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Home My WebLink About4.a. Minutes or August 15, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting � ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 15, 1995 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regulax meeting of the Rosemount City Council was duly held on Tuesday, August 15, 1995 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Ha11, 2875 145th Street West. Mayor McMenomy called the meeting to order with Councilmembers Anderson, Wippermann, Staats, and Busho present. Staff present included: City Attorney LeFevere, City Administrator Burt, Senior Planner Mack, Assistant Planner Pearson, Police Chief Knutsen, Lieutenant Kuhns, Finance Director 7eff May, and Parks and Recreation/Community Center Director Topitzhofer, and Administrative Assistant Walsh. Mayor McMenomy lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Two items were added to the agenda: Consent Agenda, 4.m. Temporary 3.2% Beer License for Rosemount American Legion and New Business, 7.c. Telephone Contract. Additional information was handed out for clarification on the August 1, 1995 City Council Minutes, 1996 Budget Memorandum, Expenditure Approval from Donation Account-Leprechaun Days, and the Dakota County HRA final drafts for Ordinance B-54 with two Resolutions. Kevin Carroll represented S.O.A.R. and gave an update on the relocation proposals for the Twin Cities International Airport. The Remote Runway proposal was denied due mainly to the estimated cost of 4.2 billion dollars. The Metropolitan Airport Commission has requested additional money for airport issues and S.O.A.R. feels it will be necessary to have funds to keep � people aware of the issue. Carroll said complacency can be the greatest enemy of this issue and S.O. A.R. would like the City Council to consider setting aside funds in the 1996 budget to S.O.A.R. Metropolitan Council could start to require land banking or have land use restrictions in the southeast portion of Rosemount inhibiting development. There will be a fund raiser Pig Roast on Sunday, September 17, 1995, 1 la.m. to 4 p.m. in Hastings at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Highway 61 in Hastings. MOTION by Wippermann to approve the Consent Agenda . Second by Staats. Ayes: Anderson, Wippermann, McMenomy, Staats, Busho. Nays: None. City Administrator Burt recommended that City Council reconsider the current license fees in effect for pawnshops and pawnbrokers. Burt recommended that the fees be based on an escalating scale based on the average number of daily business transactions. he recommended the minimum annual license fee be set at $1500. He stated that this minimum amount is based on the cost of police department staff verifying a minimum number of daily business transaction by pawnbrokers. Juanita Bohn, owner of Rosemount Pawn, requested that Cauncil consider an annual fee of$750 and also expressed her concerns of having to deposit a $1500 investigation fee. she provided copies of letters from the Dakota County Sheri�s Department which noted the help of her Hastings pawn shop business in identifying stolen property. She felt the $1500 license fees were out of line in comparison to other smaller cities' fees. i -♦ ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 15, 1995 Following discussion by members of the City Council, a general consensus was reached that the recommended fees were appropriate and that the investigation fee should remain the same. City Administrator Burt noted that Rosemount Pawn is currently without a license. The Council directed staff to pursue the application process with the owner. MOTION by Anderson to adopt A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN ANNUAL LICENSE FEE FQR PAWN SHOPS AND PAWN BROKERS . Second by Wippermann. Ayes: Wippermann, McMenomy, Busho, Anderson. Nays: Staats. Mayor McMenomy noted the procedure used for public hearings. Mayor McMenomy opened the Public Hearing for the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment- Setback and Lot Dimension Standards. The recording secretary noted that the Affidavits of the Published and Posted Notice were on file. Assistant Planner Pearson reviewed the proposed amendment to the City of Rosemount Zoning Ordinance. The setbacks and lot dimension standards had been discussed three years ago when housing was proposed adjacent to highways and railroads. Natural barriers are favored over fencing for noise, sightline reduction, and useable yaxd areas. This revision would not affect current developers with approved preliminary plats. The Planning Commission recommend these revisions as a proactive approach to problems or complaints. Councilmember Wippermann noted that the Planned Unit Development process would allow for exceptions to be made. These amendments are being placed here for the safety of the land owners and allows for usable backyard space. Wippermann believed the pipeline easements need not be changed from the state regulations. However, setbacks on the major arterial streets and railroad would improve property for homeowners. Glen Se�on, Director of Construction for CMC, noted that increased setbacks will only lower sound about 2 or 3 decibels. Alternates may be used as stone and concrete walls which will cut ,, noise even more and which would be adequate even for a 15' easement. Many times people I buying townhomes do not want a large berm to maintain. Sexton requested the City Council not to adopt the amendment. Renee Stevenson, 14600 Cameo Avenue, noted that a deadline should be required for completion of this revision. Attorney Reid Hansen commented that the State has a model ordinance for pipeline easements and that the City does not need to be stricter than that. . Mayor McMenomy noted that this revision complicates matters. Developers want their projects to appeal to customers so easements will be considered, but this will cause many more variances that will have to be considered. There axe federal and state regulations on pipelines that apply. The Mayor could not support the amendments to the zoning of C 1, C3, or C4. 2 ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 15, 1995 Councilmember Staats noted that easements don't always locate the pipeline in the center so this would allow the distance to be 30' to 60' of the owners property. This restricts a11 types of development by the homeowner. Assistant Planner Pearson suggested removing the references to the pipeline and keep the remainder of the Ordinance. Councilmember Anderson agreed. City Attorney LeFevere was asked about the wording clarification on item 6.b. Direction was given to have staffreword the Zoning Amendment Ordinance Text Amendment and remove reference to the pipeline and present this at the ne�meeting. MOTION by McMenomy to close the Public Hearing for the Zoning Ordinance Te� Amendment- Setback and Lot Dimension 5tandaxds. Second by Wippermann. Ayes: McMenomy, Staats, Busho, Anderson, Wippermann. Nays: None. Police Chief Knutsen presented the Juvenile Curfew Ordinance which would have the same regulations as the Dakota County Curfew Ordinance. Police Chief Knutsen recommended its approval by repealing the e�sting ordinance and adopting Dakota County Ordinance No_ 122 by reference. It will be presented again on the ne�rt City Council agenda. Parks and Recreation and Community Center Director Topitzhofer recommended utilizing a permanent part-time receptionist for 25 hours per week opposed to a temporary position which can only work for three months. This will give this highly visible position more continuity within the department. This position has been introduced into the 1996 Budget. MOTION by McMenomy to approve posting and advertising the position of permanent part-time receptionist for 25 hours per week at a rate of$9.09 per hour. Second by Staats. Ayes: Staats, Busho, Anderson, Wippermann, McMenomy. Nays: None. Administrative Assistant Walsh presented a Telephone Contract with Frontier Communications. A ten year agreement was reached allowing the City to save overall on equipment and services at about $500 a month. City Attorney LeFevere helped negotiate this contract and recommends its approvaL MOTION by Wippermann to approve the Agreement for Centrex Services between Frontier Communications and the City of Rosemount. Second by Staats. Ayes: Busho, Anderson, Wippermann, McMenomy, Staaxs. Nays: None. Under announcements, it was noted that there is a meeting for"Livable Communities" on Thursday, August l7, 7 p.m.. in Apple Valley. Also Minnesota Valley Transit Authority opened its new offices and has some meetings coming up August 17th and 23rd. Parks and Recreation and Community Center Director Topitzhofer said they had an open house for the Limerick Way, RRP community group. About 150 people came which gave a good start to the program. 3 , ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 15, 1995 City Administrator Burt advised that the Fire Task Force has started meeting to plan for the Fire 5tation Referendum. Updates will be provided. At this time the City Council reviewed a third draft of the proposed 1996 operating budget. City Administrator Burt reviewed some of the changes made to the budget since the July 19, 1995, City Council Budget Workshop. in addition, City Administrator Burt advised it may be feasible to look at allowing individua� haulers to pickup recyclable since he has been notified by Knutson Services of their intention to charge the City for city-wide recycling. Council and staff also discussed the possibility of designating funds for cable broadcasting City Council meetings and S.O.A.R. activities but that the operating budget should not be increased for these two items. Finance Director May advised that City Council needed to select the dates for the 1996 Budget Public Hearing and this information will then be directed to Dakota County. After discussion Council selected November 29th for the first Public Hearing and December 8th if the Public Hearing is reconvened. At this time the 1996 Budget would cause an estimated increase of$6.00 to a home valued at $110,000. A resolution will be presented at the next meeting to set the preliminary budget and public hearing dates. MOTION by McMenomy to adjourn the meeting. Second by Staats. Ayes: Anderson, Wippermann, McMenomy, Staats, Busho. Nays: None. The meeting was adjourned at 10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda 7entink Recording Secretary The City Council Agenda Packet is Clerk's File 1995-20. 4