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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-06-02~~ ,- CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING. MAY 6, 2002 A complete video tape 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, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick and Mayor Johnson. Also present: R. Knutson, City Attorney; B. Erickson, City Administrator; K. Nelson, City Engineer; D. Feller, Finance Director; S. Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director; D. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; D. Martens, Police Chief; D. Morey, Planning Director; D. Volk, Director of .Operations & Maintenance; J. Hennen, Assistant to City Administrator; C. Friedges, City Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the April 15, 2002, City Council meeting and the April 8, 2002, Council work session were approved as presented. SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS On behalf of the Economic Development Commission, Dick Miller introduced Mike Muller, President and CEO of Muller Family Theaters. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: None ENGINEER: None ADMINISTRATOR: None • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 2 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: Don Volk presented the April monthly report of the Operations & Maintenance Department. PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS Don Volk introduced new Utility Department employees, Troy Rezac and Cory Smith. He also recognized and introduced two Utility Department employees, Nathan Grossman and Dan McCarthy, who recently received their Water Operators' Licenses from the Minnesota Department of Health. Mr. Erickson introduced Ann Thomas, who will be coordinating the Leadership Lakeville program. Ms. Thomas provided an overview of the Leadership Program, which was created through a collaborative effort of a number of community organizations. The program seeks to orient a group of up to 24 individuals to community systems and issues. The program will begin in the fall of 2002. Senior Center Coordinator Linda Walter, along with Senior Citizens Vice President Helen Zweber, asked the City Council to proclaim the week of May 12-18 as Senior Center Week 'rn Lakeville. Council Member Bellows read the proclamation. Ms. Walter and Ms. Zweber also requested a proclamation designating May 29, 2002, as Senior Health and Fitness Day in Lakeville. Council Member Mulvihill read the proclamation. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Randy Peterson, 9711. - 170t" Street West, expressed concern regarding a ponding area that is being constructed near his property in the Lynwood Heights subdivision. He stated the pond is being built at an elevation that is 10 feet higher than the elevation of his basement floor. He asked for a written statement from the City outlining the precautions that are being put in place to assure that the pond will not adversely impact his property. i Mayor Johnson indicated that the Council would consider Mr. Peterson's concerns under New Business. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 3 • Sandi Raines, 16775 Iredale Path, addressed the City Council with regard to the Argonne Farms neighborhood and future improvements to the County Road 50/I-35 area. Mayor ]ohnson stated the Council would consider Ms. Raines' comments under Item No. 10 on the agenda. CONSENT AGENDA Council members added Item 12 to the consent agenda. 02.57 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. Receive minutes of the following advisory committee meetings: • Park, Recreation & Natural Resources Committee, April 17, 2002 Planning Commission, April 18, .2002 Economic Development Commission, April 23, 2002 c. Resolution No. 02-90 accepting donations for Community .Clean-up Day. d. Resolution No. 02-91 authorizing the sale of a forfeited vehicle. e. Grant of Permanent Easement, Temporary Construction Easement and Special Assessment Agreement with Vincent and Patricia Huber, 9990-192nd Street West, Improvement Project 98-10. f. Resolution No. 02-92 designating forfeited property and appropriating said funds to Police Department for canine unit purposes. g. Resolution No. 02-93 approving application for conveyance • of tax-forfeited lands for Parcel 22-21177-120-05. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 4 • h. Ordinance No. 712 amending Title 5, Chapter 1 of the Lakeville City Code concerning dog License tags. i. Resolution No. 02-94 approving plans and. specifications and setting a bid date for District 7 sealcoating and miscellaneous street repairs, Improvement Project 02-06. j. Resolution No. 02-95 receiving bids and awarding contract for Improvement Projects 01-02, I-35 trunk sewer crossing, 02-04, Antlers Park storm water treatment facility, and 02-05, Oak Shores Park parking lot improvements. k. Metropolitan. Environmental Partnership's Grant with Metropolitan Council for the Springbrook Infiltration Gardens. I. Mechanical amusement device license to Theisen Vending Company for 13 amusement devices at Babe's Sportsbar & • Grill. m. Resolution No. 02-96 accepting donation of $500 from Dakota Electric for the 2002 Safety Camp. n. Resolution No. 02-97 accepting donation of $3,500 from Lakeville Lions for the 2002 Puppet Wagon program. o. Resolution No. 02-98 accepting donation of $2,500 from Lakeville Lions for the 2002 Pan-O-frog 4t" of July events. p. Resolution No. 02-99 receiving bids and awarding contract for Improvement Project 01-07, tennis court construction at Bunker Hill Park and Dodd Trail Park. q. Agreement with Independent Contractor, Scientwists -Kris Traczyk Henry and Julie Kalina Jensen. r. Resolution No. 02-100 accepting donation (approximate value of $28,000) from Lakeville Baseball Association to fence outfields on Fields 7 and 8 at King Park. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 5 • s. Resolution No. 02-101 accepting donation of 22 bluebird houses from Bob Alexander to the Parks Department. t. Vermillion River Storm Water Management Memorandum of Understanding (revised). u. Resolution No. 02-102 authorizing the disposal of assets. v. Resolution No. 02-103 amending the General Fund Budget. w. Special Assessment Agreement with Ronald and Carol Weishaar, 9360 Bluebill Bay Road. 12. Resolution No. 02-105 approving the final plat of Spring Hill Second Addition. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick. • ITEM 9 Environmental Resources Coordinator Barb Moeller presented the 2001 Environmental Resources Annual Report. A summary of work completed in 2001 includes the following:. Wetland Management Plan (70% completed) South Creek Maintenance/Restoration Stormceptor Cleaning Street Sweeping South Creek Monitoring Storm Sewer Stenciling Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP) Riverwatch Volunteer Stream Monitoring Citizen Assisted Monitoring Program (CAMP) Ms. Moeller then presented the proposed 2002 Work Plan, which includes: Wetland Management Plan (complete) South Creek Maintenance • Environmental Resources City Web Site Stormwater Pond Cleaning CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 6 C7 Stormceptor Cleaning Stormceptor Installation Street Sweeping South Creek Monitoring Storm Sewer Stenciling Program Adopt A Pond Stewardship Program Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP) Riverwatch Volunteer Stream Monitoring Citizen Assisted Monitoring Program (CAMP) Steve McComas of Blue Water Science then presented results of lake management projects that were completed in 2001 on Lake Marion, Orchard Lake and Valley Lake. He reported the following: - Lake Marion -.Eurasian water milfoil is not as great a threat as once thought on Lake Marion. Milfoil, however, continues to be present in several locations. Monitoring will continue in 2002. • - Orchard Lake -Curly leaf pond weed is a recreational nuisance present on Orchard Lake, which dies back in early summer and enhances algae blooms. - Valley Lake -Barley straw has been used at Valley Lake to inhibit algae growth. Measurable improvement was apparent in 2001. Mr. McComas-then provided an overview of 2002 lake management projects on Valley Lake, Orchard Lake, Lee Lake and Lake Marion. 02.58. Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick receive the Environmental Resources 2001 Annual Report and 2002 Work Plan and approve an Agreement for Engineering Services with Blue Water Science for 20.02 lake management and shoreland projects. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows. • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 7 • ITEM 10 Mr. Nelson presented a proposal by SRF Consulting Group for a preliminary design and. layout for the I-35/County Road 5/50 interchange area.. He explained, that this is the first step in officially mapping the east area interchange right-of-way alignments. Mr. Nelson pointed out some of the different roadway alternatives, including the realignment of Kenrick Avenue with Junelle Path to help alleviate some of the congestion at Highway 50 and I-35. He explained that the City applied for Federal transportation funds in 1999 and 2001 for the interchange but did not qualify to receive those funds. He further explained that Dakota County has not performed a detailed analysis for the ultimate design of Highway 50. After the final layout and design is approved, the City can proceed with surveying and right of way mapping required to accommodate these roadway improvements. Dennis Eyler of SRF Consulting Group presented the Proposal • and Scope of Services for Development of a Preliminary Design Layout, Traffic Forecast and Traffic Operations Evaluation for CSAH 5/50 in the Vicinity of the I-35 Interchange in Lakeville. He provided a brief overview of the 21 work tasks necessary to complete this project. (See development proposal by SRF Consulting Group dated May 1, 2002, on file in the City Clerk's office.) The estimated cost to perform all services listed in Tasks 1-21 would not exceed $225,000.. He explained .that the project schedule includes. several public meetings, individual meetings with property owners and joint City Council/Planning Commission meetings. Mr. Erickson read an a-mail from the County Assessor to County Commissioner Krause regarding market impacts and adjustments in land. valuations in the I-35/County Road 50 area due to the moratorium that was. recently adopted by the City Council. Mr. Erickson referenced a January 2002 legislative study of state funding for local road improvements, which indicated that Dakota County has the greatest annual funding shortfall of any. county. Dakota County controls County Road 50; however, the County. does not have this project in its capital improvement plan. City staff recently pointed out to CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 8 Dakota County the need to acquire right-of-way in this interchange area, which may cost as much as $5 million. Sandy Raines, 16775 Iredale Path, spoke on behalf of the. residents who. live in the Argonne Farms development, south of 175t" Street and east of County Road 50. Sherstated these parcels have been zoned for commercial use for the past 27 years; however, the property owners are not able to sell. their property for commercial use due to the fact that these parcels do not have City sewer, water or gas service. She explained that the property owners have been tied. to purchase agreements with a commercial developer for the past four years. She asked why this area has been ignored over the past four years, while other commercial sites have been allowed to develop along County Roads 50 and 60 (i.e. Perkins Restaurant, HOM Furniture, Target and several bank buildings). She stated the residents have been waiting four years to sell their property. They do not support the 12-month moratorium that the City Council recently adopted. She begged the City • Council to help these residents now and not force them to wait another year. Mr. Erickson urged Ms. Raines to address those comments to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. He explained that the City of Lakeville is moving forward on this project in the interest of the"residents who live there and because Dakota County does not have this. project included in its five-year Capital Improvement Plan. Mr. Erickson read a list from Dakota County of approximately 15 issues why the County is not ready to approve the United Properties proposal for the County Road 50/176t" Street improvements. He pointed out that it is the same type of list. that the City received from the County for a project on Cedar Avenue and Dodd Boulevard. The necessary improvements to Dodd Boulevard. for that commercial project will be the responsibility of the developer. Mr. Erickson explained that the City of Lakeville was pursuing the necessary improvements to the I-35/County Road 60 interchange over a year in advance of the Target proposal .being submitted by the Avalon Group. Target has ultimately helped get the funding to improve the interchange. HOM Furniture was chosen for the site over a Cub grocery store due CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 9 to the fact that HOM Furniture is a lower intense use. The current traffic system would not have been able to handle a Cub grocery store. He further explained that HOM Furniture donated approximately 1/5 of its site for interchange improvements recommended by SRF Consulting Group for the west side of the interchange. Mayor Johnson emphasized to Ms. Raines that the City Council is taking a bold step by pursuing these improvements on County Road 50. The City Council has been waiting for Dakota County to take the initiative on this project. He stated he understands the frustrations of the residents and feels that by adopting the moratorium and pursuing the official mapping, this project can finally move forward. 02.59 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Rieb to approve a Proposal and Scope of Services with SRF Consulting Group, Inc. for Development of a Preliminary Design Layout, Traffic Forecast and Traffic Operations Evaluation for CSAH 5/50 in the • Vicinity of the I-35 Interchange in Lakeville. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson. ITEM 11 Mr. Morey presented the preliminary and final plat of Century Ridge 2~d Addition, which consists of 10 townhouse lots and one common area lot on Land located in the northwest corner of 190th Street and Dodd Boulevard. He explained that the developer has purchased the two exception parcels in the southeast corner of the plat ar~d has included them in the preliminary and final plat of Century Ridge 2"d Addition. Mr. Morey explained that there is an existing single-family home on the property, with a driveway access to Dodd Boulevard. A $10,000 security is required in the development contract to guarantee removal of the house, driveway, overhead utility lines and septic system. The Planning Commission, Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Committee, Dakota County Soil. & Water Conservation District and the Dakota County Plat Commission have reviewed the preliminary and final plat and all recommend approval. The developer has submitted revised CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 10 • plans that .meet two additional stipulations recommended by the Planning Commission. 02.60 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Bellows to approve Resolution No. 02-104 approving the preliminary and final plat of Century Ridge 2nd Addition. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS The City Council considered the concerns raised by Randy Peterson under Citizens' Comments regarding the construction of a ponding area in the Lynwood Heights development. City Engineer Keith Nelson explained that the ponding area is being constructed in accordance with the best management practices promoted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, as well as the Dakota County .Soil & Water Conservation District. He explained that due to the fact that Mr. Peterson has had some drainage problems in the past, staff has assured Mr. Peterson that the pond lining would be engineered. Staff received a copy of a letter today .from Braun Intertec to the developer, Ryan Contracting Company, which indicates that a 2 to 2-1/2 footthick pond liner consisting of clay soils has recently been placed in the south mitigation pond, which. meets the permeability requirements established by the City of Lakeville. In addition, the developer has agreed to install drain the along the property line between Mr. Peterson's house and the pond as an additional safeguard. The drain the will be 1 to 1-1/2 feet below the floor elevation of Mr. Peterson's basement. Mr. Peterson asked for a written summary outlining the steps being taken to assure that the ponding area in Lynwood Heights. would not adversely impact his property. Mr. Nelson will prepare a statement. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Next regular Council meeting, May 20, 2002 CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2002 PAGE 11 Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, arlene Friedges, Cit Clerk Robert D. Jo nson, Mayor •