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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.a. Minutes of August 20, 1996 Regular City Council MeetingROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 20, 1996 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount City Council was duly held on Tuesday, August 20, 1996, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145th Street West. Mayor Busho called the meeting to order with Councilmembers Carroll, Edwards, Wippermann and Anderson present. Also, present were City Attorney LeFevere, City Administrator Burt, Community Development Director Rogness, Parks and Recreation/ Community Center Director Topitzhofer, Finance Director May, and Public Works Director/City Engineer Osmundson. Councilmember Wippermann led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. There were no changes to the agenda. MOTION by Wippermann to approve the Consent Agenda. Second by Edwards. Ayes: Five. Nays: None. Motion carried. City Administrator Burt presented Draft 3 of the 1997 Budget. A decrease in revenue was projected by Building Official Heimkes for 1997 due to the number of buildable lots decreasing. City taxes will decrease 7.5% overall and the overall operating budget will increase only 1.5 %. Market rate growth is 8%, so taxes theoretically remain the same. Options were presented to City Council to add $100,000 (decrease city tax 4.7%) or $150,000 (decrease city tax 3.4%) to the levy strictly for saving toward large future city projects, such as a future water tower and added or improved streets and utilities. Finance Director May noted that the City budget is in good shape. May said the Truth and Taxation notices from Dakota County will be issued early November with the estimated taxes to residents. Residents can come to a public hearing on the budget in early December if they desire. City Administrator Burt requested City Council to select public hearing dates for the 1997 Budget Review according to the available dates provided by Dakota County. Council directed staff to set up the meetings on December 11, a Wednesday with a possible continued public hearing on December 18th. The budget could then be approved at the December 17th regular meeting or a special meeting would be called before December 20th if needed. Council further directed staff to proceed with Option #2 with the knowledge that it can be lowered if necessary. Parks and Recreation/Community Center Director Topitzhofer reviewed the results of the bid opening for the Erickson Community Square Shelter. The lowest bid was $30,000 higher than the construction budget due to the soil test results. The soil there is fill material which is biodegradable and not suitable to support a slab type structure. The contractors recommended hauling out over 1000 dump truck loads. The Parks and Recreation Committee recommends rejecting the bids at this time, reducing the building size, windows size, restrooms size and make further changes to the heating system and brick application. Mayor Busho complimented Topitzhofer on the process used which involved the Parks and Recreation Committee and other community groups. ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 20, 1996 MOTION by Anderson to reject all bids on the Erickson Community Square Shelter and instruct the architect to redesign the shelter with possible options to the current budgeted amount. Second by Carroll, Ayes: Wippermann, Busho, Carroll, Edwards, Anderson. Nays: None. Motion carried. Public Works Director/City Engineer Osmundson presented a draft of the Tower Antenna Application Policy. Council directed staff to broaden the policy to apply to "any" city owned property, not just towers. Revisions will be made and brought back to council. Community Development Director Rogness explained the CleanSoils, Inc. Planned Unit Development (PUD). Jack Poucher, President of CleanSoils, Inc. was present. This business "bakes" contaminated soil to remove petroleum products. It would be located on Continental Nitrogen Resources (CNR) property next to Koch Refining. There are restrictive permits required from Dakota County and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) which will provide many safeguards. The City's initial approval of the project is required for these permitting agencies to continue their investigation. The final PUD would be returned to City Council for approval before CleanSoils, Inc. would be allowed to construct its operation. City Attorney LeFevere advised there is no authorization for tipping fees on this kind of operation. Poucher indicated his company would be a good neighbor. MOTION by Carroll to approve the CleanSoils, Inc. / Continental Nitrogen Resources (CNR) Mutiple General Industrial Use Planned Unit Development subject to: 1) provision of documentation of required MPCA and County permits specifically for the CNR site. 2) approval of a grading permit as required by the Public Works Department. 3) Provision of a liner for the stockpile area including the internal side of the berm to contain run off from a 24 hour 100 year rainfall event in addition to the sedimentation basins indicated on the plan. 4) provision of a security in a form acceptable to the City Administrator for the purpose of site restoration to enable future General Industrial redevelopment. 5) conformance with all applicable requirements specified for Recycling Operations, Section 14.9 including such additional conditions as may be required to ensure compliance with Ordinance B, the Zoning Ordinance. 6) execution of a PUD agreement with the operator, property owner and the City to secure the conditions of operations, securities and responsibilities of the parties to the agreement. Second by Edwards. Ayes: Busho, Carroll, Edwards, Anderson, Wippermann. Nays: None. Motion carried. Community Development Director Rogness presented the Tree Preservation Ordinance which would require a Tree Preservation Plan from any developer prior to site grading and plan development. Individual home owners would not have to comply with these stipulations. The Planning Commission recommends its approval. City Attorney LeFevere would like to make some language changes. Staff recommended further refining of the ordinance. Council agreed. Mayor Busho announced that the ground breaking for Cannon Equipment in the Rosemount Business Park was held on August 15, 1996. Building will start soon. Busho commended staff for its negotiations with Cannon Equipment. 7 } ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 20, 1996 Mayor Busho called the meeting to a close. The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda Jentink, Recording Secretary Susan M. Walsh, City Clerk The City Council Agenda Packet is Clerk's File 1996-26. 3