Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-05-01e CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 5, 2001 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, Rieb, Mulvihill and Mayor Johnson. Absent: Council Member Luick. Also present: R. Knutson, City Attorney; B. Erickson, City Administrator; K. Nelson, City. Engineer;. A. Grossing, Community 8v Economic Development Director; D. Morey, Assistant Community 8v Economic Development Director; Steve Michaud,.. Parks 8v Recreation Director; D. Feller, Finance Director; D. Martens, Chief of Police; J. Hennen, Assistant to the City Administrator; C. Friedges, City Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the February 20 City Council .meeting and the February i4 Council work session were approved as presented. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: None ENGINEER: Mr. Nelson provided an overview of the 2001 municipal state-aid apportionment for the.City of Lakeville. He explained that each year the State Legislature appropriates money allocated from the Highway Users Tax Distribution Fund to municipalities for construction of state-aid roadways.. The 2001 allotment for the City of Lakeville is $1,717,389, which is 10.5% more than last year. ADMINISTRATOR: Mr. Erickson asked the City Council to consider holding a work session immediately following the March 19~ City Council meeting to interview applicants' for the Environmental Affairs Committee. Mr. Erickson also requested the City Council table .Item 9b. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 8v MAINTENANCE: Mr. Volk .presented the February monthly report of the Operations 8s Maintenance Department. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 5, 2001 PAGE 2 :PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS Lakeville Area Arts Center Board member, and Buy-A-.Chair. Campaign subcommittee member, Dana. Sullivan, provided an overview of the Buy-A-Chair fundraising campaign for the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The City Council enthusiastically endorsed the fundraising campaign. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Larry Catlin, Safety Coordinator for Schmitty 8s Sons School Bus Company, expressed the bus company's "thank you" to Carl Rice and the Lakeville Street Department for the great job in keeping the streets plowed this winter. CONSENT AGENDA 01.24 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Mulvihill to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. January Investment Report. c. Receive minutes of the following advisory committee meetings: ^ Economic Development Commission, January 23 and February 15 ^ Environmental Affairs Committee, February 15 ^ Telecommunications Commission, .February 13 ^ Planning Commission, February 15 ^ Park & Recreation Committee, February 21 ^ Lakeville Area Arts Center Board, February 14 d. .Maintenance contract with Loffler, Lnc. for Police Department radio logger. e. Tree service operator .license for Outdoor Specialties. f. Change .Order No. 1 with Richard Knutson for Dodd Boulevard reconstruction, Improvement Project 99-5. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 5, 2001 PAGE 3 g. Grant of Permanent Utility. Easement with Dakota Electric ..Association for Outlot A, Tarry Creek. h. Resolution No. 01-30 approving recreation program fee policy. i. Final payment to Friedges Landscaping, Inc. for Greenridge Park .development, Kensington Park development and Valley Lake trail connection. j. Agreement for Services with Victor Albrecht for recreation programs. k. Agreement for Services with Paul Strande for .recreation programs. 1. Resolution No. O1-31 accepting donation from Dakota .Electric Association to the Police Department. m. Resolution No. O1-32 authorizing the sale of forfeited vehicles. n. Final. acceptance of utility and street improvements, Harris Acres Third. o. Service Agreement with .Pinkerton Services Group. .Roll. call. was taken on'the motion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb. ITEM 8 John Kohler of Semper Development, Ltd., requested Council approval of the Cedar 160 Addition, which is located in the southwest corner of 160 Street and. Cedar Avenue. A Walgreens drug store is proposed to be constructed on Lot 1. Less intense commercial uses will be located on the west half of Lot 10, Block 1, adjacent tothe existing homes in Goodview Estates. Mr. Kohler explained -that several public improvements would be completed as part of the Cedar 160 Addition development. They are as follows: • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 5, 2001 PAGE 4 ^ The reconstruction of 162nd Street to a four-lane intersection with Cedar Avenue, providing aright-turn lane and athrough- left lane for east bound traffic on 162nd Street. There will be a concrete median separation of 162nd Street at Cedar Avenue, and the existing traffic signal at 162nd Street and Cedar Avenue will be relocated. to accommodate the wider 162nd Street roadway. ^ The extension of 162nd Street adjacent to the west side of SuperAmerica, which consists of a three-lane roadway. providing a left turn lane at the reconstructed 162nd Street/Godson Drive intersection. This will provide a left turn lane into future commercial areas of the site. ^ Termination of the existing Glen Oaks Road by a cul-de-sac to reduce traffic into the neighborhood and improve traffic flow on 162nd Street. This requires the acquisition and removal of the existing. Vanstrom house located on Lot 1, Block 1, Cedar Glen. This will also require the installation of a privacy fence, trail connection to Cedar Avenue, a retaining wall on the north side of the cul-de-sac and additional landscaping. ^ The reconstruction of Godson Drive west of the proposed 162nd Street to a 28-foot width with non-direct access from 162nd Street. ^ The relocation of both driveways to SuperAmerica west of their current location to provide additional spacing between the easterly driveway and Cedar Avenue. ^ The reconstruction of lb 1St Street from Cedar Avenue to the west, providing access to the City's liquor store and SuperAmerica. The liquor store parking lot will be reconfigured to improve traffic flow, resulting in an increase of four parking spaces. ^ Construction of the .City's first serpentine. wall/gateway monument feature in the southwest corner of 160th Street and Cedar Avenue. The serpentine wall/gateway feature is consistent with the City's Corridor and Gateway Design Study. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL. MEETING MARCH 5, 2001. PAGE 5 i Mr. Morey explained that there are a number of planning actions associated with the Cedar 160 development. The City Council is being asked to consider the following: ^ Preliminary and final plat of Cedar 160 Addition; ^ Comprehensive land use plan amendment to change the land use .from. commercial to low density residential, which is consistent with the newly adopted zoning ordinance; ^ Cul-de-sac street length variance for Glen Oaks Road; ^ Vacation of public easements located. on the southerly. portion of the property (existing 162nd Street), in addition to an :existing utility easement for sanitary sewer. ^ Special Assessment Agreement with the Carroll family for Lot 3. Mr. Morey stated the developer hosted a neighborhood meeting in March of last year. The Planning :Commission held its initial public hearing on April 13, .2000 and :unanimously recommended approval of Cedar 160 Addition. The City Council tabled action on the development at its June 5~ meeting to allow the developers more time to review details of the development contract.. WH Investments, LLC, is financing this development project. The Planning Commission considered a revised preliminary and. final plat on December 7, 2000, because the preliminary and final plat was modified to include all of the commercial and residential lots as lots instead of outlots. Mr. Morey explained that Paragraph 32 of the development contract provides .that the portion of the development adjacent to .the existing single-family homes in Goodview Estates. would only be allowed to have lower intensity commercial uses.. Lots 2, 3 and 10 are zoned for commercial use, and Lots 4-9 are zoned far single-family residential. .Council Members Rieb and Mulvihill expressed appreciation to the developer for bringing this property. into conformance with the City's Corridor and Gateway Design Study. .CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 5, 20D 1 PAGE 6 i Mr. Erickson expressed appreciation to Mrs.. Vanstrom, as well as other neighborhood residents, and the Carroll family for their patience and cooperation in this .project. Council Member Bellows raised a concern regarding pedestrians (children) from Glen Oaks Road crossing 162nd. Street to the SuperAmerica store. Mr. Morey explained that there will be a retaining wall with berming and landscapingjust north of the Glen Oaks Road cul-de-sac to discourage children from crossing at that location. The pedestrian trail will be extended along the east side. of Glen Oaks Road and tie into the existing trail on the west side of Cedar Avenue. and to the crossing intersection at 162nd Street and Cedar Avenue. O1.25; Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Rieb to receive the Planning Commission's Findings of Fact and Recommendation and approve the following with regard. to Cedar 160 Addition, contingent upon the City Attorney's review of the protective covenants: ^ Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment to change the land .use designation for Lots 4-9, Block 1, from Commercial to Low-Density Residential; ^ Variance for cul-de-sac street length; ^ Resolution No. 01-33 approving the preliminary and final. plat of Cedar. 160 Addition; ^ Resolution No. 01-34 vacating public utility .and. roadway easements; ^ Assessment Agreement with Kathleen, Robert and John Carroll. Roll call was taken on the motion.. Ayes, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Bellows. ITEM 9 Rich Pelletier, Assistant Parks 8s Recreation Director, presented Change Order No. 1 with Greystone Construction Company :for the Lakeville Area Arts Center. He provided a detailed overview of the issues associated with this change order,. for a total change order amount of $18,839.80. Funding for the change order is included in the project's. $93,000 contingency budget. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 5, 2001 PAGE 7 01.26. Motion was made by Rieb, seconded. by Bellows to approve Change Order No. 1 with Greystone Construction Company and table consideration of a resolution awarding contract for the sound system at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, Improvement. Project 00-19. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Rieb, Bellows, Johnson. Jim Ure, Arts Center Coordinator, presented the official Lakeville Area Arts Center Logo for City Council approval. He explained that the semicircular stained glass rose window represented on the logo refers to the physical site of the Arts Center as a gathering place and pays homage to the .former All. Saints campus. Michel Oden, Director of Creative Services for the Sportsman's Guide,. designed the logo. at the request of Arts Center Board member Dana Sullivan. 01.27 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Rieb to approve the . official. Lakeville Area Arts Center Logo. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Rieb, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill. ITEM 10 environmental. Resources Coordinator Tim Brown presented a - proposal by WSB & Associates to prepare a Wetland Management Plan for the City of Lakeville. F~ndi Moffatt and Pete Willenbring of WSB 8a Associates outlined the scope of services as follows: Task 1 -Data Collection/Inventory Task 2 - .Meet with Agencies and Public to Formalize Content Requirements of the Plan. Task 3 -Develop Wetland Functions .and Values Assessment Method and Management .Strategy Task 4 -Conduct Wetland Function and Value Assessments Task 5 -Classify Wetlands .within the City. Task 6 -Provide Color Digital Aerial Photo Coverage of the City Task 7 -Compile Data. from the Functions and Values Assessment into the G.I.S: Database • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 5, 2001 PAGE 8 Task 8 -Prepare the Wetland Management Plan Report Task 9 -Ordinance Development 01.28 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Bellows to approve a Consulting Engineering Services Agreement with WSB 8s Associates for preparation of a Wetland Management Plana Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS 01.29 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by .Rieb to hold a Council work session immediately following the March 19~ City.. Council. meeting for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the Environmental Affairs Committee. Roll. call. was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Bellows. ANNOUNCEMENTS Next regular Council meeting, March 19, 2001 Mayor Johnson adjourned the. meeting at 8:35. p.rn. Respectfully submitted, ,~ /~ / 9~ Charlene Friedges, Ci~ Clerk Robert D. J •