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Home My Public Portal About04/21/1987 CCM47 PAYROLL CHECKS - APRIL 21, 1987 9743 Jill Hodapp $ 812.08 9744 Richard Rabenort 1,077.84 9745 Michael Rouillard 523.66 9746 Robert Skoro 630.54 9747 James Dillman 997.87 9748 Robert Dressel 777.14 9749 Francis Pumarlo 348.05 9750 Karen Dahlberg 518.14 9751 JoEllen Hurr 911.62 9752 Donna Roehl 911.62 9753 Laura Skarda 491.14 9754 Sandra Larson 319.45 9755 Jennifer Larson 30.16 9756 Carolyn Smith 121.89 9757 Francis Pumarlo 2,982.51 9758 Farmers State Bank of Hamel(Fed.) 1,334.05 9759 Commissioner of Revenue 647.83 9760 P.E.R.A. 666.38 9761 Farmers State Bank of Hamel(S.S.) 555.82 $14,657.79 8764 Jennifer Smith $ 8.00 8765 Scott Johnson 47.50 $ 55.50 ORDER CHECKS - APRIL 21, 1987 5721 Francis Pumarlo $ 60.00 5722 P.E.R.A. 872.26 5723 Farmers State Bank 555.82 $ 1,488.08 418 The Council of the City of Medina met in regular session on Tuesday, April 21, 1987 at 7:20 P.n.- present; Mayor, Thomas Anderson; Councilmembers,Robert Mitchell, Stephen Schmit, Anne Theis; Clerk -Treasurer, Donna Roehl; Planning and Zoning Administrator, JoEllen Hurr; Public Works Director, James Dillman; Engineer, Glenn Cook; Attorney, Ron Batty 1. ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to discuss the following additional items: West Metro airport search area Hwy. 12 improvement Art Peabody subdivision Water tower bids Recreation trails insurance Medina Parks, tax increment request Water tower easement Motion declared carried 2. MINUTES OF APRIL 7, 1987 Anne Theis asked that Bruce Neumann, Page 45 be corrected by the addition of "property in public view" if addition to the west." Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to approve minutes of April 7, 1987, as corrected. Motion declared carried 3. TAX INCREMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING, 7:20 P.M. Jeanne Fredericks of Ehlers and Associates, stated that the purpose of the hearing was to discuss amending the Tax Increment plan by deleting a portion of District 1-1 and enlarging the Economic Development District. No comments were received. moved by Schmit, seconded by Mitchell to close the Public Hearing. Motion declared carried Public Hearing closed at 7:23 P.M. Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Scherer to adopt Resolution 87-26, amending Tax Incre- ment District 1-1 and Economic Development District. Motion declared carried * CONSENT AGENDA * 4. SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to enter into an agreement with Twin City Tree Trust for the Summer Youth Employment Program. Motion declared carried * 5. WEST HENNEPIN PIONEERS ASSOCIATION Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to authorize donation of $500 to West Hennepin Pioneers Museum, as specified in the 1987 budget. Motion declared carried * 6. PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT * Gladys Schlosser, Subdivision Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to grant an extension for filing of subdivision to Gladys Schlosser, until JUly 21, 1987. Motion declared carried * Medina Parks, Preliminary Subdivision Approval Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to adopt resolution 87-27, granting preliminary subdivision to Medina Parks (Frank Hetman) for a 66 acre parcel located at Willow Dr. and Hwy. 55. Motion declared carried * Pommer Manufacturing, Conditional Use Permit Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to adopt Resolution 87-28, granting a Conditional Use Permit to Pommer Mfg. to construct a manufacturing/office building at 825 Tower Dr. Motion declared carried *John Pohlker American Legion Post, Conditional Use Permit and Variance Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to adopt Resolution 87-29, granting a Conditional Use Permit and a 26.3 ft. setback variance, to allow construction of a 12' by 40' add- ition to their building at 75 Hamel Rd. Motion declared carried * Thomas And Dorothy Anderson, Preliminary Subdivision Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to adopt Resolution 87-30, granting preliminary sub- division approval to Thomas and Dorothy Anderson to subdivide 25 acres on Brockton Lane, into four lots. Motion declared carried * Minnesota Exteriors, Conditional Use Permit Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to adopt Resolution 87-31, granting a Conditional Use Permit to Minnesota Exteriors to construct an 80' by 150' addition to their building at 295 Hwy. 55. Motion declared carried 4 Jack and Joan Kain, Setback Variance JoEllen Hurr explained that Jack and Joan Kain had made application to construct a 10' x 14' deck onto their house at 2969 Lakeshore Ave. and were asking for a 45 ft. setback from Lake Independence. She stated that the Planning Commission had recommended approval. Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to authorize preparation of a resolution granting the setback variance, as requested, according to the Planning Commission recommendations. Motion declared carried 7. WATER TOWER BIDS Council discussed the two types of water tower designs that had been bid with differences in price and upkeep costs. Representatives of the two companies that had been low bidders presented information on their individual tower. Glenn Cook stated that he would call someone who had information on: the cost of painting the two types of towers. Councilmembers offered individual preferences as to the type of tower the city should construct. After consultation Glenn Cook stated that it would cost less to paint the water spheroid type of tower. Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to adopt Resolution 87-32, awarding the bid to CBI Na-Con for a spheroid elevated water tank, in the amount of $422,000. Motion declared carried Voting No-Schmit 8. CITY PARKS Hunter Farms Park -- Thomas Anderson suggested that he, Jim Dillman and Stephen Schmit schedule a meeting to sketch a plan for a new park building. Jim Dillman stated that the Hamel Lions Club would be erecting a basketball hoop in the park. Medina Morningside Park -- Jim Dillman stated that he would hire someone to power -rake the grass and that roack would be spread on the two ball diamonds. 9. RENTAL ASSISTANCE Donna Roehl explained that a request had been made for the city to enter into an agree- ment with the Metro Housing Authority so that rental assistance could be provided for renters in Medina. She stated that all of the surrounding communities participate in the program. Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Scherer to adopt Resolution 87-33, participation in the Metropolitan Council Rental Assistance Program and entering into an agreement with the Metropolitan Council, satisfactory to the City Attorney. Motion declared carried 5 V 10. INDEPENDENCE BEACH PARK CLEAN-UP Jim Dillman reported that a number of Independence Beach residents had cleaned up the Independence Beach park and he requested that the Council acknowledge their efforts. Donna Roehl presented a prepared letter of appreciation that could be sent to the residents. Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to send letter of appreciation to each resident who participated in the Independence Beach park clean-up. Motion declared carried 11. CO. RD. 116 EXTENSION Robert Mitchell staetd that he did not believe, that he had sufficient information to make a decision on an alternate road improvement program and how it would affect the city. Anne Theis asked if it would be possible to determine how much it would cost an individual property owner for road improvements, how much of a mill rate increase would be required, and what was being done about a city-wide referendum. Robert Mitchell stated costs for individual properties could be calculated and that a referendum would not be necessary if 20% of the cost of a project were assessed to property owners. Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Scherer to table action on the Co. Rd. 116 extension until May 19th. Motion declared carried Robert Mitchell stated that he would meet with Wilfred Scherer prior to the meeting and prepare a report for that meeting. 12. NEST METRO AIRPORT Thomas Anderson reported that ameeting had been held at City Hall with Metro Council members, staff and interested citizens, to discuss the need for more airport space in the Metropolitan area. He stated that Senator Jude had said that if a community is not interested in an airport, one would probably not be sited in that coiiununity. He believed that some incentive should be given to a coiiununity that might want to consider having an airport. Anne Theis stated that she knew there is a critical need for more airport space and that she would be attending the May 20th meeting. 13. HIGHWAY 12, IMPROVEMENTS Thomas Anderson stated that he had attended a meeting of communities abutting Hwy. 12 regarding the upgrading of that highway west of I-394. He stated that Medina would not be affected a great deal unless alignment was moved to the north. He reported that Maple Plain was not interested in the highway improvement unlessthe route by- passed their community. 14. ART PEABODY, SUBDIDVISION JoEllen Hurr stated that the development agreement and road easements for the Peabody subdivision had been delivered and that she would like the City Attorney to review the documents. Art Peabody asked that someone meet with him to discuss the attorney bill which is in excess of $2000 as he believed that some things that were charged for were done without his knowledge. Thomas Anderson asked that Anne -Theis discuss the bill with Mr. Peabody and report to' the May 5th Council meeting. 15. RECREATION TRAILS Ron Batty reported that trails are similar to sidewalks and if constructed and main- tained in a reasonable way, are not a peculiar risk. Anne Theis stated that she did not believe the city was going to maintain the trails after they were built. Robert Mitchell stated that they would be low maintenance and were called recreation trails because the city wanted to use Park Funds to construct them. Anne Theis stated that each Councilmember would be sued if someone had an accident. Jim Dillman stated that Mr. Drugg, the insurance companies representative, had cautioned 51 him that the city should carefully review Tamarack Dr. because of the fact that some of theroad shoulders are very narrow. Thomas Anderson asked if an off -road trail system should be considered, rather than those along city roads. Robert Mitchell stated that horses have a right to use roads. Wilfred Scherer stated that he had talked with some horse owners who were going to look into a cross country horse trail system. Anne Theis stated that road -side trails will not benefit the majority of the cities residents. 16. JOCK GRIER, WATER LINE EASEMENT Moved by Anne Theis to table discussion on the water line easement until May 5, 1987. Motion declared carried 17. WATER TOWER EASEMENT JoEllen Hurr stated that Frank Hetman had requested $50,000 in tax increment funds to be paid toward construction of a road to the water tower site on Willow Dr., at such time as a building permit is issued for a building south of the railroad tracks. Ron Batty asked what size of a building should be required before tax increment was allowed. Thomas Anderson stated that the building would need to be large enough to be viable for Tax Increment. Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to authorize that a letter be sent to Frank Hetman, signed by the Mayor, accepting the water tower site on Willow Dr. and agreeing to build a road to the site to 9 ton specifications for the $50,000 tax icnrement. Motion declared carried 18. BILLS Donna Roehl explained that bills included payment to Francis for unused sick leave and vacation. Moved by Scherer, seconded by Mitchell to pay the bills: Order Checks # 5721-5723 in the amount of $1488.08; and Payroll Checks #8764-8765 and #9743-9761 in the amount of $14,713.29. Motion declared carried 8:50 P.M. Council, JoEllen Hurr, Donna Roehl and Ron Batty, met in Executive Session to receive report from Attorney on status of Dockside lawsuit. Moved by Scherer, seconded by Schmit to adjourn. Motion declared carried Meeting adjourned at 9:05 P.M. Clerk -Treasurer April 21, 1987