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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.07.82 Council Minutes 89 MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR SEPTEMBER 7, 1982 1. The Mayor called the meeting to order Present: Mayor Stegmaier, Counci1members Absent: None. A I so Present: at 7:00 P.M. Cook, Kelly, Kuchera, Orr. Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgos, Planner Tooker. 2. Motion by Orr, second by Kelly to approve the minutes of August 16, 1982 as presented. APIF, motion carried. 3. Motion by Cook, second by Kuchera to approve the granting of an off-sale beer license to Arthur Leibfried, Superstore, 705 8th Street. APIF, motion carried. 4. Mr. Richard Falken and Mr. Rex Bradford appeared before the Council representing Northern Natural Gas Company. They were questioning a permit to erect a 2801 radio antenna tower on the site of their property on the northwest quadrant of TH #50 and County Road #31. I t was pointed out to the Council that there did exist in Farmington an ordinance which requires all antennas of this type to be located on the municipal water tower on a lease-fee basis if the use to which the antenna was put was compatible with that location. Testimony by the applicant and his expert advisor indicated to the Council that locating the antenna on the top of the municipal tower would not be compatible with their proposed use. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr to approve the granting of a permit for this tower. APIF, motion carried. 5. Mr. Edward Ulvi, 19920 Akin Road, had requested he be put on the agenda with no disclosed subject matter of discussion. When the Mayor called on Mr. Ulvi~ he started to state to the Council that he, and apparently others, were becoming critical of the Council due to the I'infightingll and "bickering". After Mr. Ulvi had proceeded for a short time, the Mayor gaveled him out of order, stating the purpose of the Council meeting is to conduct the Cityls business and not to provide a forum for political speeches. 6. The owners of the building at 416 Third Street, who had been given 60 days by order of the Council to remove said building, now were appealing to the Council through their attorney, through the City Attorney for an extension of time on this mandate to December 1, 1982. The owners indicated they wished to have a sale of the material presently stored in the building and agreed, if granted the extension, to comply with certain stipulations made in a letter from their attorney, Philip Kunker, dated September 2, 1982. Motion by Cook, second by Orr to grant the extension contingent upon stipulations made in the above referred to letter. APIF, motion carried. 7. Motion by Kuchera, second by Kelly to approve the attendance of a specified number of firemen at a school to be held at Rochester, Minne- sota at a cost of approximately $400, and further, to authorize an adjustment to the budget providing said funds from the contingency account. APIF, motion carried. 90 Minutes of Council Meeting of September 7, 1982 - Page 2 8. The City Planner, Charles Tooker, presented to the Council the final draft of a proposed agricultural preserve program requested earlier by the Council. Motion by Orr, second by Kelly that a public hearing be set for October 4, 1982 at 7:30 P.M. to consider the adoption of an ordinance establ ishing an Ag Preserve Program and further, to consider amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map by converting certain C-l lands to other zoning district designations to accommodate the above Ag Preserve Program. APIF, motion carried. 9. A plan was presented to the Coun~il as a result of the request of Mr. James Gerster, downtown businessman. Mr. Gerster wished to construct and maintain a raised planter in the sidewalk in front of his place of business. A detailed plan with dimensions and materials to be used was presented to the Council. Also given to the Council was a memo from the City Planner in which he recommended that such a request be granted within certain stipulations. Motion by Orr, second by Kelly that Mr. Gerster be permitted to construct said planter in accordance with the four stipulations contained in the City Plannerls memo. APIF, motion carried. 10. The Council briefly discussed the status of the Sludge-Ash site selection process presently in motion by the Metropolitan Council. A few members of the audience suggested to the Council that perhaps Farmington had not done as much to prevent the location of a Sludge- Ash site in Farmington. The Council assigned City Attorney Jerry Gorgas to the task of preparing data and assembling a delegation to appear at the next meeting of the PCA at which this subject would be discussed. 11. Motion by Kelly, second by Kuchera to adopt Resolution No. R20-82 which sets a public hearing for 7:00 P.M., September 22, 1982 for the purpose of discussing a Community Development Block Grant application presently being prepared under the auspices of the Dakota County HRA, said hearing to be conducted by the Farmington HRA. APIF, motion carried. 12. Motion by Orr, second by Kelly to approve the payment of $26,304.18 to Keller Construction, Fair Hills Improvements. APIF, motion carried. 13. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr to pay the amount of $24,047.00 to Fischer Construction, 8th Street Improvements. APIF, motion carried. 14. Motion by Kelly, second by Kuchera to pay the amount of $1,880.83 to the City Engineer, 1982 Construction Projects. APIF, motion carried. 15. Motion by Kelly, second by Kuchera to approve the change in regular City Hall business hours from 8:00 to 4:30 with a ~ hour lunch period starting September 13 or as soon thereafter as possible. It was the consensus of the Council that the new hours would be on a trial basis and if abused we would revert back to the regular hours. APIF, motlon carried. 91 Minutes of Council Meeting of September 7, 1982 - Page 3 16. Hotion by Orr, second by Kuchera to approve the payment of bills in the amount of $18,784.56 in the General Fund and $22,309.99 in the Liquor Fund. APIF, motion carried. 17. The Council advised the Administrator that they would desire to meet with Department Heads at a special work session on September 13, 1982 with t hour intervals allotted to individual department heads. 18. The Council agreed to a request of the Fire Department to be avail- able in Council Chambers from which they would adjourn between 7:30 and 8:00 to accommodate an Open House being conducted by the Fire Department. 19. Motion by Kelly, second by Orr to adopt Resolution No. R21-82 requesting of the County that the maximum speed be posted on #31 between 190th Street to Highway #50 at 45 MPH. APIF, motion carried. 20. Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 8:40 P.M. Respectfully submitted, a~l-~ Wi II iam J. Forde' City Administrator APPROVED : Cl./;F/~ WJF/sz