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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-05-87 CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1987 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Zaun. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Roll call was taken. Present: Councilmembers Nelson, Enright, Sindt, Harvey and Mayor Zaun. Also present: Roger Knutson, City Attorney; Daryl Zuelke, Consulting City Engineer; James Robinette, Community Development Director; David Krings, Chief Building Inspector; Richard Radermacher, Chief of Police; Barry Christensen, Fire Chief; Patrick McGarvey, City Administrat- or/Clerk. Staff announcements: The city administrator advised the council of four items to be taken up under other business on the council agenda. Citizen comments: There were none. " 87.1 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Enright to add other business items 14a through 14d to the consent agenda. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Zaun, Enright, Sindt, Harvey. Councilmen Harvey and Nelson removed Item 4g, a resolution establishing the City Council committees for 1987, and 41, the appointment of the official city newspaper, from the consent agenda. 87.2 Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Sindt to approve the consent agenda as amended. (Council Agenda attached hereto is incorporated by ref erence and specif ically made a part hereof . ) Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Enright, Sindt, Harvey, Nelson. Councilman Harvey pointed out his concerns with the current city policy of rotating council members off from city committees of ter two years of service. The council members discussed the situation and agreed to table action on the resolution appointing the council committees for 1987 until they have met at a council work session. 87.3 Motion was made by Enright, seconded by Sindt to table adopting the resolution setting and making appointments to council committees for 1987 until after the City Council has held a work session on the matter. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Enright, Sindt, Harvey, Nelson, Zaun. • • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1987 Councilman Harvey raised a question about whether or not the Lakeville Life & Times might qualify as official city newspaper, and about the agenda identif ying the Dakota County Tribune to be the official city newspaper. The city administrator explained that when the agenda was prepared, there was only one request received from consideration, that coming from the Dakota County Tribune. Af ter the agenda was prepared, a letter came from the Countryside Newspapers also requesting considera- tion. 87.4 Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Sindt to appoint the Dakota County Tribune as the official city newspaper for 1987. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Harvey, Nelson, Zaun, Enright. At this time, Barry Christensen, Fire Chief, presented the specifica- tions for a new 75 foot aerial pumper truck for the Lakeville Fire Department and explained that they had been preliminarily sent to four manufacturers for their review as to whether or not they could comply with the specif ications and possibly bid on the truck. The chief indicated that the four manufacturers had not indicated any problems with the specifications. The chief indicated that the estimated cost for the new truck is in the $275,000 to $280,000 range. 87.5 Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Nelson to approve the plans and specifications for a 75 foot aerial/pumper fire truck as recommended by the fire chief and set the bid date for February 5, 1987, at 10:00 a.m. at city hall. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Harvey, Nelson, Zaun, Sindt, Enright. 87.6 Motion was made by Enright, seconded by Sindt to reappoint Warren Walters, Terrence Langhorst and Robert Klamm to new terms on the Planning Commission to expire on January 1, 1990. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Zaun, Enright, Sindt, Harvey. 87.7 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Nelson to reappoint Howard Lovelace, Larry Olmstead and Mary McDonald to new terms on the Park and Recreation Committee to expire on January 1, 1990. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Enright, Sindt, Harvey, Nelson. 87.8 Motion was made by Enright, seconded by Sindt to reappoint Dennis Pond, Richard Rose, David Frost and Tom Burke to new terms on the Natural Resources Committee to expire on January 1, 1989. 2 ! • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1987 Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Enright, Sindt, Harvey, Nelson, Zaun. 87.9 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Harvey to reappoint Jim McCurdy, Bruce Sandberg and Greg Stattman to new terms on the Cable TV Board to expire on January 1, 1989. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Harvey, Nelson, Zaun, Enright. At this time, Mr. Steve Knutson and Dave Johnson presented a report from the Lakeville Hockey Boosters requesting the council to set a general obligation bond ref erendum for February 23, 1987, to construct an ice arena in North Park adjacent to Ipava Avenue. Mr. Knutson also intro- duced Bill Carlson, who is the Arena Manager for the Owatonna Steele County arena, and Mr. Del Erickson, the architect who had worked with the group in preparing the concept plan for the arena. Mr. Knutson explained that the group had been in contact with the Valley Park people who have their hockey program organized through the Rosemount Athletic Association, and he introduced Mr. Dave Beutow who spoke on behalf of the RAA and indicated that they would be interested in purchasing ice time at competitive rates and with equal priority to prime time hours as the LAA. Mr. Knutson then reviewed a report along with Mr. Johnson with a slide presentation for the council on the estimated cost for operation and maintenance and where the revenues would come from from various groups who would rent time in the facility to support operation and mainte- nance. Steve Michaud, Park and Recreation Director, presented his report to the council which analyzed the group's estimates for operation and mainte- nance costs and budgeted revenues. Mr. Michaud pointed out that the council should be aware that it may take a subsidy of up to $30,000 per year for the first one or two years to support operation and mainte- nance, and that he did not have the resources within his current Park and Recreation funding for such a subsidy. Councilmembers Nelson and Enright indicated that they felt the time had come for the issue to receive vote at a bond ref erendum early this year and possibly as soon as February 23, 1987. Councilmembers Sindt and Harvey indicated they did not feel the project warranted a bond issue at this time. Mayor Zaun indicated he felt the time may be more present than ever before for such a referendum. The city administrator suggested the council may want to take a vote at this time in directing the staff to prepare a resolution for a bond ref erendum to be considered at the January 20th council meeting. 87.10 Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Sindt to receive the report from the Hockey Boosters for a multi-purpose ice arena. 3 • • ~ • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1987 Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Harvey, Nelson, Zaun, Enright, Sindt. 87.11 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Enright to direct the city staff to prepare a resolution which, if adopted, would call a bond referendum for the proposed facility and place it on the January 20th council agenda for consideration. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Zaun, Enright. Nays, Sindt, Harvey. At this time, Mr. Brian Christiansen from the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District presented an agreement between the city and district for their consulting services in preparing erosion control plans for new development in Lakeville and monitoring the implementation of the plan on behalf of the city. 87.12 Motion was made by Enright, seconded by Sindt to approve the agreement with the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District and author- ize the mayor and clerk to execute it on behalf of the city. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Enright, Sindt, Harvey, Nelson. 87.13 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Enright to table acting on a resolution setting a smoking policy for the public meetings in the council chamber until after each of the city advisory committees that meet in the chamber have the opportunity to review the proposed resolu- tion and comment on it. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Enright, Sindt, Harvey, Nelson, Zaun. At this time, Councilman Nelson had to leave the meeting to go to work. Time: 10:15 p.m. 87.14 Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Sindt to receive the environment- al assessment worksheet on the proposed Logarto 3rd Addition and authorize the distribution of it. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Harvey, Zaun, Enright. 87.15 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Enright to approve the assessment abatement on parcel No. 22-47500-122-O1, as recommended by the Dakota County Assessor's office, subject to the administrator checking to make sure the property owner's other parcel does contain the assessment for the existence of the cabin. on their property. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Harvey, Zaun, Enright, Sindt. 4 i • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1987 87.16 Motion was made by Enright, seconded by Harvey to vote in favor of the Minnesota Timberwolves as the proposed name for the Minnesota N.B.A. basketball team. Roll call was taken on the motion. Nays, Zaun and Sindt. Ayes, Enright and Harvey. 87.17 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Sindt to vote in favor of the Polars as the name for the Minnesota N.B.A. team. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Zaun. Nays, Harvey and Enright. 87.18 Motion was made by Sindt, seconded by Enright to adjourn the council meeting. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Enright, Sindt, Harvey. Time: 10:20 p.m. Respectf ully submitted, Z <c.- Patric E. McGarvey, City Clerk ~C..- G~% Du a Zaun, M o a 5 ~ • • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1987 7:00 p.m. Call to order. Flag pledge. 1. Roll call. 2. Staff announcements A. Attorney B. Engineer C. Administrator 3. Citizen comments. 4. Consent Agenda. a. Approval of the minutes of the December 15, 1986, council meeting. b. Approval of the claims for payment. c. Receive the minutes of the December 17th Park and Recreation Commit- tee meeting. d. Resolution approving the designation of depositories of city funds. e. Resolution setting various city fees for permits, licenses and service charges. f. Resolution setting the dates and time for regular council meetings in 1987. g. Resolution establishing city council committees and approving the mayor's appointments to the committees. h. Appointment of Northwest Associated Consultants as the city planning consultant. i. Appointment of Donohue and Associates as the city engineering consultant. j. Appointment of Grannis, Grannis, Farrell and Knutson as the city legal consultant. k. Appointment of Councilman Nelson as the acting mayor in the absence of Mayor Zaun . r_ . ~ ? ~ • • 1. Appointment of the Dakota County Tribune as the official city newspaper. m. Appoint the city administrator as alternative commissioner for the Blackdog Watershed Management Organization. n. Approve a contract with Dakota County A.V.T.I. for Minnesota Right to Know Act training for employees. 5 . Approval of plans and specif ications for a new 75 foot areal fire truck for the fire department, and authorize the taking of bids. 6. Appointments to the Planning Commission. 7. Appointments to the Park and Recreation Committee. 8. Appointments to the Natural Resources Committee. 9. Appointments to the Cable TV Board. 10. Receive a report from citizens in support of a multi-purpose ice arena and a request to set a bond referendum on the proposal. 11. Approval of an agreement with the Dakota County Soil and Water Conserva- tion District for consultant services and setting erosion control requirements for construction activity. 12. Resolution setting smoking area policy for public meetings in the council chamber at 7773-214th Street West. 13. Receive Logarto 3rd E.A.W. and distribute. 14. Any other business. a. Approve release of Lot 10, Block 3 of Barrett First Addition from the Development Contract. b. Approve billboard licenses for 1987. c. Approve an assessment abatement on Parcel No. 22-21177-200-16. d. Approve minutes of December 29, 1986, special council meeting. 15. Adjourn. 2