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7511 Postmaster
7512 Delta Dental
7513 Physician's Health Plan
7514 Farmers State Bank of Hamel
7515 Budget Printing
7516 Everything for the Office
7517 A T & T
7518 Wright/Hennepin Electric
7519 Medcenters Health Plan
7520 Majorie Vigoren
7521 Streicher's
7522 Henn. Co. Gen. Acctg. Div.
7523 Metro West Inspection Service
7524 Metro Waste Control Comm.
7525 Minn Comm
7526 Long Lake Ford
7527 Genuine Parts
7528 NSP
7529 City of Maple Plain
7530 P.E.R.A.
7531 Crow River News
7532 Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik
7533 Lefevere, Lefler
7534 Commercial Life
7535 St. Paul Stamp Works
7536 Government Training Service
7537 Acme Typewriter
7538 Ditter, Inc.
7539 Rigs & Squads
7540 Minn. Cellular
7541 Sheriff's Dept., Co. of Henn.
7542 Dept. of Adm., Bldg. Code Stds.
7543 Feed Rite Controls
7544 Uniforms Unlimited
7545 Blitz Photo
7546 Perry's Truck
7547 Ziegler, Inc
7548 Shannon Formisano
7549 Industrial Chemical
7550 Randy's Sanitation
7511 Woodlake Sanitary Landfill
7552 Safety Kleen Corp.
7553 Lake Business Supply
7554 Goodyear Auto
7555 Bro-Tex, Inc.
7556 Plymouth Industrial Supply
7557 City of Loretto
7558 Corcoran Pet Care Center
7559 Chapin Publishing
7560 Swenson's Our Own Hardware
7561 Contact Programming Spec.
7562 North Memorial Med. Center
7563 Bury & Carlson
7564 Kar Prod.
7565 Culligan
7566 Egghead Software
$ 153.64
465.15
2,164.00
568.42
254.80
11.76
640.75
1,878.55
97.85
319.15
85.00
712.48
12,582.50
1,433.34
52.50
62.72
295.53
1,696.39
1,770.00
976.56
70.00
7,0::.04
,905.89
19.80
25.20
45.00
93.95
66.30
127.95
149.97
954.18
300.50
32.90
28.45
1,084.31
60.32
17.50
146.10
130.50
67.50
64.93
474.79
350.50
116.64
50.73
50.43
142.50
142.20
10.88
620.00
18.00
81.20
161.52
35.30
650.00
ORDER CHECKS - MAY 2, 1989 (CONT'I)
7567 Glenwood Develop. Corp. $ 300.00
7568 West Henn. Recycling Comm. 311.75
7569 Polka Dot Recycling 387.29
7570 Westside Wholesale 69.26
7571 A T & T Credit Corp. 121.42
7572 Henn. Co. Med. Center 15.00
7573 Imprest Fund 869.40
7574 Sam Bloom Iron & Metal 634.02
7575 Metro Waste Control Count. 569.25
7576 City of Minnetonka Beach 615.00
7577 Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety 240.00
7578 Lundquist, Willman, Schultz & Martin 600.00
7579 Copy Duplicating Prod. 134.29
7580 Grater N.W. Office of R.E. Assess. 1,498.50
7581 U.S. West Communications 272.85
7582 Ron Graves Landscape Contractors 10,581.3.3
$72,840.43
PAYROLL CHECKS - MAY 2, 1989
10958 Thomas Anderson $ 225.00
10959 Anne Theis 147.82
10960 Robert Mitchell 150.00
10961 Stephen Schmit 150.00
10962 Wilfred Scherer 150.00
10963 Wayne Wallace 691.58
10964 Jill McRae 794.91
10965 Richard Rabenort 1,070.20
10966 Michael Rouillard 851.20
10967 Richard Blevins 521.44
10968 James Dillman 898.64
1C969 Robert Dressel 799.50
10970 Karen Dahlberg 404.92
10971 Donna Roehl 1,058.28
10972 Laura Skarda 501.45
10973 Sandra Larson 443.45
10974 Shannon Formisano 178.52
10979 Benedict Young 743.78
10976 Farmers State Bank 1,628.22
10971; Commissioner of Revenue 670.01
10977 P.E.R.A. 730.98
10979 Farmers State Bank (S.S.) 568.42
$13,378.32
The Council of the City of Medina met in regular session on Tuesday, May 2, 1989 at r '
7:35 P.M.
Present: Mayor, Thomas Anderson; Councilmembers, Wilfred Scherer,Anne Theis, Robert
Mitchell, Stephen Schmit; Clerk-Treasurer,Donna Roehl; Public Works Director
James Dillman; Police Chief Richard Rabenort; Planning and Zoning Administrator,
Loren Kohnen; Attorney,Ron Batty; Engineer, Glenn Cook
1. ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS
Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to discuss the following additional agenda items:
Brockton Rd. Alignment
Wilfred Cavanaugh barn, report
BFI meeting and fees for processing application
League of Minnesota Cities, annual meeting
Presentation media
Motion declared carried
2. MINUTES OF APRIL 18,1989
Moved by Schmit, seconded by Mitchell to approve minutes of April 18, 1989, as presented.
Motion declared carried
3. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Tamarack Dr. Improvement
Glenn Cook asked that Council approve plans and specifications for Tamarack Dr. blacktopping,
subject to review and acceptance of Jim Dillman.
Moved by Scherer, seconded by Schmit to adopt Resolution 89-25, approval of plans and
specifications for Tamarack Dr. improvement.
Motion declared carried
Rolling Hills Rd.; Agreement
Jim Dillman recommended that Council approve the agreement with Corcoran for improvement to
Rolling Hills Rd. as plans meet city specifications.
Moved by Scherer, seconded by Schmit to authorize signature of the Corcoran/Medina agreement
for improvement to Rolling Hills Rd. with Medina to pay $8400 to Corcoran upon completion
and approval of the section of road inside the Medina city limits.
Motion declared carried
Hackamore Rd. Agreement
Jim Dillman reported that a meeting had been held regarding concerns about road fabric and
the need for drain tile in the section of Hackamore Rd. that Medina maintains. He explained
that the revised plans had been delivered to the city just prior to this meeting.
He stated that Corcoran plans to improve the entire length of road between Co. Rd. 116 and
Hwy. 101 according to the approved bids, with the section of road ;rest of Co. Rd. 116 to
be bid at a later date_
Council discussed the need to revise the agreement to reflect payment procedure and asked
attorney to review the terms of the agreement.
Moved by Scherer; seconded by Theis to table action on the Medina/Corcoran agreement for
Hackamore Rd improvements, pending review by the city attorney and the Public Works Director.
Motion declared carried
Holasek/Finazzo, Request for Sewer
Thomas Anderson explained that a formal request for rezoning to Urban Residential would be
necessary to proceed through the Planning Commission. He stated that the planner that the
city was hiring would be making recommendations regarding sewer areas, as well as roads, etc.
Glenn Cook stated that if the Metro Council agrees to a sewer boundary change they would
also need to agree to upgrade the sewer system, some of these expansions are paid for by
Metro, others by the local communities.
Anne Theis stated that she thought that planning for the Hamel area of the city revolved
around sewer availability.
Thomas Anderson stated that a review may indicate that more residential availability is
needed, and not so much commercial.
John Lino,representing the Holaseks and Finazzos, stated that he is willing to work
with the city staff whenever the city believes that it is appropriate.
Robert Mitchell stated that the city has developed a formula for use of sewer units.
John Lino asked if council would advise that they proceed with a formal application.
Thomas Anderson stated that such an application would bring the matter closer to the
cities attention, although he did not believe that the Planning Commission, nor Council,
would want to address an application until a study is completed.
Winifred Kroeten, Independence Beach Special Assessments
Donna Roehl explained that Winifred Kroeten was combining two lots into one building
site at the corner of Pine St. and Ardmore Ave. and had asked that the assessments for
the sewer and water be reduced to one unit of assessment, $4518. She stated that the
city has done similarly in other situations.
Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to adopt Resolution 89-26, reduction of Special
Assessments on parcels 18-118-23 24 0080 and 18-118-23 24 0096 to one unit of assessment,
or $4518.00.
Motion declared carried
4. * CONSENT AGENDA
* Minnegasco
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Theis to adopt Resolution 89-27, allowing Minnegasco
to bury lines in the Beasly Bluffs subdivision, south of Medina Morningside.
Motion declared carried
* Imprest Fund
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Theis to transfer $869.40 from General Fund to Imprest
Fund, according to list of expenditures provided.
Motion declared carried
5. CITY HALL REMODELING
Thomas Anderson recommended approval of the remodeling project for the lower level of
city hall. He stated that although the work is not perfect, it is much improved. He
suggested approval of Change Order # 4 in the amount of $292.53 and to deduct $50 per
day for two weeks for liquated damages.
Moved by Anderson, seconded by Schmit to make final payment to Ron Graves Landscaping
for remodeling of the lower level of city hall, according to the above recommendations,
with final payment of $10,581.33.
Motion declared carried
6. LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE
Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to authorize payment of one registration fee for
the League of Cities Conference, .Tune 6-9, at a cost of $150.00.
Motion declared carried
7. MEDIA EQUIPMENT
Thomas Anderson suggested that an overhead projector be purchased for presentation at
city meetings, along with a change of seating for staff.
Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to authorize purchase of an overhead projector and
if necessary, a screen, for use at city meetings.
Motion declared carried
8. METRO WASTE CONTROL, IONG RANGE PLANNING
Thomas Anderson stated that he would like to respond to the Metro Waste Control, long
range plans by reiterating the need for the Elm Creek Interceptor, similar to the response
of Maple Grove and Plymouth.
Moved by Anderson, seconded by Mitchll to direct Glenn Cook to prepare a letter to
the Metro Waste Control stressing the need for the Elm Creek Interceptor to be included
in their long range plans, or for some other means by which an expanded Hamel sewer
area could be served with sewer.
Motion declared carried
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9. PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT y
Wenck Associates, Inc., Contract
Norm Wenck introduced himself and Glenn Sanders, who would be working on the ash application
for Woodlake Landfill.
Council discussed scheduling of the review process at such time as all applications and
other materials, that have been requested by the city, have been submitted.
Thomas Anderson stated that a meeting notice for Thursday, May 4th has been posted, at
which time Wenck employees can meet with the Planning Commission to review procedures
and planning for the review process.
Stephen Schmit asked about the 60 day cancellation clause of the contract.
Norm Wenck stated that if they are asked to stop work there may be some matters that need
to be completed, that are in process and cannot be stopped immediately.
Robert Mitchell asked if Browning -Ferris would agree to put money into an account, from
which the city could draw from to pay for review expenses.
Ron Batty stated that they were only willing to pay bills as received.
Donna Roehl stated that previously the city paid the bills and wasr reimbursed by BFI.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Schmit to approve the Wenck Associates contract for review
of the Woodlake ash application, according to prepared_contract and attached fee schedule.
Motion declared carried
Woodlake Landfill
Loren Kohnen reported that a call had been received regarding the fact that the landfill
had not covered garbage at the end of the day and that he and Rick Rabenort had inspected
it and found it uncovered after hours.
Moved by Scherer, seconded by Schmit to allow the zoning administrator to shut down Woodlake
landfill if not covered on May 3rd and to send a letter to them regarding the matter.
Motion declared carried
Orlo Eisinger, Preliminary Subdivision
Loren Kohnen explained that Orlo Eisinger had made application to subdivide 10.04 acres
from a 45 acre parcel. He stated that no park fee is required; each parcel meets the soil
requirements for septic systems; road easements have been provided and a driveway access
easement from Morgan Rd. has been obtained for Lot A.
Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to authorize preparation of a resolution granting
preliminary subdivision approval to Orlo Eisinger to subdivide property at Medina Rd. and
Morgan Rd., according to engineers and Planning Commission recommendations.
Motion declared carried
Harold Laurent, Preliminary Subdivision
Loren Kohnen explained that Harold Laurent had made application to subdivide 40 acres on
Hamel Rd. into 7 lots. He stated that the Planning Commission had recommended approval
with a number of conditions.
Ralph Wagner, representing Harold Laurent, stated that the barn on Lot 1 was now out of
the flood plain at 984 ft. He stated that he was concerned about the condition that a
road easement along the easterly property line should be provided, as he believed that
it would be an encumberance on Lot 7, plus the fact that the owner was now providing a
means for a road to enable the neighboring property to develop.
Thomas Anderson stated that easements are obtained by the city to enable future develop-
ment.
Robert Mitchell asked if east/west streets were needed in that area.
Thomas Anderson stated that road easements can always be returned to owners.
Robert Mitchell asked if houses along Hame Rd. were sited far enough away from the road
and if driveways should exit onto Hamel Rd. as shown.
Glenn Cook stated that they had studied the possibility of internal roads but because
of steep slopes it would be best to have exits onto Hamel Rd., because driveways on an
internal road would be very steep.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Scherer to authorize preparation of a resolution granting
preliminary subdivision approval to Harold Laurent to subdivide 40 acres on Hamel Rd., j.nto
7 lots, according to Planning Commission recommendations and approval of barn on Lot 1
if sufficient property to support a barn. Also a road right of way, not an easement should
be secured along the easterly property line.
Motion declared carried
g j Raymond Wald, Variances
Loren Kohnen explained that Raymond Wald had made application for a number of variances
to enable him to remodel his house at 2971 Ardmore ave. He stated that the house was
being extensively remodeled along with a new foundation.
Mr. Wald stated that he would like to roof the deck that was being added.
Thomas Anderson stated that he was not in favor of that because the structure already
covered much of the lot area.
Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to authorize preparation of a resolution granting
setback variances to Raymond Wald to remodel his house at 2971 Ardmore Ave., according
to recommendations of the Planning Commission.
Motion declared carried
Addison Piper, Preliminary Subdivision, Bantle Farms
Loren Kohnen explained that Addison Piper had made application to subdivide 80 acres,
north of Hollybush Hills, into 5 lots, and that the 20 acre parcel to the north, owned
by the Pipers, should also be included in the subdivision application.
Norma Friedrichs stated that she was purchasing the 20 acre parcel to combine with her
property, so there was not need for a road easement through the property.
Addison Piper asked if there is a policy for providing road easements.
Thomas Anderson stated that a study will be conducted by the city and this subdivision
could be put on hold until the study is complete, if the owners were concerned that the
city was asking for to many road easements.
Robert Scott, representing the Pipers, stated that there is a road easement from Hollybush
Hills to serve this property, and that Hollybush Hills roads would be blacktopped this year.
Robert Mitchell asked the attorney to study the Hollybush Hills road agreement to determine
access availability and blacktopping requirements, if more houses use those roads for access.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Scherer to authorize preparation of a resolution granting
preliminary subdivision approval to the Bantle Farms subdivision, including the 20 acre
parcel to the north. Approval to include information regarding the proper setbacks for
the existing barn, indication of which lots can and can not have barns; plus conditions
listed by the Planning Commission and Zoning Administrator, excluding Item 5 and deleting
requirment for radius on easterly road easement.
Motion declared carried Voting No --Theis
Gerald Tweed, Setback Variance
Loren Kohnen explained that Gerald Tweed had made application for a 4.3 ft. side yard
setback variance to construct a three season porch on his house at 1295 Hackamore Rd.
Mrs. Tweed reported that the fence work had been completed and that the lots would be
combined.
Moved by Schmit, seconded by Theis to authorize preparation ofa resolution granting a
4.3 ft. side yard setback variance to allow Gerald Tweed to construct a three season
proce onto his house at 1295 Hackamore Rd., according to Planning Commission recommendations.
Motion declared carried
Loren Kohnen, Planning and Zoning Position, Update
Loren Kohnen presented a list of the hours he has worked on planning items for the city.
Anne Theis asked if he could get the planning work done and still take care of his building
inspecting work.
Loren Kohnen stated that he had spent a lot of time on the Tupco matter and also on the
Woodlake ash application.
Robert Mitchell suggested that in the future Loren Kohnen should make a recommendation on
Planning Commission items; this along with the applicants remarks and Planning Commission
discussion will provide for a more:timely decision on applications.
Loretto Towing, Conditional Use Permit
Ron Batty stated that he, Loren Kohnen and a representative of Loretto Towing would be
meeting on May 8th to discuss violations of their Conditional Use Permit. If items are
resolved the council will not need to hold the revocation hearing which they have re-
quested be continued until May 16th.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Schmit to continue the Loretto Towing Conditional Use
Permit revocation hearing until May 16, 1989.
Motion declared carried
Brockton Lane Alignment
Council discussed the need to provide for some sort of alignment of Brockton Lane
between Co. Rd. 24 and Medina Rd. and asked that Glenn Cook write a letter to Plymouth
regarding that need and the fact that it can be acted upon at the same time as Lundgren
Bros. subdivision of the Leuer farm is studied.
Wilfred Cavanaugh Barn
Loren Kohnen reported that the barn on the Cavanaugh property on Hwy. 55 has been burned
and the debris buried.
Hennepin County Compost
Council discussed the compost that is being hauled onto
19 and Hamel Rd. Also discussed was the fact that the
the site continues to be tabled by the Planning Commiss
Robert Mitchell asked that the Planning Commission take
has been continued for a long time.
Moved by Anderson, seconded by Mitchell to -table the Hennepin County compost application
until May 16, 1989
Motion declared carried
the Hennepin County site at Co. Rd.
Hennepin County application for
ion.
some sort of action as the item
10. RILLS
Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to pay the bills; Order Checks # 7511-7582 in the
amount of $72,840.43 and Payroll Checks # 10958-10979 in the amount of $13,378.32.
Motion declared carried
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Tamarack Dr. Road Improvement, Special Assessments, 10:40 P.M.
Ron Batty updated Council of Special Assessment appeals of Coplin, Wessin and Jubert.
Tupco, 10:50 P.M.
Ron Batty updated Council on status of Tupco litigation.
Moved by Schmit, seconded by Scherer to adjourn.
Motion declared carried
Meeting adjourned at 10:55 P.M.
Clerk -Treasurer Mayor
May 2, 1989