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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.18.82 Council Minutes 27 MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR JANUARY 18, 1982 1. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Stegmaier, Councilmembers Cook, Kuchera, Orr Absent: Councilmember Kelly Also Present: Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgos 2. Motion by Cook, second by Orr to approve the minutes of January 4, 1982 as presented. APIF, motion carried. 3. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cook to approve the minutes of January 11, 1982 as presented. APIF, motion carried. 4. The first item on the agenda was the final determination of the donated parkland relative to the Whispering River Condominium development. There were members of the opposition group in the audience as well as representatives of the developer. Member Kuchera presented three proposed options of different areas which he stated had been prepared by a professional, Bill Ward, Lakeville. A lengthy discussion followed among members of the audience and the Council. Motion by Orr, second by Stegmaier to define the area of parkland to be dedicated as consisting of .26 acres and the boundary to be described by extending the north line of the Central Telephone property eastward into the F-1 Floodway, approximately 133 feet, thence due north to join with the north boundary of the Reisinger property and with the balance of the contribution in the form of cash. And further, that all previous actions by the Council in ~is matter hereby be rescinded. Voting for: Stegmaier, Cook, Orr. Voting against: Kuchera. Absent: Kelly. Motion carried. Attorney Glenn Nord, representing the developer, stated to the Council that this action was satisfactory to the developer. 5. The next item on the agenda dealt'with several subdivision waiver requests arising out of the redistribution of the abandoned former railroad right-of-way in Farmington. The first request was that of Farmington- Shakopee Association, Inc. requesting that the total abandoned railroad area within Farmington be split into 4 parcels each in Section 34,35,36, and 31. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera that the above subdivision waiver be granted, provided that the newly created parcel be incorporated into the abutting parent parcel. APIF, motion carried. 6. The next subdivision waiver requested was that of the Farmington- Shakopee Association, Inc. for parcel 14-03500-010-13, which consists of the division of the abandoned railroad property in Section 35, to be split between owners Hammer and Devney, a total of two parcels. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cook that the above waiver of platting be granted provided that the newly created parcel be incorporated into the abutting parent parcel. APIF, motion carried. 7. The next request for waiver of platting was that of Farmington- Shakopee Association, Inc. for parcel 14-03600-010-08 which consists of the subdividing of all of the abandoned reailroad within Section 36 among six property owners. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr that the above subdivision waiver be granted provided that the newly created parcel be incorporated into the abutting parent parcel. APIF, motion carried. 28 8. The next request for waiver of platting was that of Farmington- Shakopee Association, Inc. on parcel 14-03600-016-08 which separates out a portion of the abandoned railroad starting at a point on the west boundary of Section 36, 535 feet easterly, which is the starting point of the parcel, and thence 390 feet to the east to a point which coincides with the extended west boundary of the Sowieja property. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera to grant the above request for subdivision waiver provided that the newly created parcel be incorporated into the abutting parent parcel. APIF, motion carried. 9. All of the above splits requested by the Farmington-Shakopee Association, Inc. consisted of the creation of 13 separate parcels which would normally be at a cost of $25 each, or a total of $325. Because of the unusual circumstances of this situation which involved abandoned railroad, the Council waived $175 of the fee for a total cost of $150 for all of the waivers. 10. The next request for waiver was that of W.A. Berglund, contract for deed buyer, and Charles H. & D. Zweber, fee owner on parcel 15-03600-010-29 which would create a parcel of approximately 3 acres in area described as follows: Starting at a point on the north right-of-way line of Highway 50 and the west boundary of Section 36 and going easterly approximately 351 feet to the point of beginning, thence approximately north 334 feet, east 391 feet and south 334 feet and west 391 feet to the point of beginning. Motion by Cook, second by Kuchera to approve the above subdivision waiver request. APIF, motion carried. 11. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr to adopt Resolution No. R3-82, resolution calling a public hearing on a proposed project under the Minnesota Municipal Industrial Development Act which sets a public hearing for 7:00 P.M., Monday, February 8, 1982 to consider the grant of preliminary approval for the issuance of municipal industrial bonds in an amount of $250,000 in connection with the proposed Dar-Lin Investments development. APIF, motion carried. 12. Motion by Cook, second by Kuchera to approve the purchase of used furniture for the Fire Department in the amount of $402 and to authorize a budget adjustment to the Fire Department capital outlay from the contingency in the same amount. APIF, motion carried. 13. Motion by Orr, second by Cook to approve the attendance of two individuals from the General Services Department to the Sewer Collection Systems Conference to be held in Bloomington, January 20-22, 1982. APIF, motion carried. 14. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr to approve the attendance of Officer Ted Dau to the Minnesota Juvenile Officers Institute to be held in Brooklyn Park, January 27 & 28, 1982. APIF, motion carried. 15. Councilmember Kuchera commented on the excellent job being done by Officer Ted Dau in his work with juveniles and particularly in his chemical dependence abatement program. 29 Minutes - Council - January 18, 1982 16. Councilmember Orr noted the private letter of commendation received concerning the extraordinary efforts of Officer Jerry Wacker in a life threatening situation recently. 17. Motion by Cook, second by Orr to approve the payment of bills as presented. APIF, motion carried. 18. The Council discussed the general philosophy and procedures used by the Council in the appointment of members to Boards and Commissions. The discussion was precipitated by an article in the Dakota County Tribune written by the reporter covering the Farmington City Council. It was agreed that a firmly structured procedure should be adopted by the Council and that procedure set forth in the model by-laws to be prepared and presented to the Council by the Administrator. 19. The Council took note of a memorandum to the Mayor & Council by the Administrator dated January 14, 1982 in which was discussed the impact and effect on the City of the recent Supreme Court decision involving union contracts and past practices. Respectfully submitted, ~~r:.j..~ v William J. Fordp APPROVED: City Administrator :1/1 Jt~ WJF/sz