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Home My WebLink About06-27-05 WS1 • MlIl11~S City ofLuleeviue Council W orlc Session Marion Conference Room Monday, June 27, 2003 / 3:00 PM In attendance: Mayor Robert Johnson, Council Members David Luick, Mark Bellows, Laurie Rieb, and Wendy Wulff. Also in attendance: City Administrator Steve Mielke, Planning Director Daryl Morey, and Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud. City Council and staff met at the Spirit of Brandtjen Farms site for a tour of the renovated dairy barn clubhouse and returned to City Hall at approximately 5:45 PM. Item #, l . Del Webb Pulte/Niiller Site Planning Director Daryl Morey was. present to give an update on the Del Webb . Pulte/Niiller site. Council previously was presented information and. discussed this issue at their May 11, 2005 work session. Following that discussion, Council. directed staff to continue to work with Puite and Miller to revise the intensity of the proposed -land uses and the timeframe for project phasing. Pulte Homes currently has an option on the 160-acre Darrow property adjacent to Highview Avenue, however, in order to get adequate land to make the Del Webb project feasible, .they are proposing to purchase an additional 80-90 acres of adjacent property to the east, owned by Joe Miller, which is partially in the Urban Reserve. The Miller property and a small portion of the Darrow property would. need to be guided and brought into the. MUSA prior to the 2008 Comp Plan Update. Council's attention was directed to Option D showing Pulte's revised proposal which includes commercial, an office-residentia[ transition area and single-family residential instead of high density residential on the property Miller owns to the east and south of the proposed Del Webb development. Miller is requesting that the commercial and office-residential transition areas be brought into the MUSA at the same time as Del Webb (2007-8) and the single family residential be brought into the MUSA in 2010. Pulte would like to complete applications and an EAW in 2005 and 2006 and begin site grading and utility construction in 2007. Mr. Morey feels that the Del Webb • .project hinges on Miller being able to start developing his land south of the extension City Council Work Session June 27, 2005 Page 2- . of 185' Street in 2010. City Administrator Steve Mielke added that it appears that portions of the area south of the extension of l 85`~ Street can be served by existing or proposed trunk lines. Pulte is proposing athree-year build-out, in 2008-10. Miller is suggesting that areas south of 185` Street be allowed to start developing in 2010, with build-out over afive-year period. Mr. Morey feels that Miller is planning foe his future development opportunities. Answering questions about the sewer service .for the Urban Reserve, City Administrator Mielke stated that with the location of the new Farmington High School, Lakeville will need to work with Farmington and the Met Council to oversize the sewer pipe.. along Flagstaff Avenue. City Administrator Mielke .suggested a predetermined phased plan for the development so that a tameline for build-out would be established, Council Member Wulff asked that staff investigate access points .along the County roadways and the impact that would have on .the commercial property. Council is unanimous that single family housing is the most appropriate use of Miller's property south of the. 185` Street extension. Council Members were supportive of the office-residential transition area. Council requested staff obtain further information on the Farmington .High School project and what the cost would be to .Lakeville for a sewer line .and lift station. Council .directed staff to work with )oe Miller on timing for development of his property south. of 185`" Street to determine if the Del. Webb project can move forward. Item #2. Ritter Farm Park Learning Center Designation Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud has suggested designating the Ritter Farm Park Environmental Learning Center as the "Edward Mako Learning Center". Council was fully supportive of the proposal and asked staff to move forward with this designation. Item #3. KPAC Development Update City Administrator Mielke presented architectural and engineering documents that have been received. Within two weeks staff will know the cost of the first sheet of ice and potentially the cost for building the shell of the second sheet so that the maximum can be accomplished. Staff is working with the adjoining landowner to the south to gain access to the right of way for the entrance. The City would work independently of the County for this portion of the project, hopefully with a reimbursement agreement. • City Council Work Session June 27, 2005 Page 3- • The preferred facility concept is the largest of the designs the Council has previously seen, which shows one covered tennis court and three outdoor courts. The soccer bubble is not budgeted at this time. The analysis indicates that operating costs for a soccer bubble could be a break-even venture. Parking would 6e for 550 spaces on each side with additional future parking. Some wetland mitigation is also anticipated. City Administrator Mielke also reviewed other aspects of the facility. The developer ~ has provided the required financials to the City. The developer will decide by the end of July when the groundbreaking. for the athletic facility will occur. The developer is aware that the baseball fields must be moved this year .for construction of the facilities. to begin.: Steve Michaud wilt continue to work with LBA. Mielke suggested that an additional work session will be needed in July. !tern #4. Health Insurance Resolution During contract negotiations with the various unions, representatives were informed that it was staff's. intent to study the City's health insurance programs to determine if there is a better system and to see if rates from the current provider .are. competitive. The consulting firm of Financial Concepts was hired to gather this information. Bids were received from other insurance providers and It was determined that there would be a significant savings, both to the City and to the employees, if the City was to leave the LOG1S group and purchase insurance independently, effective January t, 2006.. LOGIS would need to be notified by July I n of the City's intent to leave the group tf the Council determines that is the best option. Department heads and union stewards were polled for their input and it was suggested that employees also be polled. Quotes were received from Health Partners, Blue CrosslBlue Shield, Preferred One, and from Medica for coverage independent of the LOGIS group. With just a few exceptions, employees felt it would be beneficial to move from Medica to Health Partners. Council Member Luick expressed concerns about Health Partners' customer service, based on his past experience. Financial Concepts has found that Health Partners has improved the service they provide to their customers and that they are comparable to Medica. 05.58 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Wulff, to approve Resolution No. 05-lOl withdrawing from participation in the Loca! Government Information Systems (LOGIS) group health and life insurance program. Aye: Johnson, Luick, Bellows, Rieb and Wulff • • City Council Work Session June Z7, ZOOS Item #5. Ad ourn 1 The meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM. t Respectfully Submitted ~~ _~ ~- Steven: C. Mie[ke City Administrator Page -4-