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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.19.82 Council Minutes 75 MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR JULY 19, 1982 1. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Stegmaier, Councilmembers Cook, Kelly, Kuchera, Orr Absent: None Also Present: Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgas 2. Motion by Orr, second by Kelly to approve the minutes of July 6,1982 as presented. APIF, motion carried. 3. The Council received the suggestions of the City Attorney in a memo dated July 19, 1982 recommending certain changes in the zoning ordinance which would tend to answer the problems presented by anticipated develop- ment in the Pine Knoll subdivision. Mr. Gorgas recommended that in the A-l, the R-l, The R-2, and the R-3 zoning districts that either a full basement or a single car garage be required. Further discussion followed. Motion by Orr, second by Kelly that a public hearing be set for 7:30 P.M., August 2, 1982, the Attorney to make published notice thereof, to consider an amendment to the zoning ordinance which would require in the R-l, R-2, & R-3 zoning districts the following: (a) a basement and a single .garage or a double garage of a minimum size of 440 square feet. (b,) a bituminous or concrete driveway. APIF, motion carried. 4. Mrs. Mary Mittelstadt, a resident in the Pine Knoll subdivision, made a statement to the Council concerning the problems that have been presented in that subdivision and commenting on the previous action just taken by the Council. 5. The Council discussed briefly the proposed amendments to the zoning and subdivision ordinances being recommended by the Planning Commission and for which a public hearing had already been set by the Council on J.uly 26,1982. These amendments were intended to bring the City ordinances into compliance with recent legislation concerning manufactured buildings (formerly mobile homes) and consisted, among other things, of the creation of an R-4 Mixed Code zoning district. 6. The Council considered the elements of a voluntary unsolicited proposal made to the Council by Knudson Rubbish. This proposal included the acqui- sition of the current equipment used by City forces and an exclusive contract for the collection of rubbish to the Knudson firm by the City. This matter was deferred to a later meeting. 7. The Council then reviewed a proposed amendment to the ordinance re- garding building and related codes. The City Administrator informed the Council that this was a technical amendment in which specific additions by date were deleted which would preclude the necessity of constant amend- ment to the ordinance as new additions became available. Motion by Cook, second by Orr to adopt Ordinance No. 082-131, An Ordinance amending an ordinance concerning building and related codes. APIF, motion carried. 8. The next agenda item was in regard to an appointment to the HRA to fill the seat of current member Harbee Tharaldson, who had submitted his resig- 76 nation effective September 6, 1982. A discussion among the members of the Coun- c i I fa II owed. Mot i on by Stegma i er, second by Orr that the res i gnat i on of Mr. Tharaldson hereby be accepted effective September 6, 1982, and that Mr. Richard Johnson be appointed to that seat effective S~ptember 7, 1982. Voting for: Stegmaier, Cook, Kelly, Orr. Voting against: Kuchera. Motion carried. 9. Motion by Kuchera, second by Kelly to appdnt the Reverend Donald Sponheim to the seat on the Cable Television Advisory Commission left vacant by the Reverend Jerry Strandquist. APIF, motion carried. 10. The Council reviewed, briefly, the job description, the proposed calendar, showing the various steps in the hiring process for a Senior Citizen Center Coordinator. There were no changes made. 11. The City received a public opinion from the City Attorney concerning possible regulation by the City of newspaper distribution boxes on public property. The opinion of the City Attorney was that attempted regulation of these boxes by the City would probably not be successful and would also probably result in a constitutional challenge. There was a consensus on the Council that no action be taken. 12. The Counci I reviewed the _ matter .of accumulated compensatory time of the City Administrator as set forth in a two page memorandum dated July 1, 1982. Motion by Stegmaier, second by Orr authorizing and directing the Mayor and the Deputy Treasurer to execute an agreement providing for the payment of a total amount of $9,000 in five equal annual installments, interest free, with the first payment to be made on the 20th day of July, 1982 and each subsequent annual payment to be made on the 1st day of July; and further, that the necessary budget adjustment be made from the contingency account; and still further, the the remaining unpaid bompensatory hours be taken as time off at the convenience of the City and the Administrator. Voting for: Stegmaier, Kelly, Orr. Voting against: Cook, Kuchera. Motion carried. 13. Motion by Kelly, second by Stegmaier to pay the bills as presented, amount- ing to $2,602.70 in the General Fund and $27,026.94 in the Liquor fund. APIF, motion carried. 14. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr to approve the request for tax abatement to Donald Stang, Parcel No. 14-27100-010-00 as requested by Dakota County Assessor for the year 1980-1981. APIF, motion carried. 15. Motion by Kuchera, second by Kelly to approve the attendance of two indiv- iduals from the Park & Rec Department to the 7th Annual Minnesota Ice Arena Managers fall seminar in Alexandria on September 17, 1982. APIF, motion carried. 16. The Council discussed the status of a $2,000 pledge made by the City on January 13,1981 toward the Senior Citizen Center in Farmington. In the following discussion in was pointed out that at the time the pledge was made it was antici- pated that the Seniors themselves having been incorporated under the name IIFarmington Area Senior Citizens, Inc.11 would apply fora federal grant and would, in fact, operate the Center. It was shown, however, that subsequently it was the HRA who applied for the grant, acquired the building, and would now, in fact, operate the Center. Mr. Kuchera argued that the $2,000 should be split with $1,000 going to each of the two major groups of Seniors in the City. Motion by Cook, second by Kuchera that the $2,000 pledge bf the City be withdrawn. Voting for: Qook, Kuchera. Voting against: Stegmaier, Kelly, Orr. Motion not carried. Motion by Orr, second by Stegmaier that the $2,000 as pledged hereby be transferred to the Farmington HRA and to be dispensed through the special Senior Citizens Fund. Voting for: Stegmaier, Kelly, Orr. Voting against: Cook, Kuchera. Motion carried. Minutes of July 19, 1982 Council meeting - continued. 17. Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 9:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, w~~~ City Administrator WJF/sz APPROVED: 77 ~/n- ,