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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.17.83 Council Minutes 219 MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR OCTOBER 17, 1983 1. Mayor Akin called Present: Mayor Akin, Absent: None. Also Present: the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Members Cook, Kelly, Orr, Sprute. Administrator Thompson, Attorney Gorgos, Engineer Cook. 2. Motion by Kelly, second by Orr to approve the agenda with the following additions: 1. Consider adopting a resolution accepting the bids for Fair Hills Phase IIA. 2. Adopting a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of G.O. Improve- ment Bonds. 3. Discussion of the proposed race track. 4. Delete Item No. 9c. APIF, motion carried. 3. It was the consensus of the Council to approve the minutes of the September 28, 1983 special meeting and the October 3, 1983 regular meeting. 4. The Council considered the proposed liquor ordinance. Discussion centered around how restrictive the definition of a restaurant should be. It was the consensus of the Council that the present liquor license holders review the proposed ordinance and then submit their written comments within 30 days. 5. Motion by Sprute, second by Cook to adopt Resolution No. R86-83 a resolution in cooperation with the State of Minnesota for snow removal along trunk highway #50. APIF, motion carried. 6. Motion by Kelly, second by Orr to set a public hearing for November 7, 1983 at 7:00 P.M. to consider allowing manufacturing as a special exception in a B-2 General Business District. APIF, motion carried. 7. The developers for the proposed horse racing facility were present to discuss the possible use of industrial development revenue bonds for financing the racing facility. It was the consensus of the City Council that the administrator meet with the devel- opers and the Cityls fiscal consultant to discuss the procedures for the issuance of the bonds. The administrator was further directed to draft guidelines for the issuance of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds and present them to the City Council. 8. Administrator Thompson informed the Council that the City would in all probabil ity be receiving a $30,000 loan from the Metropolitan Council for the purposes of preparing a Surface Water Management Plan. Discussion followed concerning the procedures which would be necessary to complete the Surface Water Management Plan. Motion by Akin, second by Sprute to direct the City Administrator and the City Engineer to proceed with the Surface Water Management Plan, contingent upon receiving approval of the loan from the Metropolitan Council. APIF, motion carried. 9. Members of the Downtown Redevelopment Ta&k Force were present to discuss the selec- tion of a marketing firm. Discussion followed concerning the plan and how it would benefit the City of Farmington. Task Force Chairman, Harvey Snyder, stated that the original scope of the project had expanded from the downtown area to the entire City of Farmington and that from a psychological standpoint it would be beneficial for the City Council to participate in the project. Mr. Snyder stated that the proposed marketing plan would cost $18,800 if volunteers were used. Discussion followed con- cerning City Council participation in the project. Motion by Orr, second by Sprute 220 that the Council participate in 20% of the cost of the marketing plan, not to exceed $3,760.00. Voting for: Orr, Sprute, Cook. Voting against: Akin, Kelly. Motion carried. 10. Motion by Orr, second by Sprute to approve the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approve the capital outlay request for the Arena. 2. Approve the payment of the bills. APIF, motion carried. 11. The City Council discussed a request by the general services to send two of the employees to school. Merle Tobias stated that he did not feel that the City should be sending employees to school with City money. Mayor Akin and Councilman Orr stated that it was beneficial to the City to have their employees continue with education. Motion by Orr, second by Akin to approve the request to send two general services em- ployees to school. APIF, motion carried. 12. The City Council next discussed department head comp time. Mayor Akin referred to a memo from the department heads stating that they would like to see the policy remain as it is. Discussion followed concerning the amount of hours a department head could bank. It was the consensus of the City Council to leave the comp time policy as it is. 13. Motion by Kelly, second by Orr to waive the building permit fees for the figure skating club construction at the ice arena, and a remodeling to the police department. APIF, motion carried. 14. Motion by Sprute, second by Cook to approve the final payment of $28,186.88 to Midwest Paving and Recycling and to accept the final inspection report for the sealcoating project. APIF, motion carried. 15. City Engineer Glenn Cook presented the following bid tabulations for the Fair Hills Phase I IA Utility Project (Project Nos. 83-5 thru 83-7): CONTRACTORS TOTAL BASE BID Gartzke Construction $ 51,425.00 Burschville Construction 52,795.40 Austin P. Keller 52,901.00 H.B.H. Construction Co. 58,143.00 Nodland Associates, Inc. 61,284.00 Bonine Excavating Co. 67,811.00 Danner Trucking 74,706.50 Mr. Cook recommended that the bid be awarded to the apparent low bidder, Gartzke Construction Company, for $51,425.00 for the Fair Hills Phase I IA Utility Improvement project. Motion by Akin, second by Sprute to adopt Resolution R87-83 accepting the bid of Gartzke Construction Company for $51,425.00 for the Fair Hills Phase IIA utility improvement project. APIF, motion carried. 16. City Engineer Glenn Cook presented the following bid tabulation for Fair Hills Phase IIA Street Improvement Project (Project No. 83-8): CONTRACTORS TOTAL BASE BID Valley Paving $ 80,043.50 Ace Blacktop 80,452.70 Lund Asphalt Construction 80,538.00 Danner Trucking 80,927.30 Alexander Construction 80,976.50 Fischer Sand & Aggregate 85,606.50 221 Mr. Cook recommended that the bid be awarded to the apparent low bidder, Valley Paving for $80,043.50. Motion by Cook, second by Kelly to adopt Resolution No. R88-83 accepting the bid of Valley Paving for $80,043.50 for Fair Hills Phase IIA Street Improvement project. APIF, motion carried. 17. Motion by Akin, second by Orr to approve final payment to Arcon Construction for $154,779.30 and to accept the engineers final inspection report for the Dakota County Estates Utility Project. APIF, motion carried. 18. Motion by Akin, second by Cook to adopt Resolution No. R89-83 authorizing the issuance and sale of $190,000 G.O. Improvement Bonds of 1983. APIF, motion carried. 19.The City Council clarified that the Fair Hills Phase I IA project would be 100% assessed and that the term of the bond would be for 10 years. 20. Motion by Cook, second by Sprute to adjourn at 9:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ~?!r-- City Administrator Approved: , 1/ ///;/'"73' / / / / LTlmh