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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-07-04 CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Roll call was taken. Present: Council Members Wulff, Rieb, Luick, Bellows and Mayor. Johnson. Also present: R. Knutson, City Attorney; S. Mielke, City Administrator; K. Nelson, City Engineer; D. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; D. Feller, Finance Director; S. Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director; S. Strachan, Police Chief; D. Volk, Director of Operations. & Maintenance; D. Morey, Planning. Director; B. Anderson, Assistant to City Administrator; J. Hawkins, Deputy City Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the August 16, 2004 City Council meeting were approved as presented. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: None ENGINEER: Mr. Nelson provided an engineering project .update for August 2004. Highlights included-the redevelopment of Well #2, and work on the I-35/County Road 60 interchange and the I-35/County Road 50 project. ADMINISTRATOR: None DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: Mr. Volk presented the August monthly report of the Operations & Maintenance Department. Highlights included seal coating 26 miles of roadway and reports of summer water usage in the City. PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS .Chief Strachan introduced new Lakeville Police Officer James Drones. Mayor Johnson administered the oath of office to Officer Drones. } CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 PAGE 2 Arts Center Coordinator Tom Barnard extended an invitation to the Third Anniversary Celebration and Art Festival and presented the 2004-2005 Lakeville Area Arts Center Activities Playbill CITIZENS' COMMENTS. None CONSENT AGENDA Council Members added Item #11 to the Consent Agenda. 04.112 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Bellows to approve the consent agenda items as follows:. a. Claims for payment. b. Receive minutes of the following advisory committee meetings: ? Planning Commission, August 19, 2004 ? Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Committee, August 18, 2004 ? Lakeville Area Arts Center Board, August 12, 2004 ? Telecommunications Commission, August 10, 2004 ? .Lakeville Athletic Facility Ad Hoc Committee, August 12, 2004 c. Change Order No. 1 with Northdale Construction Company, Inc. for Well No. 2 collection pipe, Improvement Project 04-02. d. Special home occupation permit extension to allow the operation of a photo studio at 17131 Jefferson Avenue. e. Resolutions No. 04-163 and 04-164 approving the final plats of Prairie Lake 4th Addition and Prairie Lake 5th Addition. f. Lakeville Convention and Visitors Bureau 2005 Budget. g. Resolution No. 04-165 prohibiting the use of speed humps in the Lakeville transportation system. h. Resolution No, 04-166 designating no parking zones on both sides of Kenrick Loop. i. Receive application of Green Mill Lakeville for an on-sale and .Sunday liquor {icense at 17733 Kenwood Trail and call a public hearing to be held on October 4, 2004. r T CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 PAGE 3 j. Special assessment agreement with Thomas & Loretta Jensen, 17745 Flagstaff Avenue. k. Agreement relating to sewer and water hook-up charges on the. Burtice Cross property, 18030 Kenwood Trail I. Resolution No. 04-167 amending the position classification and pay plan for exempt and non-exempt positions and setting forth the policy for administration of the pay plan. m. Resolution. No. 04-168 designating the City's Finance Director, Dennis Feller, as Acting City Administrator when the City Administrator is unavailable. n. Resolution No. 04-169 amending the purchasing policy. o. Set a Council work session to be held on Monday, September 13, 2004, at 5:30 p.m. p. Set a special Council meeting to be held on Monday, September 13, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. 11. Conditional use permit to allow the construction of a detached accessory building for an indoor swimming pool at 9928 Oak Shore Drive. RoN caN was taken on the motion. Ayes: Johnson,. Wulff, Rieb, Luick, .Bellows ITEM 8 Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing on the adoption of the 2004- 2008 Capital Improvement Plan and authorizing issuance and sale of $14,445,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds for a Central Maintenance Facility. The Deputy Clerk attested that the legal notice was duly published. Don Volk introduced Finance .Director Dennis Feller, who gave a brief history of the Central Maintenance Facility Project. The facility is proposed to be constructed at a site west of Cedar Avenue, south of 179th Street and Dodd Boulevard. The Kodet Architectural group has worked with City staff on the design of the project.. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 PAGE 4 A bid opening was held on August 31,.2004. The total approximate cost. of $15.7 million, including the cost of the land, will be financed by the Water Trunk Fund, Storm Sewer Fund, Certificates of Indebtedness, Building Fund, and by the sale of .Capita! Improvement Bonds. The core facilities will meet the needs of the community for at least 20 years. Mr. Feller summarized the financing of the project and described the Capital Improvement Bonds Series 2004A and their impact on the City's budget. City staff is recommending approval of a resolution adopting the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan for 2004-2008 and authorizing the issuance and sale of $14,445,000 of General Obligation Capital Improvement Plan Bonds Series 2004A. Mayor Johnson invited any public comments or questions. There were none. 04.113 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Luick to close the public hearing. Roll call was taken on the motion: Ayes:. Wulff, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, • Johnson. 04.114 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Rieb, to approve Resolution No. 170 adopting fihe 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Plan and authorize the issuance and sale of $14,445,000 General .Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2004A. Roll call was taken on the motion: Ayes: Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Wulff. ITEM 9 Don Volk, Director of Operations and Maintenance, stated that current and future needs were considered in the building design. of the Central Maintenance Facility. The building design committee, which included City staff, toured several similar facilities in the metro area. as part of the design process. Kodet Architectural group was chosen for the project because of their experience, attention to cost effectiveness, and quality of work. The new facility will accommodate growth in the community and. meet the needs of the Parks Maintenance and Streets Departments -for many years. } CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 PAGE S A key feature is the facility's central location, which will be efficient in the delivery of City services and will combine the needs of the Parks and Street Departments and Fleet maintenance. Building design will include. a maintenance free exterior, infrared heating system, digital video security system, computer-controlled HVAC and lighting, energy saving fluorescent lights, off-peak emergency generator, and energy saving bi- fold doors in the vehicle storage area. Ed Kodet and Ken Stone were in attendance representing Kodet Architectural Group and discussed the bids that were received for the project. Of the eight bids received, CM Construction Company was the lowest responsible. bidder with a bid of $11,118,050, including add alternates one through four. The low bid meets the project estimate. .provided by Kodet in May 2004. CM Construction has been the general contractor for numerous public projects throughout the state, including Lakeville's Heritage Library and the Dakota. County Transportation Facility in Rosemount. The anticipated completion of the project is September 2005. Staff recommends Council accept the bids and award the contract to CM Construction Company. • Council Member Wulff asked about the benefits of the proposed bi-fold doors. Mr. Volk stated that bi-fold doors are being recommended in part. because of their long life expectancy and safety. Irr addition, the need for them to remain open for only a fraction of the time of overhead doors makes them much more energy efficient. 04.115 Motion was made by Wulff, seconded by Luick, to approve Resolution No. 17.1 accepting the bids and awarding the contract for construction of a Central Maintenance Facility, City Improvement Project 01-13, to CM Construction Company in the amount of $11,118,050, including add alternates one through four. Roll call was taken on the motion: Ayes: Luick, Bellows, 7ohnson, Wulff, Rieb. Mayor Johnson acknowledged former City Administrator Bob Erickson .for his work on the project. ITEM 10 Michael Watters is the owner of the parcel located at 20079 Italy Avenue and wishes to construct a new single family home on the property, CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 PAGE 6 following demolition of the existing non-conforming structure. Richard and Joyce Ringeisen are the owners of the adjoining property at 20085 Italy Avenue. There currently exists an overlap in the legal descriptions of the two parcels, which the two property owners have agreed to eliminate with approval of this request. Mr. Ringeisen thanked and complimented City staff for their cooperation and their efforts to resolve this overlap. Associate Planner Frank Dempsey stated that the City Council is being asked to consider a conditional use permit, variances, and the vacation of a portion of road right of way to allow the. construction of the. new single-family home on the Watters parcel. The existing non-conforming structure will be demolished and replaced with a new home that will meet setback requirements and other stipulations of the Shoreland Overlay District. A public hearing was conducted by the Planning Commission on August 5, 2004. They recommended approval subject to 14 stipulations. 04.116 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Rieb to approve the conditional use permit for placement of fill in the floodplain, variances for lot width less than 85 feet, lot area less than 20,000 square feet, and the placement of fill less than 15 feet beyond the new house foundation in the Shoreland Overlay District, and approval of Resolution No. 172 vacating street right of way, subject to the 14 stipulations :recommended by the Planning Commission and the Findings of Fact. Roll call was taken on the motion:. Ayes: Bellows, Johnson, Wulff, Rieb, Luick. ITEM 12 Progress Land Company has submitted preliminary plat and conditional use permit applications for Stone Borough, proposed to be located east of Dodd Blvd. (CSAH 9) and north of 215th Street (CSAH 70). The property is zoned RM-1, Medium Density. The proposed development consists of 43 detached townhome units and 124 row townhome units on 38.79 acres. The plat has been recommended for approval by the City's planning consultant, Engineering Department staff, Dakota County Plat Commission, the DNR, Parks, .Recreation and Natural Resources Committee and the Planning Commission. . CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 PAGE 7 The Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended approval subject to 22 stipulations. Planning Director Daryl Morey stated that revisions have been made to the preliminary plat by the developer that address issues raised by staff and the Planning Commission. Because of the need to complete the trunk sanitary sewer to the new high school this year, planning and engineering staff are recommending the City Council also approve the agreement for site grading and sanitary sewer improvements and temporary .drainage and utility easement. 04.117 Motion was made by Bellows, seconded by Rieb to approve the Stone Borough preliminary plat and conditional use permit subject to the 22 stipulations recommended by the Planning Commission and the Findings of .Fact, and the. agreement for site grading and sanitary sewer improvements. Roll call was taken on the motion: Ayes: Johnson, Wulff, Rieb, Luick, Bellows. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS None ANNOUNCEMENTS Special Council meeting: Monday, September 13, 2004 Next regular Council meeting: Tuesday, September 20, 2004 Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Judi Hawkins, Deputy City Clerk Robert D. Johns ,Mayor