. MOTION by Mayer, second by Kuchera to reschedule the public hearing to rezone Lots 1-10, Block 18 from B-3 to R-3 to August 21, 1989 at 7:15 P.M. APIF, MOTION CARRIED . 22. The following items were discussed during roundtable: a. Letter from the State Board of Architects to the Building Inspector; b. Truck signs on 5th Street had not been installed; c. City's application for Southeast Storm Sewer and Sewer Rehabilitation had been placed on the MPCA Revolving Loan Needs list; d. Staff will bring storm water utility ordinance and report to the next meeting. 23. MOTION by Sprute, second by Galler to adjourn at 10:40 P.M. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, ~1:~:r . - Approved g/ 1-?{C)