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Home My WebLink About10-08-81 s - • • - • CITY OF LAKEVILLE :PECIAL COt3NCIL MEETING :October S, 19&l The meeting .was called o order at 7:.30 p.m.: by Acting Mayor Zaun,. Roll call .was taken. Present: Counclmexnbers 1Velson, Zaun, 5indt & Enright. `Also present: Roger Knutson, City Attorney; JaaYtes Johnson, Consulting City Engineer; Patrick McGarvey, City Administrator/Clerk. Mayor Zaun opened the. public hearing on the pramosed extension of water and sanitary sewer utility ;lines along County Road 64 from 204th Street to-the west side of I-35 and south along Kenrick Avenue .from County 'Road 64 to County Road 7A. Mr. Zaun explained why the improvement is being considered at this time by the: City ,to those present. The City Clerk attested to the proper published and mailed legal notice for the hearing. Mr. James Johnson presented slides showing the location, size and type of improvements proposedfor the two :utilities. Mr. Johnson showeda slide giving the estimated front foot assessanent~with a lateral benefit of the sanitary sewer and water lines. The sewer is estimated to be assessed at'$27 per front foot and some of the. area assessed. at $450 per acre for the sewer acre charge..: Mr. Johnson presented two alternate ways. of providing water service to the proposed Raanada Irvin site and the Cooley/Naegele ?flat. 'Alternate .one would include the .extension of water crest from 204th Street along Kenrck Avenue and would require the ;installation, of a booster station. The total costa of this.. alternate one water system would. be $620,100 ` according to the engineer°sestimate. Alternate twa of the watersystem caould include-the installation of awe 11 and the elimination. of apart of the watermain along County Road 64 west of 204th Street and: the - booster station, The total cost of alternate two is estimated''at $496,000..: The estimated lateral benefit per front foot would be $22.' -Mayor Zaun stated that ..the council had received in its packet of materials a petition which was.. partially signed by some of the `property owners involved requesting the improvement, a letter from Ungar .Realty Company,,' and a letter from Harold Robertson the proposed project. At ..this. time Mayor Zaun :opened the meeting for questa.ons`and comments from those present. Richard Ungar of Scottsdale, Arizona, addressed the council and indicated that he was'the owner of the Hec`Fuzzy property: and is the-proposed developer of the Ramada Inn on that-property. He indicated .that the. project looks very feasible at this time subject to final agreement on financing of the .facility and the extension of utilities to serve the site. He indicated that they would like to begin constructioffic,of ahe motel by April of 1982, and. they would expect to have it eompleted:•by late 3.982 if utilities are, available. Mr. .Bill Cooley, .representing the Cooley/I~Laegele property on the .west side of I-35,-stated that they were in favor of the. project and pointed out some of the benefits. to the city if utilities were available to. that area and to the property owners involvede Mr. Tim Dunham asked about the-amount of front foot-assessment his.broperty would face if the project.. were ordered in; "The engineer and administrator attempted tq' give Mr. Dunham the information on his proposed assessment, Mr. Harold-Roberts, as the owner: of Government Lot 4, stated. that he objected to 'the .lateral assessment at this time, as he did not foresee any`-imminent ::development on his .property. Mr. Pexa stated he:was opposed to the project,, as he is a farmer and does` not need utilities or ahe assessments. -1- r • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE SPECIAL COUIlTCIL MEETING October 8, 1931 Ms. Hope Granseth, representing Joy Roberts who is the owner of property along County Road 64, stated that Ms. Roberts was opposed. to the project. Mr. Dan Johnston, representing the Charles M. Freidheim Company, stated that-the company was opposed to the project at this. time, as they do not ,need the utilities .for heir property far the use it zs presently -put. to. Mr. Jack Pavlick stated that he was opposed to the project. T~Ir. Jerry Young,. representing r~r. Bill Itman, stated that Mr. Itman was in favor of the project and had some promising development prospects for his property located to the east and southeast of the .Ramada Inn site. Mr. .Robert Nicholson, who is a member of the LakaviZle Natural Resources Committee and.representing his own personal concerns, raised questions concerning the proposed development and.: the possible affect on the environment of Lake Marion. At this time the City Council discussed the alternates presented for the water improvements: The engineer stated that the staff feels alternate one of the sewer. system and alternate two of the water system would be the .best. wa_v to proceed on the project if the :council so chooses. At this time Mr. Zaun recommended that the publq hearing be closed and .the decision on whether or not to order the nraject be tabled until after the November elections so that the person elected mayor. could-be'appointed _ to the council .prior to the decision on this project and~toallow the council :ample time to review the comments receivedfrom'the x~roperty owners at the evening°s public hearing. 81.501 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Nelson to close the publ"c hearing. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes,` Nelsons Zaun, Sindt & Enright. 81.502 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded, by Enright to :table the decision on whether or not to order this improvements?~roject until :the December_7,' 1981 regular .council meeting at 8:00 x~.m.. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun,'Sindt, Enright & Nelson. 81.503 Motion. was .made by Sndt, seconded by Nelson to adjourn the special council meeting. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Enright,'Nelson & Zaun., Time: 8.;36.p.m. Respectfully ..submitted,. atrick E.'MCGarvey, City Cle Duane Zaun, Act' Mayor -2 -