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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.a. Minutes of the January 11, 2012 Work Session Proceedings ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL k9.a. WORK SESSION. PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 11, 2012 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular work session of the Rosemount City Council was held on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room at City Hall, 2875 145 Street West, Rosemount. Mayor Droste called the meeting to order Council Members DeBettignies, Shoe - Corrigan, Weisensel and Kearney attending. Staff present included City Administrator Johnson, City Clerk Dmeier, Director of Parks .and Recreation Schultz, Project Engineer Olson, Community Development Director Lindquist and Senior Planner Zweber. DISCUSSION 2.A. Tom Piekarski Mayor Droste stated he requested that Tom Piekarski be given the opportunity to address his issues related to his property. Mr. Piekarski shared his concerns about the water main having a dead end at Dalara Avenue. Mr. Olson stated that the connection at Dodd is across Shannon Parkway. Mr. Piekarski disagreed. Mr. Olson stated that the asbuilts would show the connection and that City records indicate there is a connection. Mr. Piekarski doesn't believe what the records show. He requested that someone come out and show him the connection. Mayor Droste requesteid that staff provide the mapping and shbw the asbuilts with the construction of the connection. Mr. Olson stated that the City could isolate the valves to show the connection to Shannon Parkway. Mr. Olson explained that the road width concerns were previously provided by memo to i Piekarkki. Mr. Piekarski stated that he should be able to drive over the fog lines. Mr. Olson stated that road widths are constructed to meet the state aid standards. State aid has to sign off of the project. Council Member Shoe- Corrigan questioned his concerns relating to the two inch difference. She explained the City will not change all the striping in,the city but will have the contractors be more careful in the future. Mr. Piekarski replied that the City needs to follow the guidelines better. Council Member DeBettignies stated that if the City were not following the guideline it would not receive the state aid for the projects. Mr. Piekarski also talked about his driveway on Shannon Parkway and the assessment. Mayor Droste stated that he would not be assessed for the driveway if it was closed. Mr. Piekarksi stated that the City moved his driveway during the previous pavement project. Mr. Olson stated the driveway was in the same spot between 2002 and 2008. Mr. Piekarski disagreed stating his driveway is five feet off. Mr. Olson explained the location of the driveway on the survey and further explained project history. Mr. Piekarski requested that the City provide a letter stating the City would take full responsibility for his driveway being on his neighbor's property. Mr. Olson again explained where the public right -of -way and driveway are located by looking at the pictures Mr. Piekarski provided. The driveway is not located on the neighbor's property but is located ) ) within right of way. Mr. Olson stated he could meet with the neighbor to explain the driveway situation. Mr. Piekarski stated he did not received information on when Shannon Parkway became a 9 -ton road. Mr. Piekarski also questioned the sign ordinance and having his record expunged because of the ordinance changes regarding temporary signs. He raised concerns about the political signs, realtor signs and off premise signs. Senior Planner Zweber stated that all of these concerns were previously ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 1 2012 addressed in a document request. The documents have been available at the front desk of City Hall for over a year. 2.B. USTA Funding and Tennis Complex Planning Mike Goldammer of USTA provided information on tennis programming, funding opportunities and court improvements. Council Member Shoe - Corrigan questioned the number of courts needed in Rosemount's growing tennis community. Mr. Goldammer replied that Rosemount would benefit from a facility that has enough courts where you can bring in a tournament. Further discussion were held about funding a facility and grant monies available. Council Member Kearney questioned the growth of tennis in Rosemount noting that RAAA has seen a decline in tennis participants. Director of Parks and Recreation Schultz stated that it has been a challenge to find experiencedcoaches. He added that there has been growth in the traveling programs. Mr. Goldammer talked about the growth of tennis Rosemount and the amount of volunteer coaching he does in the area. 2.C. UMore Gravel Mining and the Large Scale Mineral Extraction Ordinance Senior Planner Zweber provided a summary of the staff report that focused on the changes to the plans since the open house for the EIS last year. Changes to the °north included a new buffer area; the Universitey had agreed to provide a setback from" existing residences to where the musing will occur. He also provided information on an upcoming meeting that Dakota Aggregates is holding on January 24 and 26 at the Rosemount Community Center. Community Development Director Lindquist added that time has been spent to iron out issues. We are moving in the right direction, but it is pending the public input from the neighborhoods and upcoming public meetings. C ouncil Member Shoe - Corrigan expressed "concerns about landscaping. Tim Becken stated they would do whatever they could to make the transition from residential to mining areas aesthetically fitting. He added that Dakota Aggregates was committed to using only one of the County Road 42 entrances at this time. Shawn Dahl provided an update on the road locations and the requests made to the County about the intersections. Council Member Shoe - Corrigan also questioned the ancillary uses. Mr. Zweber explained °that the present proposal is to request aggregate crushing and washing. Discussion was held regarding the scheduling of future meetings. Mayor Droste requested monthly updates on the progress. 2.D. Public & Institutional Zoning District Text Amendment, 10 -13 -TA Community Development Director Linguist summarized the information provided in the staff report. The City Council was pleased that staff made personal contact with' the property owners. They had nd concerns regarding the proposed changes. 3.A. Senior Housing Update Community Development Director Lindquist, Director of Parks and Recreation Schultz and City Administrator Johnson provided an update on the proposed concept plans for the future senior housing site. Discussion was held regarding the proposed layout and ideas for plazas, parking, and options for the senior center. 2.E. Approval of Fire Officer Stipend & Firefighter Pay City Administrator Johnson summarized the information provided in the staff report. Discussion Was held regarding the data obtained on other cities fire officer stipends, firefighter pay, and ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 11, 2012 pensions. The City Council supported changing the per call pay from $2 to $6. They did not support an increase in fire officer stipend at this time. 2.F. Council goal setting The City Council will meet on Friday, February 20 from 6 -8 p.m. and on Saturday, February from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at City Hall to discuss the goals for 2012. The City Council stated that department directors did not need to attend eithersession. City Administrator Johnson will be present at both sessions. UPDATES 3.B. 2012 Commissioner Appointments City Clerk Domeier requested 'direction on recruiting for the upcoming openings on-the various commissions. The City Councihrequested that vacancies be posted for all openings and.that any interested citizens would need to apply. The City Council decided to hold interviews the evening of February 8 beginning starting at 6 p.m. at City Hall: 3.C. Updates from City Council /Staff Council Member Weisensel provided an update on'the DCC meetings. Mayor Droste provided an° update on 'Beyond the Yellow Ribbon events. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Council and upon a motion by Droste, second by Shoe - Corrigan, the Meeting was adjourned at 11:10 p.m. Respectfully Submitted Amy Domeier, City Clerk:,