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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-18-80 4 ,i • • . s CITY OF LAKEVTLLE COUNCIL MINUTES August 18, 1980 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m, by Mayor Lekson. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. s Roll call was taken. Present: Councilmembers Spande, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt and Nelson. Also present: Roger Knutson, City .Attorney; Darrell Schneider and Frank Kriz, Consulting Engineers;. Patrick McGarvey, City Administrator/Clerk. 80.376 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Sindt to approve the minutes of the August 4 ,1980 council meeting.. Roll call was taken. on 'the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt and Nelson. 80.377 Motion was made by Spande, seconded by Zaun to approve the claims for payment as presented. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson and Spande. There were no staff reports. At this time Mayor Lekson read a proclamation declaring the week of September 1 to September 9 the western Dakota County area League of Women Voters Week. 80.378 Motion was made by Lekson., seconded by Nelson to recognize the West Dakota County League of Women Voters for their work and approve the proclamation. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson, Spande and Lekson. At this time Mayor Lekson opened the public hearing on the proposed industrial. revenue bond project for the Despatch Industries' expans m and remodeling of their plant in Lakeville. Mr. Knutson attested to the legal notice of the hearing.. The City Administrator explained that the purpose of the $2.5 million bond issue is to finance the expansion of the Despatch .Industries plant onto the pesent City Hall-Fire Station #1 site, to replace the present quonset buildings which make up a part of the.. existing plant, and to provide. equipment for the remodeling and expanded plant. ..The City Administrator explained that the industrial revenue bonds are to be paid back by`the company, and that the City has no legal obligation. to make any repayment on the bonds for their principal and interest: The purpose of .industrial revenue bonds is to allow the investor to receive the interest on the bonds without paying federal or state income tax if they live in Minnesota; that is why they are called city industrial revenue bonds'. Mr. Earl Whitney, Plant Manager, .presented an artist rendering: of the expansion of the plant and stated. that eventually there would be up_ to 100 new jobs provided by the enlarged facility in Lakeville. There being no other persons .present wishing to speak on the matter,. motion was made by Spande, seconded by Nelson to close the public hearing. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Zaun. 80.379. Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Sindt to adopt Resolution No. 80-80 giving preliminary approval to the Despatch Industries, Inc. project. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Zaun and Sindt. At this time Mayor Lekson opened. the public hearing on the Warehouse Realty industrial revenue bond project.. Mr. Knutson attested to the legal notice. Mr, Maynard Johnson was present and explained that the project involves the construction of 10,000 square foot office and 90,000 square foot warehouse distribution center in the Airlake Industrial Park, and would provide up to l00 new jobs. -1- • ~ • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MINUTES August 18, 1980 80.380 There being no one else present wishing 'to speak on the matter, a motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Nelson to close the public hearing. .Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Zaun, Sndt and Nelson. 80.381 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Spande to adopt Resolution No. 80-81 giving preliminary approval to the Warehouse Realty project. Roll call was taken. on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson and Spande. At this time Mayor Lekson. recognized several senior citizens who were present and asked if any wished to speak to the council. Mr. Bud White spoke to the council about the senior citizens' concern and need for a senior housing project in Lakeville. The mayor and council members assured the senior citizens present that the council is working through .its new. H.R.A.. to acquire a site and support the construction of a senior citizen housing project. Mayor Lekson pointed out that it is extremely difficult at this time to obtain the subsidy dollars from the federal government necessary to reduce the rents for the seniors who would live in such a project. He stated that .the Metropolitan Council recommends on these type of projects and believes that a city should take low and moderate income fami y housing projects for subsidies either before or at the same time that it applies for any senior citizen project. It was explained that such a project would. be owned and operated by a private developer, and that the city support would be possibly in acquiring the site and making it available at a reduced cost and supporting the project in the state and federal government approvals for it. At this time Mayor Lekson opened. the public hearing for the extension of water to eight lots. in the Forest Hills addition which were omitted in the legal notice, pertaining to the water part of the improvement, on July 17, 1980, Mr. Knutson attested to the legal notice for these eight lots. Mr. Schneider presented a map showing the eight lots that were omitted as a part of the legal notice for the July 17th public improvement hearing. He also advised the council and those .present that the estimated assessment rate for the water improvement would be $29.35 per foot plus a $300.00 service stub. In addition, the property owner would face the city water connection charge which is currently $625,00 in 1980. Mayor Lekson opened .the .meeting to questions from those present. Mr, Louie Helken asked about the .legal notice for the past and present hearings. Mr, Schneider explained that the previous hearing's legal notice was entirely correct with the exception of the eight lots which were not described as receiving a water improvement as a part of the-sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water and street improvement in the original .hearing. A citizen present who owned one of the eight lots stated that he understood the situation and the fact that the previous legal notice included all of the other improvements for these eight lots, and that tonight's notice involved only the question of water to it. 80.382 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Nelson to-receive a petition from Mr. Helkenn concerning the:ctizeizs concern along 173rd Street as a part of the Forest Hills. addition`improvement.costs. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Zaun.. 80.383 Motion was- made by Nelson, seconded by Sindt to close the. public hearing on the extension of water to the e~,ght lots in blocks one and two of Forest Hills addition. Roll. call was taken on the motion.. Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Zaun and Sindt. .80.384 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Spande to adopt Resolution No. 80-82 ordering the water improvement project for the eight lots in Blocks 1 and 2 of the Forest Hills addition as described in the legal notice and authorizing the preparation of plans and specfeatians. -2- • i • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MINUTES August 18, 1980 Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt and Nelson. 80.385 Motion was made by Spande, seconded by Nelson to receive the minutes of the advisory committee meetings. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson and Spande. At this time Mr. Paul Krause and Mr. Mick Tingelhoff were present to present the plans for the remodeling and. expansion of the Power Center near Highway 50 and 175th Street and for the preliminary platting of the property and the conditional use permit for additional fuel storage. 80.386 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Spande to approve the conditional use permit for Mr. Krause and Mr. Tingelhoff and for the joint use of facilities with the Country Kitchen subject to the City Attorney. preparing an agreement describing the terms of the conditional use permit to be executed by the property owners, with conditions as recommended by the City planning consultant and engineering consultant reports. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson, Spande and Lekson. 80.387 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Zaun to approve the preliminary plat. of the Krause/Tingelhoff property. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Zaun. 80.388 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Sindt to approve the development stage plans for the Central Telephone Company P.U.D. at the corner of Pilot Knob Road and 170th Street subject to the company executing a planned unit Bevel- opment agreement,. and giving the company until August l8, 1981 to submit the final plans for the project. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Zaun and Sindt. The City Council reviewed the ordinance which would require the tie down of mobile homes. The council discussed the inspection process procedure the City would use in seeing to it that the ordinance is complied with. The City Administrator recommended that the procedure would be that the building inspector would make periodic inspections of the park to see to it that the park was. carrying out its responsibility in requiring its tenants to tie down their units, but the City cannot have the work force necessary to individually inspect each installation as it occurs due to the large number of units. 80.389 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Zaun to adopt Ordinance No. 168 amending the zoning ordinance No. 167, Section 34, requiring tie-downs of mobile homes in Lakeville. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt and Nelson. 80.390 Motion was made by Spande., seconded by Nelson to adopt Ordinance No. 169 amending Title 10 of the Lakeville City Code on the. subdivision regulations.. Roll call was taken on the motion. -Ayes, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson and Spande. At this time Mr. Schneider presented the bid tabulation for the bids received on the Oak Hills addition utilities. and street improvements. Mr. Schneider recommended that the low bid under Alternate A be accepted and the contract awarded to Mueller Pipeliners, Inc a Mr. Schneider explained that with the work under Alternate A being less than his original estimate in the prelimin- ary report, that the per unit estimated cost for each of the 60 lots is now $9,300. 80.391 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Spande to adopt Resolution No. 80-83 ordering the contract for the Oak Hills addition improvements with Alternate A to Mueller Pipeliners, Inc. in the amount of $445,975.70. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson, Spande and Lekson. -3- a • • , . CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MINUTES August l8, 1980 80.392 Motion was made by Spande, seconded by Zaun to receive a petition for street lights on Oak Curve from some of the residents and direct the s off to send a letter to all of the residents advising them of the request for the street light installation and the council's approval of it. Ro11 call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Zaun. The City Council discussed with the City Administrator the Minnesota League of Cities' request for which option the City approves to help support the financing of the new League of Cities office building in St. Paula The council reviewed the letter from Mr. Slater, Executive Director of the League of Minnesota Cities, and the City staff's report on the option cost. 80.393. .Motion was: made by Zaun, seconded by Lekson_to approve and advise the League of Cities of Lakeville's approval for Option No. 2, which for Lakeville would. mean a cost of $1,062 a year to the League of Minnesota Cities for five years. Roll call was-taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Zaun and Sndt. 80.394 .Motion was. made by Nelson, seconded by Sindt to .approve the grant applications for ski trails and snowmobile trails to be filed with.. the Minnesota Department of Natural.Resources;far 1980-81. Roll call was taken on the moton_ Ayes,' Spande, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt and Nelson. 80.395 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Zaun to receive the second quarter report for 1980 from the Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, 'Lekson, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson and Spande. At this time Mr. Ron Hetlmer from Northland-Mortg~:ge Company and Mr. William Jensen from Suburban Eng.neerng`appeared before the council concerning the process for inspection. of .the improvements to be made in the Foxborough Addition plat. Mayor Lekson .stated .that the. City had the right under the development agreement to require a full: time inspection if it feels it is necessary, which was .the way things had begun on August 4th to make it necessary. Mr. Jensen stated that his client felt that full time inspection by Suburban Engineering was necessary to comply with the development agreement as drafted and that they could provide their. client with construction supervision and inspection on imrovements beyond the"public improvements necessary for this plat. Mr. Schneider stated. that Consulting Engineers Diversified have been providing full time inspection on the project since August 11th at the direction of the City Administrator, and that the reason the matter is being brought to the council was to obtain direction and clarification on whether or not full time inspection is mandatory by both engineering firms. Mr. Schneider recommended that the process be developed between the two firms, the City and Northland Mortgage, whereby Consulting Engineers Diversivied would provide an appropriate level of inspection,. but that Suburban Engineering would be responsible for the full time inspection of the project. There would be joint final inspections made for the various improvements before they are recommended .for approval to the City by Suburban Engineering and Consulting Engineers Diversified. The council discussed the matter, and the consensus was to allow .Suburban Engineering to do the full time inspection on the project with Consulting Engineers. Diversified to make inspections as the City deems necessary. At this time Mr. John Enggren appeared before the City Council representing J & J, Inc. and Downtown Parking, Inc, and spoke to the council regarding the proposed City Hall-Police Station project and the downtown businessmen's desire and concern to have. the facility built in downtown Lakeville. Mr. Enggren stated that this group felt they could build a building as large as .the City's proposal at less cost and rent it or lease it to the City at less cost. than the City proposal for the one in Aronson Park. Mayor Lekson explained that the .City Council had chosen the Aronson Park site in May because it was paid for and would require no additional acquisition costs., and that it was a large enough site so that the City would have adequate expansion capabilities in the future. -4- . . • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MINUTES August 18, 1980 Councilman Zaun asked the businessmen present how much their proposal would cost the City. Mr. Kohlnhofer stated that he would propose to rent a facility of the same size as that being proposed in Aronson Park for $15,.000 per month to the City. No written proposal or plans were presented by the businessmen to the council. Mr. Enggren explained the proposal was being made in the event the Aronson Park proposal is defeated by the voters on .September 9th, as an alternative, and because they would like to see the facility be in downtown Lakeville. The City-Administrator explained that the City .needs to :have a referendum approved because it does not have th:e financial capacity to pay $156,000 -per year for rent, or a.lease: or on bond principal and interest without voter approval. 80.396 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Zaun to extend the council meeting beyond the 10:30 adjournment time. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun,, Sindt, Nelson, Spande and Lekson. Mr. 'Schneider explained to the council the need for a change order to approve and change the plans in the way the sanitary sewer. and storm sewer .casings were to be constructed as a part of the Oak Curve project.. Mr. Schneider explained that it would be beneficial for the. City to separate the one casing into two separate pries, one for sanitary sewer and one for storm sewer. 80.397 Motion was made by Lekson, seconded by Spande to approve the concept change of the pipe to be jacked through property under the Oak Curve project from a single,-pipe to separate ones for sanitary sewer and storm sewer, and direct the engineer to prepare the necessary change order on it. Roll. call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Zaun. 80.398 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Nelson to approve change order No. 2 on the Bassett's Third addition project No. 79-13. Roll call was taken~on the motion.. Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Zaun. and Sindt. 80.399 Motion was made by Spande, seconded by Nelson to approve the August 4th and 15th letters from Consulting Engineers Diversified clarifying and providing information on the City Comprehensive Plan and Sewer Plan to the Metropolitan Council and. direct that the letter be sent to the chairman with those letters and clarification on the Comprehensive Plan/Development Framework Plan.. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt and Nelson. At this time Mr. .Schneider presented at plat of the Oak Hills addition and indicated which lots would have to be restricted to certain first floor elevation requirements so that the storm drainage system'in the plat would work properly to serve all of the lots once it is completed. 80.400 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Sindt to approve the first floor elevation plan for the Oak Hills addition lots as .presented by Mr. Schneider and direct that the building inspector follow the plan in issuing building permits in the future for Oak Hills additions. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson and Spande. 80.401 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Zaun to authorize a preliminary .report for Lot 5, Block 4 and Lot 14, Block 3 in the Oak Hi11s Second Addition for.the street .work. necessary to complete the public improvements in front-of these two lots, as they were omitted from the Oak Hills addition improvement project No. 80-11. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Sindt, Nelson, Spande and Lekson. -5- ' ~ • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MINUTES August 18, 1980 80.402 Motion was made. by Zaun, seconded by Nelson to authorize a preliminary report for three parcels of property along the south side of_ 175th Street as recruested by Mr. Mueller and Mr. Sabo:. Roll call was taken on .the motion. Ayes, Sndt, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Zaun. 80.403 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Sindt to adjourn the council meeting.. .Roll call was taken on the .motion: Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Zaun and Sindt. Time: 10:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, atriek,E. McGarvey, City Cler Gordon Lekson, ayor -6-