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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-01-00 • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2000 Mayor Zaun called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance. to the flag was lead. by Boy Scout Troop 235. Roll call was taken. Present: Council Members Johnson, Mulvihill, Luick and Mayor Zaun. Absent: Council Member Sindt. Also present: R. Knutson, City Attorney; B. Erickson, City Administrator; K. Nelson, City Engineer; D. Morey, Acting Community & Economic Development Director; D. Feller, Finance Director; S. Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director; D. Martens, Chief of Police; D. Volk, Director of Operations & Maintenance; J. Hennen, Administrative Assistant; C. Friedges, City Clerk. MINUTES . The minutes of the April 17, 2000 City Council meeting were approved as presented. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: None ENGINEER: None ADMINISTRATOR: Mr. Erickson asked the Council to consider, under .Item 9, setting an additional work session for the purpose of interviewing the final candidates for the Arts Center Coordinator position, Mr. Erickson provided,. for the Council's information, a letter to the Park & Recreation Committee dated Apri127, 2000 relating to the proposed dog restraint ordinance. He indicated that the Park & Recreation Committee would be holding. two public information meetings to obtain input on the proposed ordinance amendment. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: Mr. Volk presented the April monthly report of the Operations & Maintenance Department. FIRE CHIEF: Mr. Barth presented the first quarter report of the Lakeville Fire Department. • ,~ CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY I, 2000 PAGE 2 • PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTONS Mayor Zaun presented a plaque to Retired Fire Chief Barry Christensen. Council Member Johnson read the proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week. Paramedics Dave Beecham and Brian Sturz accepted the proclamation on behalf of ALF Ambulance. Don Volk introduced Neil. Normandin, Administrative Assistant for the Operations & Maintenance Department. Public Information Coordinator Lea Guenther introduced Sue Palm, Public Information Specialist. Wally Potter presented the Lakeville Area. Historical Society 1999 Annual Report. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Wally Potter presented a letter from the Lake Marion Association .urging the City Council to consider purchasing the remaining portions of land on the west side of Lake Marion near Casperson Parkas soon as possible. Mayor Zaun stated the City Council would receive the letter under New Business. James McCormick, 6530 -173rd Street, asked the Council to consider regulating the use of motorized sport bikes within the City of Lakeville, similar to what was. recently done with snowmobiles. He indicated that his. neighbor's yard is being used as a motor cross track for dirt bikes, which is creating a considerable amount of noise and dust.. Mr. McCormick provided a video for the Council's review. .Mayor Zaun asked the City Attorney to recommend alternative solutions for the Council's consideration under New Business. Randy Bedeaux, 17299 Flagstaff Avenue,. indicated that the dirt bikes are being driven on his property, and he has never been approached by any of his neighbors regarding these concerns.. Barb Renshaw, 6610 Folsum Path, stated she has lived next to the Bedeaux's for two years and does not feel the dirt bikes are a nuisance. CONSENT AGENDA 00.82 Motion was made by Luick, seconded. by Johnson to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for. payment. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY I, .2000 PAGE 3 • b. Receive minutes of the following advisory committee meetings: Telecommunications Commission, April 11, 2000 Snowmobile Task Force, April 13, 2000 Economic Development Commission, April 18 2000 Park & Recreation Committee, April 19, 2000 Planning Commission, Apri113 and April 20, 2000 • c. Resolution No. 2000-89 authorizing the sale of liquor store assets. d. Resolution No. 2000-90 amending Resolution No. 2000-73 relating to certifying unpaid water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and street lighting charges to the County Treasurer/Auditor. e. Resolution No. 2000-91 authorizing the use of City parks for Pan-O-Prog events. f. Resolution No. 2000-92 adopting the position classification and pay plan for exempt and non-exempt positions and setting forth the policy for the administration of the pay plan; and authorizing the firm of Riley, Dettman & Kelsey to conduct, prepare and submit a compensation survey. g. .Authorize participation in a nationwide MTBE drinking water study. h. Receive application from Lakeville Grill Inc. for an on-sale and Sunday liquor license at 20685 Holyoke Avenue, and call a public hearing to be held on May 15, 2000. i. Resolution No. 2000-93 approving a gambling permit for All Saints Church. j. Tree service operator license for Wright Tree Service. Roll call was taken on the motion.. Ayes,. Johnson, Zaun, Mulvihill, Luick. ITEM 8 Mr. John Kohler, representing Semper Development, Ltd., requested Council consideration of the Walgreens development proposed to be located in the southwest corner of 160' Street and Cedar Avenue. Mr. Morey presented the preliminary and final plat, which includes one lot and three outlots on one block for a Walgreens store and. future commercial and single family residential development. Mr. Morey explained that the City's Comprehensive Land Use Guide Plan supports commercial development on the CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2000 PAGE 4 • entire subject property. Due to existin rades and the roximity to existing gg p single-family residential development to the south and west, the developer is requesting an amendment to the Comprehensive Land Use Guide Plan from commercial to low density residential Outlot A would be rezoned from B-4 to R- 3 to allow a future single-family residential development. The proposal to create a cul-de-sac at the north end of existing Glen Oaks Road requires a variance to allow the cul-de-sac to be longer than 500 feet in length. The cul-de-sac would serve 24 single-family homes. on Glen Oaks Road and Glen Oaks Court. A berm with evergreen landscaping will be installed at the end of the cul-de-sac to screen the commercial traffic .from the Glen Oaks Road neighborhood. The proposed cul- de-sac would also eliminate the existing intersection at 162nd Street. The intersection would be reconfigured to allow additional vehicle stacking and right and left turn traffic movements onto Cedar Avenue. Other improvements proposed at the 162nd Street intersection include moving the existing SuperAmerica driveway 50 feet to the west. The existing 162"d Street west of SuperAmerica will be narrowed to a 28-foot pavement width to provide a visual separation between the commercial and residential streets. This narrow roadway is designed to discourage commercial traffic from venturing into the Cedarglen neighborhood. A "no outlet" sign will also be installed at this location. The Lakeville Liquors parking lot will be reconfigured to allow for better traffic movement. The reconfiguration will result in four additional parking spaces. All • existing public easements located within the subject property are proposed to be vacated and reestablished with the final plat. Utility companies have been notified and all have indicated no objection to the proposed vacation of public easements. A landscaped berm is proposed on the north side of 162nd Street to maximize screening between the future commercial land uses and the Cedarglen neighborhood south of 162nd Street. Extensive landscaping is also proposed along the County Road 46 corridor between Granada Avenue and Cedar Avenue. A four foot tall brick and landscaped serpentine wall with the Lakeville logo will be constructed in the northeast corner of the Walgreens site, which is one of the preferred gateway monument designs featured in the City's Gateway Design and Corridor Study completed last year.. Jeff Koslowski, 16249 Glen Oaks Court, expressed concern that a monument sign be installed that clearly identifies the entrance to the residential area. He also asked about the possibility of a privacy fence or some evergreen trees along the. property to avoid thelights from the realigned westerly driveway to SuperAmerica. Council Member Luick asked about the western exit proposed at SuperAmerica and whether it should be moved further away from the corner so that it does not become a catch point for traffic, similar to the driveway situation at the SuperAmerica on 175d' Street. Mr. Morey pointed out the importance of creating • a full intersection at this location. He explained that traffic coming from and going to the west is residential in this area, compared to the 175' Street area, CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY I, 2000 PAGE 5 which is primarily commercial. A majority of the traffic at this site would use the easterly access. With regard to the variance for right-in and right-out on County Road 46, having the right-in, right-out access point would help disperse traffic at thin intersection at full development of 0utlot B: Mr. Erickson explained that the City's traffic consultant felt it was an acceptable scenario given the choices people would have: However, staff could ask the traffic consultant to provide some additional feedback for the driveway scenario prior to the next City Council meeting. Council Member Mulvihill asked about the trees near the proposed westerly SuperAmerica driveway. Mr. Morey stated staff would ensure that a site visibility triangle is maintained at these key intersection points, while attempting to address the concerns of the residents to the west and south with regard to screening. Council Member Mulvihill stated she felt the evergreen trees would provide sufficient screening for the Koslowski residence, and a privacy fence would not be necessary or desirable. Mayor Zaun asked. about the. sign coming off of 162"a Street into the residential area. Mr. Erickson stated the monument sign would identify the name of the subdivision and would state "no outlet" in an effort to restrict vehicular traffic • through the neighborhood. 00.83 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Johnson to table consideration of the Cedar 160 Addition until the May 15, 2000 City Council meeting. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson. ITEM 9 00.84 Motion was made by Johnson, seconded by Mulvihill to hold a Council work session on May 9, 2000 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Brackett's Crossing Country Club to meet with the final candidates for the Arts Center Coordinator position. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson, Zaun. 00.85 Motion was made by Johnson, seconded by Mulvihill to hold a Council work session on May 25, 2000 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Luick, Johnson, Zaun, Mulvihill. 00.86 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Johnson to hold a Council work session on May 18, 2000. at 4:30 p.m. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 1, 2000 PAGE 6 • Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Zaun, Mulvihill, Luick. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None a NEW BUSINESS 00.87 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Johnson to receive the most recent letter from the Apple Valley mayor and council members regarding the proposed Highview Avenue/Gardenview Drive realignment. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson. 00.88 Motion was made by Johnson, seconded by Luick to receive the letter from the Lake Marion Association presented by Wally Potter under Citizens' Comments. Rolle call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson, Zaun. Council members asked the City Attorney to comment on what the City's involvement should be with regard to the dirt bike problem expressed by Mr. McCormick under Citizens' Comments. Mr. Knutson provided three alternatives. First, the City. could review the situation to determine compliance or non- compliance with existing ordinances; second, the City could. consider the possibility of an ordinance directly related to this subject; and third, the residents could attempt to mediate the situation on their own. Mr. Erickson suggested that based on the concerns expressed, the Lakeville Police Department crisis resolution team could respectfully attempt to address this neighborhood. issue. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next regular Council meeting. May 15, 2000 .Mayor Zaun adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Charlene Friedges, City Duane Zaun, May