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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.02.81 Council Minutes ') '} C. L~ L; t MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR MARCH 2, 1981 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by the Mayor. Present: Mayor 'Stegmaier, Council Members Cook, Cummings, Kuchera and Orr Absent: None Also Present: City Administrator Ford, City Attorney Gorgos and City Engineer Cook. 2. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cook to approve the minutes of February 17, 1981 as presented. APIF, motion carried. 3. The Council reviewed the memorandum from the City Administrator, dated February 9, 1981, in which several amendments to the Subdivision Ordinance were recommended and had been forwarded by the Planning Commission with their favorable comments. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cummings to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 081-105, An Ordinance to Amend the Subdivision Ordinance regarding Waiver of Platting. APIF, motion carried. 4. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cummings to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 081-106, An Ordinance to Amend the Subdivision Ordinance as it regards Condominium Development. APIF, motion carried. 5. The Counci 1 became involved in a very extensive and penetrating discussion of the City Administrator's memorandum, dated February 19, 1981 and the City Attorney's memorandum, dated February 27, 1981, concerning the possibility of providing for a procedure whereby parcels to be assessed under a specially assessed improvement might be subjected to a property appraisal before and after the improvement to establish the dollar value of benefit as it affects market value of the property. There seemed to be a concensus that it was impossible to determine the cost effect- iveness of such a process and that it might very well be prohibitive cost-wise to apply the process in a general way be requiring every parcel to be appraised. The concensus was that staff prepare a sample policy that would provide for selective appraisals of only those parcels which were either not petitioned by the owners or were incidentally affected by the assessment off of the main plat and present the policy to the Council. 6. The Mayor then opened the previously published Public Hearing to consider various amendments to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the City Administrator in a memorandum, dated February 9, 1981, and which had been recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 081-107, An Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance regarding Special Exceptions. APIF, motion carried. 7. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 081-108, An Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance regarding Utility Transition Areas, Zero Lot Set Backs for Duplexes, Condominium Development and Definitions. APIF, motion carried. 8. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 081-109, An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance regarding Uniformity of Front Yard Set Backs. APIF, motion carried. 9. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 081-110, Lot and Yard Requirements. APIF, motion carried. '} 'Ih { ~ ,._.J 10. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 081-111, An Ordinance regarding Set Backs Abutting Railroad Right-Of-Way. APIF, motion carried. 11. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 081-112, An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance as it Relates to Planned Unit Development. APIF, motion carried. 12. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cummings to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R21-81, which Authorizes and Directs the City Administrator to Execute a Cooperation Agreement Between the City and the Dakota County HRA providing for County Owned Scattered Site Subsidized Housing in the City of Farmington. APIF, motion carried 13. The Mayor reminded those present that there would be a meeting of the City Council at which they would sit as an annual Tax Board of Review scheduled for 7: 00 P. M., May 18, 1981. 14. Members of the Council were requested to contact the Administrator1s Office who would make arrangements for those wishing to attend the League of Minnesota Cities Legislative Conference on March 12, 1981. 15. The Administrator informed the Council that a request had been received that the City Counci 1 consider adopting a resolution which would support the repeal of Minnesota Statue 105.391, which is a recent law authorizing and directing the Department of Natural Resources to inventory privately owned wetlands. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cummings to adopt such a resolution. Voting For: Kuchera, Cummings. Voting Against: Stegmaier, Orr and Cook. Motion not carried. 16. Motion by Cook, seconded by Kuchera to authorize the attendance of four per- sons from the department of General Services to attend a Traffic Control Construction and Maintenance Seminar on March 31, 1981. APIF, motion carried. 17. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr that the bills be approved for payment as presented. APIF, motion carried. 18. Motion by Cummings, second by Cook to approve a budget adjustment and a purchase authorization for furniture in the administrative department amounting to a maximum amount of $298.08, with a comparable amount being added to the budgeted receipt account no. 377. APIF, motion carried. 19. The Council then addressed itself to several matters concerning the proposed plat of Riverside Addition. Mrs. Helen Nordseth, developer, along with several of her consultants made a presentation to the Council. The first matter taken up dealt with the approval of the preliminary plat. The Planning Commission had given a favorable recommendation on the plat and was in favor of the Council setting a Public Hearing in the matter. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cook to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R22-81, which sets a public hearing for 7:30 P.M., March 16, 1981, to consider the Preliminary Plat of Riverside Addition. APIF, motion carried. 20. The Council then considered the request to rezone the area within the plat a request which was connected to the plat approval matter by the developer. The rezoning from an R-l, suburban residential, to an R-3, multiple dwelling, zoning district was favorably recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion by Cummings, second by Kuchera to set a Public Hearing for 7:30 P.M., March 16, 1981 to consider the rezoning of the area within the proposed plat of Riverside Addition including lands now located in Empire Township, but anticipated to be annexed by the time of the Public Hearing. APIF, motion carried. ; " ~'r ; ._, .6 :'~J t 21. There was shown on the plat a small outlot, labeled Outlot J, which would be a substandard lot. It was agreed that the Council grant a Waiver of Platting at this time for this lot and that the developer agree that Outlot J will be conveyed to the owner of the abutting parcel of land and be incorporated into that abutting parcel after the plat is filed. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cummings to grant a Waiver of Platting for Outlot J, within the proposed Riverside Addition. APIF, motion carried. 22. At the meeting of February 17, 1981, the City Council adopted Resolution No. R20-81, which authorized and directed the City Administrator to amend the lAWCON Park land Acquisition Grant Application which included certain lands owned by the developer of Riverside Addition. Mrs. Nordseth expressed her objection to including the railroad right-of-way which the Norsethls had acquired from Pine Street to CSAH #31. She asked that the Council reconsider that decision. In the discussion that followed there was a general agreement that that land need not be acquired, but instead the developer of the Riverside Addition would grant to ,the City a 20 foot easement for a walk way - bike path from CSAH #31 though Outlot l, between lots I and 31 of Block 14 and through Outlot K, exiting into Rambling River Park. Motion by Cummings, second by Kuchera that the City Administrator include this chamlge in Resolution No. R20-81, by deleting that portii'ol1l: of the former railroad right-of-way extending from CSAH #31 to Pine Street from the Grant Application. APIF, motion carried. , ;",-,.' ". 23. The Counc i 1 then took up the matter of a request'to"r municipal improve- ments which was incorporated in the developers petition for plat approval and re- zoning. The Engineerls opinion, rendered during the plat review process with the Planning Commission showed that the area to be platted could be served with municipal services. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R23-81, Initiating a Proposed Special Assessment Municipal Improvement and Ordering a Report. APIF, motion carried. 24. The Administrator then explained to the Council that the Engineer had prepared a feasibility report in anticipation of the Councills request for this report at this meeting. Such timing was necessary to accommodate the previously agreed upon schedule submitted to the Council many weeks ago. The Engineer then presented his report to the Council. The Engineer went through the report in detail with the Council, the developer and her consultants. The report advised that the proposed improvement is feasible, that it can be done independent of any other improvements, that the location of properties thought to be benefitted by the improvements as shown on a ma~ on file is confined to the property owned by the developer and that the total estimated cost of Phase 1 Public Improvements is $821,045. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R24-81,Accepting the Preliminary Engineering Report on Riverside Addition, Phase I, Seeking Comments and Setting a Public Hearing for a Specially Assessable Municipal Improvement for 7:30 P.M., March 16,1981. APIF, motion carried. 25. The Council set a Special Meeting for 7:00 P.M., March 11, 1981 to deal primarily with annexation matters in connection with the proposed Riverside. Addition Plat. 26. The Council dealt briefly with a memorandum from the City Administrator, dated February 26, 1981, concerning the request of Mr. Akin for services to be provided for his land in conjunction with the proposed municipal improvements in Sewer District #1, including Phase 1 of Fair Hills, No action taken. 27. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera to approve the attendance of Mr. Bill Hince and Wayne Henneke at a State Shade Tree Workshop to be held March 24, 1981 in Waseca, Minnesota. APIF, motion carried. 28. Motion by Cummings, second by Kuchera to authorize the attendance of four Fire Fighters at a Pesticide Fire Fighting Class, starting March 5, ]981 in Apple Valley, at a total cost of $32. APIF, motion carried. 29. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cook that upon the recommendation of the Fire Department Officers the following two individuals be appointed on a six month probationary period to the position of Fire Fighters on the Farmington Fire Depart- ment: Gary Ashfeld, 1008 Ash Street and Mike Heinzerling, ]029 Westview Drive. APIF, motion carried. 30. The Mayor then asked that the Counc; ilJo in ,with him.; in.submitt I:ng the :name of Leon Orr to the league of Minnesota Cities to be considered for the Annual C. C. Ludwig Award, which is bestowed for distinquished municipal service. This in recognition for the long and outstanding service provided to the City of Farmington by Counci Iman Orr. Voting for: Stegmaier, Cook, Cummings, Kuchera. Abstaining: Orr. Motion carried. 31. Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 10:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, "~n~~ Wi 11 i am J. For-, ~ City Administrator APPROVED: j /r~ It! ( WJF/pp