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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-05-79 • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING November 5, 1979 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Lekson at 7:30 p.m. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Roll call was taken. Present: Councilmembers Spande, Curry, Zaun, Nelson and Mayor Lekson. Also present: Patrick Farrell, City Attorney; Darrell Schneider, City Engineer; Patrick McGarvey, City Administrator/Clerk. 79.520 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Nelson to approve the minutes of the October 15, 1979 council meeting. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Zaun and Nelson. Curry, obstained as she was not present at the meeting. 79.521 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Spande to approve the claims for payment as presented. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Curry, Zaun, Nelson and Spande. At this time Robert Pulscher of Springsted, Inc. addressed the. City Council concerning the bid opening for the $1,015,000 General Obligation Improvement AAond sale of 1979. Mr. Pulscher advised the council that the City had been granted a '°A" rating for this bond sale which is the first time in its history the City has had an "A" rating. Mr. Pulscher went on to explain some of the reasons for the increased rating of the City bonds including policies adopted by the City Council concerning development and assessments. Mr. Pulscher also explained that the current bond market has deteriorated considerably and with the seven percent ceiling under Minnesota law, it is not guaranteed that all bond issues have a market. At this time the City Clerk opened two bids on the sale of the bonds. The first bid opened was from Allison-Williams Company for a net interest cost of $416,775.85 and a net interest rate of 6.98790. The second bid opened was from First Minneapolis with a net interest cost of $404,936.00 and a net interest rate of 6.7870. Mr. Pulscher recommended that the bid be awarded to First Minneapolis. 79.522 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Spande to adopt Resolution #79-104 awarding the bond sale to First Minneapolis. Roll call was taken on"the motion. Ayes, Curry, Zaun, Nelson, Spande and Lekson. Mr. Pulscher then discussed with the council the Lake Marion trunk sewer project and the need to sell bonds for that project now that the City has received satisfactory bids. Mr. Pulscher requested the council to consider tabling action on the award of the contract until a bond sale could be .set fair December 10, 1979 to see if the bonds will sell given the current market conditions. At this time Mayor Lekson opened the public hearing on the certification of delinquent utility accounts to the County Auditor for collection with taxes. The legal notice was attested to by the Clerk. There was no one present wishing to speak on the matter. 79.523 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Zaun to adopt Resolution #79-105 certifying the delinquent. utility bills to the County Auditor. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes., Zaun, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Curry. 79.524 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Zaun to receive the minutes of the three Advisory Committee meetings. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Curry and Zaun. -1- . ~ • • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING • November 5, 1979- The City Council discussed the recommendation of the Planning Commission to have on-site signs placed advising people when rezoning matters are being requested by a land owner or the City. 79.525 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Nelson to direct the staff to make a detailed recommendation on the recommendation concerning site location signs.. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Curry, Zaun and Nelson. The City Administrator presented the final plat of Oak Shores 7th Addition. 79.526 Motion was made by Spande, seconded by Zaun to adopt Resolution #79-106 approving the Oak Shores 7th Addition final plat. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Curry, Zaun, Nelson and Spande. 79.527 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Spande to receive the bids on the Lake Marion trunk sewer project No. 79-1. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Curry, Zaun, .Nelson, Spande and Lekson. Patrick Farrell reported that the owners of the 80-acre tract of land north of Highway 50 to-which the trunk sewer is proposed to be constructed were in favor of alternate No. 1 provided the City does certain restoration work and that they would agree to an easement for $1 if the work is done as requested. The City Engineer advised the council that they had 60 days to hold the bids on .the Arcon project, but that the bid received at $674,000 was a very favorable bid and would likely increase substantially if rebid in 1980. 79.528 Motion was by Curry, seconded by Nelson to table action on awarding the contract for the Lake Marion trunk sewer project to the November 19, 1979 council meeting. Roll call was. taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Curry. At this time Mr. Schneider presented the plans and specifications for the Airlake Second Addition improvement project. 79.529 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Curry to adopt Resolution #79-107 approving the .plans and specifications and setting the bid date for November 30,.1979 at 10 a.m. for Airlake Second Addition. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Curry. 79.530 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Spande to receive the bids for the purchase of four cars for the Police Department. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Curry and Zaun. 79.531 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Nelson to award the purchase to Todd Chevrolet for the three marked and one unmarked squad cars for the amount bid for each car, less any trade-ins. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Curry, Zaun and Nelson. 79.532 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Zaun to approve the specifications for two new dump trucks with attachments and set the bid date for November 26, 1979 at 2 p.m. Roll call was taken on the motion.. Ayes, Lekson, Curry, Zaun, Nelson and Spande. 79.533 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Curry to approve the specifications and set the bid date for November 26, 1979 at 2:30 p.m. for the purchase of one used street sweeper. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Curry, Zaun, Nelson, Spande and Lekson. -2- • • • - CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING • November 5, 1979 79.534 Motion, was made by Curry, seconded by Spande to approve a gambling license .for the Orchard Lake Sportsman Club for bingo and waive the bond requirement. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes,. Zaun, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Curry. 79.535 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Zaun to approve the ski trail and snowmobile trail grant applications for 1979-80 to .the State of Minnesota. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson,. Spande, Lekson, Curry and Zaun. 79.536 Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Spande to adopt Resolution #79-108 approving the agreement with the Department of Transportation for snow removal. Ro11 call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Curry, Zaun and Nelson. 79.537 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Nelson to delete the wording as follows: "shall be made within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment roll by the Council and" from Resolution #78-18. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Curry, Zaun, Nelson and Spande. 79.538 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Spande to approve the deferement on the assessments for property owned by Manton Barsness located near Lake Marion. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Curry, Zaun, Nelson, Spande and Lekson. The City Administrator presented an agreement between the Cities of Burnsville, Apple Valley, Farmington, and Lakeville with Devine Redeemer hospital to provide ambulance service to the four cities beginning January 1, 1980 for a period to cover 4 years and 9 months. The City Administrator explained that there is a potential to provide this service under one contract with these four cities plus nine other northern suburbs in Dakota County possibly as soon as October 1, 1980. 79.539 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Zaun to approve the agreement with Devine Redeemer. Hospital-and the three neighboring cities for ambulance service. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Curry. At this time Lynnae Nye addressed the council concerning the final plat of Niakwa Village addition and introduced Mr. William Johnson and his attorney. She explained that Mr. Johnson will be the developer of the Niakwa Village plat and that Niakwa is selling the property to Mr. Johnson. The City Administrator explained that the plat would be developed in two or three phases, or additions, rather than one large plat as was originally intended. It was also explained that the developer may want to construct two model 4-plex units on the Lots located adjacent to Foliage Avenue to be used only as models until the improvements in the first addition are completed in 1980. 79.540 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Zaun to adopt Resolution #79-109 approving the final plat of Niakwa Village, subject to the developer executing the development agreement. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Curry and Zaun. 79.541 Motion was made by Spande, seconded by Nelson to appoint Mark Miller to the Natural Resource Committee for a term to expire on January 1, 1981. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Curry, Zaun and Nelson. At this time the City Administrator gave the council a report on the status of Despatch Industries' request to purchase or trade for the present .City°Hall Fire Station #1 building and property for an expansion to their plant. The Administrator recommended that the council appoint a committee of City officials to prepare a plan for a building acceptable to the City to replace Fire Station #1 and to authorize the City Attorney to prepare a legal opinion on the procedure necessary to sell or trade properties. -3- .tl • • • - CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING - November 5, 1979 It was also reviewed with the council as to the future location of Fire Station #1 if a sale or trade is made. The council discussed locations and the consensus was-that the northwest or northeast corner of 202nd St. and Holyoke Avenue should be the location for Fire Station #1 if it is replaced. 79.542 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Zaun to authorize and approve a committee of City officials as outlined in the Administrator's report, including the City Attorney, and to direct the City Attorney to prepare a legal opinion on the procedure necessary to follow in a sale or trade of the City property. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Curry, Zaun, Nelson and Spande. 79.543 Motion was made by Curry, seconded by Nelson to approve the purchase of a wing plow from Itasca Equipment in the amount of $4,123. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Curry, Zaun, Nelson, Spande and Lekson. 79.544 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Nelson to approve change order No. 1 with Orfei and Sons on the Woodridge Addition project in the amount of $22,682. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Nelson, Spande, Lekson and Curry. At this time Darrell Schneider presented a written status report on various improvement. projects in the City. The City Administrator stated that a staff meeting had been arranged for 3:30 p.m. on November 7th with the Parkview people concerning their request for rezoning and approval of a treatment care center in Lakeville. 79.545 Motion .was made by Zaun, seconded by Curry to approve a building permit for Crown Cork & Seal Company as per the plans submitted by the company and the use indicated by the company as related to water and sanitary sewer. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Nelson, Spande, Lekson, Curry and Zaun. 79.546 Motion was made by Zaun, seconded by Nelson to set a special council meeting for November 8, 1979 at 4:30 p.m. to canvass the election results of the November 6 City election. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Spande, Lekson, Curry, Zaun and .Nelson. 79.547 Motion was made by Spande, seconded by Nelson to adjourn the council meeting. Ro11 call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Lekson, Curry, Zaun, Nelson and Spande. Time: 9:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, atrick E. McGarvey, ty Cle L . Gordon Lekson, ayor -4-