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Home My WebLink About12-01-03CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2003 A complete videotape of the City Council proceedings is retained for one year. Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Roll call was taken. Present:. Council Members Bellows, Wulff, Rieb, Luick and Mayor Johnson. Also present: R. Erickson, City Administrator; R. Knutson, City Attorney; K. Nelson, City Engineer; D. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; D. Morey, Planning Director; D. Feller, Finance Director; S. Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director; Lieutenant Vonhof, Police Department; D. Volk, Director of Operations & Maintenance; B. Anderson, Assistant to City Administrator; C. Friedges, City Clerk. MINUTES • The minutes of the November 17, 2003 City Council meeting and. the November 12, 2003 Council work session were approved as presented. SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS Economic Development Commission member Barry Pogatchnik provided information on Mendell Machine & Manufacturing, Inc. and introduced President Bryan Bartz and Sales Manager Steve Storlie. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: None ENGINEER: Mr. Nelson provided an engineering project update, which included the County Road 46 ramp signals, County Road 50 right-of-way acquisition, new Taco Bell parking lot, County Road 60 interchange, County Road 70 interchange and the 2101h Street rail crossing. Mr. Nelson asked the City Council to consider, under New Business, a proposal from WSB & Associates to provide preliminary design surveying services for 210t" Street from Kensington Boulevard to Dodd Boulevard. ADMINISTRATOR: None CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2003 PAGE 2 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: Mr. Volk presented the November monthly report of the Operations & Maintenance Department. Mayor Johnson presented a 2002 Water Fluoridation Quality Award to Don Volk and the Water Department, which was recently awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Health & Human Services. PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS Mr. Morey introduced Associate Planner Allyn Kuennen. CITIZENS' COMMENTS None CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 8Q: Mr. Feller explained that the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) is increasing sanitary sewer processing costs in 2004 approximately 3.1 %. As a result, staff is recommending an increase in the sanitary sewer rate from $2.31 to $2..37 per thousand gallons of usage. Dakota Electric Association has also announced an increase in street lighting costs by 9.5%. As such, staff is recommending a 7.5% ($.35 per quarter) increase in residential street light fees. Both fee increases would be effective February 1, 2004. Water rates and surface water management fees will remain unchanged. 03.135 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Bellows to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. Receive minutes of the November 12, 2003 Telecommunications Commission meeting. c. Burnsville-Lakeville Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement. d. .Amended Joint Powers Agreement to Provide Ambulance Service with ALF Ambulance. e. Final acceptance of utility and street improvements, Crystal Knoll. f. Final acceptance of utility improvements, Wild Meadow Villas. i n CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2003 PAGE 3 g. Reimbursements to Village Creek First Addition for trunk sanitary sewer, watermain, storm sewer and park credits for trails. h. Reimbursements to Village Creek Second Addition for trunk watermain, trunk storm sewer and park credits for trails. i. Resolution No. 03-221 establishing 2004 rates for lateral sanitary sewer and watermain access. j. Resolution No. 03-222 establishing 2004 rates for sanitary sewer unit and sanitary sewer area charges. k. Resolution No. 03-223 establishing 2004 rates for watermain unit connection charges. Resolution No. 03-224 establishing 2004 rates for storm sewer area charges. • m. Resolution No. 03-225 establishing 2004 street assessment policy for collector and arterial roadways. n. Renewal of standard engineering agreements and 2004 fee schedules with: • Barr Engineering • Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. • SRF Consulting Group, .Inc. • TKDA and Associates • WSB & Associates, Inc. o. Ordinance No. 748 amending Title 3, Chapter t3 of the Lakeville City Code concerning the licensing of peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants. p. Resolution No. 03-226 approving public and private stop sign .inventory. q. Resolution No. 03-227 setting water, sanitary sewer and street light rates and surface water management fee. r. Contracts between the City of Lakeville and Lakeville Area Arts Center instructors: JoAnne Andres, Laura Baker, Margaret .Ballenger, Lisa Engel, David Hedblom, Barbara Hughes, Hermine Magnus and Therese Mervar. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2003 PAGE 4 s. Grant a 60-day extension for recording the Klamath Glen final plat. t. Resolution No. 03-228 accepting donation from Dakota Electric Association. u. .Resolution No. 03-229 setting salaries for City of Lakeville instructors and seasonal employees. v. Planned Maintenance Agreement for City of Lakeville emergency and back-up electrical generators with Cummins NPower, LLC. w. Contract addendum with RMR Services,lnc. for 2004 meter reading services. x. .Acknowledge receipt and authorize distribution of Federal juvenile accountability incentive block grant. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, Wulff, Rieb, Luick. ITEM 9 Mr. Morey presented a resolution authorizing the transfer of a portion of real property within the City of Lakeville (Ritter Farm Park) to Stephen G. Kippels and Robin L. Smith. Under the proposed property transfer, the property owners will deed a 60-foot wide strip of land on the north side of their properties to the City to eliminate a driveway encroachment. In return, the City will deed a 61-foot wide portion of Ritter Farm Park property to Kippels/Smith, and Kippels/Smith will deed a portion of their property to Atherton and Patricia Bristol to eliminate the Bristol's driveway encroachment onto the Kippels/Smith property. The proposed property transfers will result in the elimination of two existing driveway encroachments, and the three property owners will end up with the same amount of land as they had prior to the property transfers. Staff is also recommending approval of roadway, drainage and utility easements for 195t" Street. Staff recommends approval subject to receipt of the mortgage release and consent to easement documents. 03.136 Motion was made by Bellows, seconded by Wulff to approve Resolution No. 03-230 authorizing the transfer of certain real property in Ritter Farm Park. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Wulff, Rieb, Luick, Bellows. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2003 PAGE S ITEM 10 Zoning Enforcement and Recycling Coordinator Leif Hanson requested Council approval of an ordinance amending Title 4, Chapter 2 of the. Lakeville City Code regulating mixed municipal solid waste and recyclables. He explained that Waste Management, a licensed garbage hauler in the City of Lakeville, has requested the opportunity to utilize a single-sort recycling system that allows the mixing of all recyclable materials in one 64-gallon container that would be provided by them. to all of their customers in Lakeville. Under the single-sort system, Waste Management would collect solid waste weekly and recyclable materials every other week. All licensed garbage haulers currently use the two- sort, weekly system. The proposed amendment would specify that every household must be under contract for at least bi-weekly collection of recyclable material. The amendment also allows a licensed waste hauler to .provide curbside recycling containers. Currently, Dakota County provides 13-gallon recycling containers to all cities, who are responsible for distributing them to residents. It was pointed out that the 64-gallon containers are on wheels and similar to the solid waste containers. Mikefirulson of Waste Management explained some of the advantages to utilizing asingle-sort recycling system. He also explained the equipment and technology changes in the area of waste management. He pointed out that Lakeville residents have a choice when it comes to solid waste and recyclable material collection. Mr. Erickson stated ail licensed haulers were invited to attend a meeting to discuss the proposed ordinance amendment. 03.137 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Wulff to adopt Ordinance No. 749 amending Title 4, Chapter 2 of the Lakeville City Code concerning the collection of recyclable material Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Wulff, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS The City Engineer presented a proposal by WSB & Associates to provide preliminary design surveying services for 210t" Street from Kensington, Boulevard to Dodd Boulevard. He explained that traffic is increasing on 210t" Street, and the road needs to be upgraded to accommodate the CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2003 PAGE 6 • opening of the new high school in 2005. WSB & Associates could perform preliminary surveys this fall, and the final design could be completed next spring, which will help move the project along. 03.138 Motion was made by Wulff, seconded by Rieb to authorize WSB & Associates, Inc. to provide preliminary design surveying services for 210t" Street from Kensington Boulevard to Dodd Boulevard, at a cost not to exceed $6,500. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Wulff. ANNOUNCEMENTS Next regular Council meeting, December 15, 2003 Special Council meeting, December 8, 2003 Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m. • Robert D. Joh Respectfully submitted,