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Home My WebLink About03-04-02i` CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 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; R. Mullenbach, Planner; D. Volk, Director of Operations & Maintenance; J. Hennen, Assistant to City Administrator; C. Friedges, City Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the February 4, 2002 City Council meeting were approved as presented. SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS Bob Vogel, Chairman of the Economic Development Commission, introduced the first business being featured in the City's ~~Spotlight on Business" Program, Progressive Rail, Inc. He explained that Progressive Rail/Landscape Junction was recently named 2002 Business Team of the Year by the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce. Tim Eklund, Vice President of Industrial Development, spoke on behalf of Progressive Rail, Inc. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: None • 1 ~ } CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 2002 PAGE 2 • ENGINEER: None ADMINISTRATOR: Mr. Erickson asked the Council to amend the Consent Agenda by removing Item 81 and amending Item 8m by deleting the portion related to the public works building site cleanup. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: Don Volk presented the February monthly report of the Operations & Maintenance Department. ZONING ENFORCEMENT/RECYCLING COORDINATOR: Leif Hanson presented the 2001 Zoning Enforcement Activity Report. PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS None CITIZENS' COMMENTS None CONSENT AGENDA Council members added item 13 to the consent agenda.. 02.21 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Mulvihill 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, February 20, 2002 • Planning Commission, February 21, 2002 • Telecommunications Commission, February 12, 2002 c. Final acceptance and final pay estimate, Well No. 14 collection pipe, Improvement Project 00-04B. d. Change Order No. 2 with S.M. Hentges and Sons, Inc. for • Fire Station No. 4 utility services, Improvement Project 00- 21. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 2002 PAGE 3 e. Resolution No. 02-40 receiving bids and awarding contract for Lift Station No. 8 rehabilitation, Improvement Project 01-12. f. Agreement for Services Performed by Independent .Contractor, Jack Majerus, Softball Umpire Coordinator. g. Ordinance No. 704 amending Title 10 of the Lakeville City Code concerning park dedication requirements. h. Agreement between City of Lakeville and LaCrosse Unlimited for use of athletic fields. i. Resolution No. 02-41 authorizing the sale of assets. j. Resolution No. 02-42 authorizing the sale of forfeited vehicles. k. Resolution No. 02-43 amending the 2002 General Fund Budget relating to the public works building cleanup and contingency account. I. (Deleted from agenda) m. Resolution No. 02-44 amending the 2002 sanitary sewer operating fund budget relating to sanitary sewer inflow and infiltration repairs. n. Table consideration of an agreement with State of Minnesota, Department of Administration, for contract inspection services at JFK Elementary School. o. Table consideration of an agreement with State of Minnesota, Department of Administration, for contract inspection services at Cherryview Elementary School. p. Vermillion River Storm Water Management Memorandum of Understanding. • l~J CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 2002 PAGE 4 q. Final acceptance of street improvements, Cedar 160 Addition. 13. Resolution No. 02-45 approving the final plat of Cornerstone Lake 2nd Addition. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, ...Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick. ITEM 9 Mr. Morey presented an .ordinance amending Title 11 of the city Code concerning seating accessory to prepared food sales in the C-1 Retail Commercial District. He explained that the City Council tabled this item on February 19t" and directed the City Attorney to revise the proposed amendment to allow more than one accessory seating use in a shopping center only by conditional use permit, due to parking concerns. The revised amendment incorporates the same stipulations for a conditional use permit as proposed for an administrative permit. One of the stipulations requires compliance with the parking standards contained in the zoning ordinance. 02.22 Motion. was made by Luick, seconded by Rieb to adopt Ordinance No. 705 amending Title 11 of the Lakeville City Code, being the zoning ordinance, related to seating accessory to prepared food sales in the C-1 Retail Commercial District. Roll call was taken on the motion. .Ayes, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows. ITEM 10 Mr. Olson presented a proposed comprehensive sign plan for Main Street Manor, the recently completed senior housing/commercial project located on the corner of Holyoke Avenue and 209t" Street. Mr. Olson explained that the City's sign ordinance requires a comprehensive signage plan to be submitted for multiple-occupancy business and industrial buildings, and the plan is subject to Council approval.. He explained that the proposed signage plan for Main Street Manor CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 2002 PAGE 5 includes the use of exterior wall-mounted signage. No freestanding or projecting signs are proposed. The letters will be internally lit and not exceed 24 inches in height. Mr. Olson explained that the proposed signage for Main Street Manor is very similar to the signage plan for Heritage Commons. Mr. Dan Rogness, of Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA), provided a more detailed overview of the proposed sign plan. The CDA has entered into lease agreements with an insurance agency and a karate school to occupy two of the four commercial spaces in the building. 02.23 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Mulvihill to approve the Comprehensive Sign Plan for Main Street Manor as presented. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, ]ohnson. ITEM 11 Mr. Morey presented a proposed ordinance amending Title 9 of the City Code concerning multiple tenant office building signs. The.. amendment would allow multiple tenant office buildings to list individual tenants on their freestanding signs. The amendment also allows two separate commercial or industrial buildings to co-locate on one freestanding sign.. The amendment also clarifies wording in the current sign ordinance related to area. identification, building and multiple occupancy business signs, as well as signage for double frontage lots. The proposed .ordinance amendment was forwarded to the Economic Development Commission for review and comment. EDC members expressed support of the proposed sign ordinance amendment, and the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval. Council Member Rieb asked if there is a limit to the number of businesses that can be listed on a sign. Mr. Morey stated there is no limit to the number of businesses listed; however, the sign area may not exceed 100 square feet. CTTY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 2002 PAGE 6 02.24 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Bellows to adopt Ordinance No. 706 amending Title 9, Chapter 3 of the Lakeville City Code concerning business signs. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill. ITEM 12 Mr. Mullenbach presented a proposed ordinance amending Title 11 of the Lakeville City Code to allow fitness center uses within the C-1 Retail Commercial District. Based on the Planning Commission's recommendations, the proposed ordinance does the following: • Creates a definition in the ordinance for fitness center uses; • Provides parking requirements specifically for fitness center uses; and • Provides fitness center uses as a conditional use permit with. . .some performance standards. Mayor Johnson asked the council members if they feel the ordinance should be reviewed in greater detail to address future parking requirements in shopping centers. Council Member Mulvihill suggested a review by the Planning Commission of the City's zoning ordinance with respect to parking requirements for shopping centers. Council Member Luick pointed out that there are a number of exclusions in .the fitness center definition. He asked about uses that would require shower facilities. Mr. Mullenbach explained that the Planning Commission was attempting to identify and exclude those types of uses that would have an impact on parking. At the request of Council Member Bellows, Mr. Mullenbach explained that Ladies Workout Express had expressed a desire to .locate in Ipava Marketplace with 24 workout stations and two employees. This proposed amendment would allow them as a conditional use in the C-1 District. However, based on the C~ CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 2002 PAGE 7 number of stations .that Ladies Workout Express had desired., and based on the performance standards that were drafted with respect to parking, the owners of Ladies Workout Express have decided to seek an alternate location. Mr. Erickson pointed out that .Ladies Workout Express could have opened in Ipava Marketplace with 16 workout stations. 02.25 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Luick to adopt Ordinance No. 707 amending Title 11 of the Lakeville City Code to allow fitness center uses within the C-1 Retail Commercial District. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb. 02.26 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Bellows to direct the Planning Commission to review parking requirements in the C- 1, C-2 and C-3 Retail Commercial Districts as part of the zoning . ordinance update. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick. ITEM 14 Mr. Morey presented the final plat of Springbrook, which consists of 154 attached townhouse units, located north of 205th Street and east of Kenrick Avenue. He explained that the final plat is consistent with the approved preliminary plat,. with one exception. The Planning Commission recommended that the private driveway access to the adjacent C-3 zoned parcel be eliminated. The developer has removed the proposed private driveway access from the final plat plans, has shifted the pond within Outlot D to the north and has added landscaping around the pond. These changes are consistent with the recommendations of the Planning Commission for the preliminary plat. CTTY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 2002 PAGE 8 02.27 Motion by Bellows, seconded by Mulvihill to approve Resolution No. 02-46 approving the final plat of Springbrook. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows. ITEM 15 02.28 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to appoint Steve Wicks as an alternate on the Hunting Subcommittee of the Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Committee for the. remainder of a one-year term, which will expire on December 31, 2002. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Luick, Bellows, Johnson. Rieb abstained, as she was not available for the interview with Mr. Wicks. • NEW BUSINESS 02.29 .Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Rieb directing City staff to look into preparing a memorial plaque in honor of Jo Tushie for the interior design work she did for the City. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill. In light of a recent newspaper article, Council Member Luick asked the City Attorney if the City's e-mail policy is thorough; and he asked the City Administrator if a reminder of the policy has been sent to City employees. Mr. Knutson stated the policy is thorough and up to date. Mr. Erickson stated City employees have been reminded that a-mails are public information. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next regular Council meeting March 18, 2002 Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:24 p.m. • .7 • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 2002 PAGE 9 Respectfully submitted, ~ ~ ~~ Oharlene Friedges, i y Clerk ' x, _,w G /L/'v'/I'' Robert D. ]oh on, Mayor