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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.a. Minutes of July 5th 1988 Regular MeetingROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR M�j'ING • JULY 51 1!6 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rosemount was duly held on Tuesday, July 5, 1988, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall. Mayor Hoke called the meeting to order with Councilmembers Walsh, Wippermann, and Oxborough present. Councilmember Napper was absent. Mayor Hoke led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. The agenda was amended to include Item 6(e) Equipment Purchase for Camfield Park. Community Development Director Dean Johnson provided a brief presentation on the Household Hazardous Waste Program scheduled for October 1, 1988 in Rosemount. State Representative Dennis Ozment, Assistant Plant Manager of Koch Refinery, Ray Knutson and George Kinney, Hazardous Waste Coordinator for Dakota County were present and provided their support and endorsement of the program. Ray Knutson advised the council that Koch Refinery will be the financial sponsor for this years program. Administrator Stephan Jilk reviewed his memorandum dated July 1, 1988 to Council regarding staff's assessment proposal for Project 181, which extends a sanitary sewer line from the Lift Station No. 4, within an easement on the Baptist Church property east to Shannon Parkway. The revised approach for assessment would be to utilize 85 feet as a unit standard for lot width at a cost of $18.50 per front foot and to utilize a cost adjustment factor, using engineering construction cost index, for lots made available in the future by subdivision and that are hooked up to the sanitary sewer extension. Jilk noted the proposed assessment policy was presented to the property owners in a meeting on June 30, 1988. Jilk stated he felt the property owners viewed this as a more equitable approach to assessing their properties. See Clerk's File 1988-18. Council was in agreement that the proposed assessment policy for Project 181 met their concerns with Councilmember Wippermann requesting that consideration be given to extending the hook up time requirement as set out in city ordinance. Administrator Stephan Jilk reviewed his memorandum dated June 30, 1988 regarding the hiring of SandypStromer as receptionist and transferring Linda Jentink to the position of secretary for administration and parks and recreation department. See Clerk's File 1988-18. MOTION by Walsh to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. SECOND by Wippermann. Ayes: Walsh, Wippermann, Hoke, Oxborough. Nays: 0. See Clerk's File 1988-18. City Engineer Rich Hefti reviewed the two bids received for the fire station exterior modifications and recommended that Council accept the bids and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, A. E. Conrad Co. for the base bid only in the amount of $43,225. Concerns were expressed by several of the Councilmembers that another use may be determined for the fire hall based on the fire station needs study presently being conducted by a consultant. See Clerk's File 1988-18. ROSEMOUNT REGULAR h INTYG PROCEEDINGS • JULY S, 1988 MOTION by Walsh to table discussion on the fire station exterior modification project to the August 16, 1988 Council meeting. SECOND by Wippermann. Ayes: Wippermann, Hoke, Oxborough, Walsh. Nays: 0. MOTION by Walsh to accept the bids and to place the bids on the fire station exterior modification project on file. SECOND by Wippermann. Ayes: Hoke, Oxborough, Walsh, Wippermann. Nays: 0. Administrator Stephan Jilk referred to a letter received by the city dated June 13, 1988, from Arlyn Cope, 14717 West Danville Avenue, who stated he was the representative of a neighborhood association consisting of 200 homeowners in Rosemount, and who would like to request that the city council declare a moratorium on any changes in the city's storm sewer plan until the new master plan has been developed. Resident Cope's letter further requested citizens be involved in the master storm sewer planning process. The administrator reviewed with Council his letter of June 30, 1988 in response to Resident Cope's letter which outlined his recommendations to Council to hold a neighborhood meeting, to not declare a moratorium, to order the bids on the project and to give consideration to establishing a committee to review the master storm sewer plan when completed. See Clerk's File 1988-18. Attorney Jerry Duffy, representing the approximately 200 residents, encouraged Council to declare a moratorium and to appoint a committee to work with Barr Engineering, the consulting engineering firm developing the master storm sewer plan. Harry Willcox, 14674 West Danville Avenue, stated his support of Arlyn Cope's letter of June 13, 1988 and stated it was the intent of the neighborhood association to declare the moratorium on any storm sewer changes since the 1981 feasibility report for Project 176. MOTION by Walsh to authorize the city staff to schedule an informational meeting with the neighborhood association between July S, 1988 and July 19, 1988 to discuss and to listen to concerns regarding the master storm sewer plan. �6ECOND by Wippermann. Discussion ensued regarding whether Council wanted staff to include discussion on the Hawkins Pond Project in this informational meeting and the additional costs for Barr Engineering to attend an informational meeting. MOTION by Walsh to amend the motion to include the Hawkins Pond Project as part of in the informational meeting. SECOND by Wippermann. Ayes: Walsh, Wippermann, Hoke, Oxborough. Nays: 0. Poll of original motion: Ayes: Oxborough, Walsh, Wippermann, Hoke. Nays: 0. MOTION by Walsh to authorize city staff to have discussions with Barr Engineering regarding the community involvement of the master storm sewer plan and ascertain the additional expense involved and the amount of extension of time that may be needed to complete the plan because of involvement with the community. SECOND by Hoke. Ayes: Wippermann, Hoke, Oxborough, Walsh. Nays: 0. 2 ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MUKrING - JULY 5, IM MOTION by Hoke that no moratorium be placed on changes in the master plan for the city at this time. SECOND by Wippermann. Ayes: Hoke, Oxborough, Walsh, Wippermann. Nays: 0. City Engineer Rich Hefti advised Council, in response to a request from Mayor Hoke, that he and Police Chief Staats have reviewed the traffic safety along the south side of 145th Street east of Trunk Highway 3. Hefti cited multiple reasons the present parking designation should be changed to "No Parking" along the south side of 145th Street from Trunk Highway 3 to 20 feet east of the Senior Citizens Center parking lot driveway. Several alternatives to the no parking designation were discussed by Council. See Clerk's File 1988-18. MOTION by Walsh to authorize city forces to paint two individual parking spots adjacent to the islands on the south side of 145th Street and an additional no parking sign be relocated to the proper position on 145th Street directly east of Trunk Highway 3. SECOND by Wippermann. Ayes: Oxborough, Walsh, Wippermann, Hoke. Nays: 0. Chairman of the Leprechaun Committee Joseph Walsh addressed the Leprechaun Days' schedule for council information. See Clerk's File 1988-18. Community Development Director Dean Johnson reviewed with Council a draft letter addressed to the City of Apple Valley regarding the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW)for a proposed sand and gravel operation in that city. Johnson cited several exceptions city staff found in the EAW and requested Council authorization to forward the draft letter and comments to Apple Valley. See Clerk's File 1988-18. MOTION by Walsh to authorize city staff to send the letter to the City of Apple Valley regarding the comments on the Apple Valley gravel EAW. SECOND by Hoke. Ayes: Walsh, Wippermann, Hoke, Oxborough. Nays: 0. City Engineer Rich Hefti requested that Council authorize condemnation proceedings to acquire a ponding easement over a portion of Lot 1, Block 1, LeForet Addition, advising the owner of this parcel has refused the appraised value for the easement necessary for part of the storm sewer drainage plan for Country Hills 1st and 2nd Addition. See Clerk's File 1988-18. MOTION by Walsh to adopt Resolution 1988-59, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY FOR PONDING PURPOSE. SECOND by Hoke. Ayes: Hoke, Oxborough, Walsh. Nays: Wippermann. Parks and Recreations Director David Bechtold informed Council that vandalism has caused the playground equipment in Camfield Park to become unusable and requested Council authorization to purchase equipment in an amount not to exceed $3,000. Bechtold noted the funds would be expended from the Park Dedication Fund. Council concurred with this recommendation but requested the parks director to ascertain whether city insurance would cover any of the costs. MOTION by Wippermann to purchase playground equipment for Camfield Park in an amount not to exceed $3,000. SECOND by Oxborough. Ayes: Hoke, Oxborough, Walsh, Wippermann. Nays: 0. K ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS v ' REGULARING JULY 5, 1 Mayor Hoke reported on a meeting he attended along with city staff members and with county officials and staff members regarding communication with the county concerning the resource recovery project. Administrator Jilk advised that as a result of this meeting, the county administrator has invited city staff to attend all meetings that pertain to resource recovery. Jilk advised Council that although the county board chairman is aware of the resolution passed by Council requesting a joint county board/city council meeting, a formal letter and the resolution has not been forwarded to the county board members. Mayor Hoke referred to his memorandum regarding the State Leadership Initiative with no action being taken by Council. See Clerk's File 1988-18. Administrator Stephan Jilk advised Council the Airport Forum is scheduled for July 18, 1988, at 7:00 p.m. at the Dakota County Vo -Tech and approximately 250 flyers will be mailed. MOTION by Wippermann to adjourn. SECOND by Oxborough. Ayes: 4. Nays: 0. Respectfully submitted, Susan M. Johnson, Deputy Clerk ATTEST: Stephan Jilk, Administrator/Clerk Published this day of , 1988 in Dakota County Tribune. 4