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ORDER CHECKS - MAY 17, 1994
13232 A T & T $ 6.60
13233 Allstar Electric 68.84
13234 American Bank 100.00
13235 American Express 86.07
13236 Biff's Inc. 198.78
13237 Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik 27,986.39
13238 Coffin & Gronberg 156.00
13239 Commissioner of Revenue 748.60
13240 Connelly Ind. Elect. 178.38
13241 Contenintal Sign & Adv. Co. 4.64
13242 Crow River News 18.00
13243 Dept. of Pub. Safety - OISM 270.00
13244 Derickson Co., Inc. 238.80
13245 Farmers State Bank of Hamel 3,110.78
13246 Feed Rite Controls 466.59
13247 Fortin Hardware 140.36
13248 Glenwood Inglewood 45.20
13249 Gopher State One Call 76.50
13250 Great West Life 400.00
13251 Hamel Athletic Club 8,500.00
13252 Hamel Building Center 611.94
13253 Hennepin Co. Sheriff 312.36
13254 Hennepin Co. Support 534.00
13255 Holiday 61.66
13256 Imprest Fund 1,752.26
13257 KEA, Inc. 6.00
13258 Kern, Dewenter & Viere 1,885.00
13259 Kustom Signals, Inc. 548.47
13260 Lake Business Supply 85.63
13261 Land Title, Inc. 585.00
13262 Law Enforcement Labor Services 75.00
13263 Long Lake Ford Tractor 336.32
-13264 Long Lake Glass 540.50
13265 Loretto Fire Dept. 6,857.26
13266 MCFOA 50.00
13267 Martin -McAllister 300.00
13268 Medcenters Health Care 2,552.46
13269 Metro West Inspection 5,865.45
13270 Midwest Asphalt 43.02
13271 Midwest Automotive V0 / 0 1, 63-1-. 4-2
13272 Minnesota State Treasurer 15.00
13273 Minn Comm 38.60
13274 Mothers Motors/Lortto Towing 35.00
13275 G. Neil Companies 32.43
13276 North Clinic 78.00
13277 City of Orono 194.15
13278 P.E.R.A. 2,223.64
13279 P.O.S.T. Board 45.00
13280 Quill Corp. 96.84
13281 Reynolds Welding 27.50
13282 Rigs & Squads 186.32
13283 STS Consultants 832.00
13284 Scherer Meats 33.00
13285 Shamrock Plastics 751.15
13286 Streicher's 652.60
13287 Steven M. Tallen 3,728.97
13288 Twin City Water Clinic 20.00
13289 U.S. West Cellular 231.21
13290 U.S. West Communications 34.60
13291 Uniforms Unlimited 1,159.35
13292 Walt's Garage 188.72
13293 Warning Lites 72.58
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ORDER CHECKS - MAY 17, 1994 (CONT'D)
13294 Wenck Associates 441.83
13295 Zee Medical Service 42.49
13885
13886
13887
13888
13889
13890
13891
13892
13893
13894
13895
13896
13897
$ - 78 59 .26
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PAYROLL CHECKS - MAY 17, 1994
Steven T. Scherer
Richard Rabenort
Michael J. Rouillard
Scott Stillman
James Dillman
Robert P. Dressel
Edgar J. Belland
Jeffrey E. Karlson
Cecilia Vieau
Laura L. Monroe
Sandra L. Larson
Joseph R. Heyman
Jon D. Priem
797.49
1,152.44
400.84
999.45
1,152.83
1,016.79
928.40
1,094.34
625.61
771.00
721.69
726.01
694.92
$11,080.81
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MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 17, 1994
The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on May
17, 1994 at 8:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers with Mayor
Anne Theis presiding.
Members Present: John Ferris, James Johnson, Ann Thies, Philip
Zietlow and Mayor Anne Theis.
Members Absent: None.
Also Present:
Public Works Director Jim Dillman, City Engineer
Shawn Gustafson, City Attorney Ron Batty and
Clerk -Treasurer Jeff Karlson.
1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Zietlow, to adopt the agenda with the
following additions:
a. Resolution Granting Conditional Use Permit to Ellie Crosby
for Private Dog Kennel (consent)
b. Medina Morningside Stormwater Ditch
Motion passed unanimously.
2. CONSENT AGENDA
Moved by Thies, seconded by Mayor Theis, to adopt the consent
agenda, as follows:
a. Resolution No. 94-27, "Resolution Granting Conditional Use
Permit to Ellie Crosby for a Private Residential Dog Kennel"
b. Resolution No. 94-28, "Resolution Authorizing Entry into a
Joint Powers Agreement with the 'Minnesota Municipal Money
Market Fund' and Authorizing Participation in Certain
Investment Programs in Connection Therewith"
c. Resolution No. 94-29, "Resolution Granting a Permit to U.S.
West for the Installation of Buried Cable on Tomahawk Trail"
d. Approval of Imprest Fund Transfer
Motion passed unanimously.
3. MINUTES
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Thies, to approve
regular meeting of May 3, 1994, as amended, as
Page 3, item 8, paragraph 1, line 4, to read ".
commission members be available for the next
meeting and for additional caucuses which would
locations."
Page 4, item 10, paragraph 1, line 1, to read
potential safety hazard caused by the erosion..
Motion passed unanimously.
4. PLANNING COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT
The Council received three applications for an open seat on the
planning commission which was left vacant by the resignation of
the minutes of the
follows:
..and two planning
Highway 12 policy
be held at various
"...ditch was the
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Graciela Gonzalez. The three people who applied for the opening
were Christopher Crosby, Dick Picard and Steve Leuer.
The Council voted by secret ballot. Crosby received three votes
and Leuer two votes.
Moved by Thies, seconded by Zietlow, to appoint Christopher Crosby
to the Planning Commission to fill the unexpired term of Graciela
Gonzalez, which expires March 1, 1995. Motion passed unanimously.
5. LONG LAKE CLEANWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Phil Zietlow, Medina's representative on the Public Information
Committee, gave the Council an update of the Long Lake Cleanwater
Improvement Project. Zietlow said the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District wanted to spend two to three million dollars to clean up
Long Lake. Zietlow said the Watershed District was claiming that
Medina was the main polluter of the lake based on 1991 data. He
said the district would try to obtain funds from various sources,
including Medina, which would be a considerable amount of dollars.
Zietlow said he was concerned about the data. Phosphorus was the
key element. When testing was done in 1991 at the Deer Hill
station, phosphorus was running at 300 parts per million. In June,
it jumped to 6,000 parts per million and was back to 300 in July.
Zietlow said this data did not make sense. He said no one from the
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District was able to give him a good
explanation about the data. Zietlow said he researched the data
going back 20 years and not much had changed in that time.
Shawn Gustafson said a high phosphorus content in June or July was
usually caused by the release of phosphorus from sediments into the
water.
Zietlow said he would push for more data. He added that he
supported the clean up, but he wanted to be sure that any proposed
solution would correct the problem.
6. MEDINA MORNINGSIDE DRAINAGE DITCH
Shawn Gustafson said there had been a lot of discussion about how
to correct the erosion problem of the Medina Morningside drainage
ditch without much progress. Gustafson said it would be in the
best interest of the City to do a feasibility study. Gustafson
said there were three options to consider, each with a different
solution:
1. Extension of the existing 48 inch pipe with a large diameter
pipe.
2. Construction of a concrete drop structure near
pipe and extension of a smaller diameter pipe.
3. Either of the above options located within the
alignment or located along a new alignment.
the existing
existing ditch
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Gustafson said the City could also look at channel lining options
such as riprap, cable concrete, or gabions.
Phil Zietlow said the task force committee had received more
information which indicated that the rate of erosion was more
extreme and required that a more permanent solution be proposed.
Zietlow asked what the best location would be for the pipe.
Gustafson said the City could place pipe in the existing ditch but
a lot of fill would have to be brought in. Gustafson said if the
City did not put in a concrete structure, a bigger pipe would have
to be used. He added that it would be less expensive to build the
concrete drop structure and use smaller pipe. Gustafson said the
City could also run the pipe outside the ditch.
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Zietlow, to adopt Resolution No. 94-
30, "Resolution Ordering Preparation of Feasibility Report on
Medina Morningside Storm Sewer Ditch Improvement Project."
Ayes: Ferris, Johnson, Thies, Zietlow and Mayor Theis. Nays:
None. Resolution No. 94-30 adopted on a 5-aye and 0-nay vote.
7. TRANSTECH, INC. - REQUEST FOR TAX INCREMENT ASSISTANCE
Transtech, Inc. had purchased approximately three acres on
Clydesdale Trail from Thorpe Distributing. The company planned to
build a 17,000 square foot building with hopes of adding an
additional 13,000 square feet. Transtech sold reconditioned
telephones and other data transmission equipment.
Ron Batty said Thorpe Distributing requested a lot division which
was approved by the Planning Commission and Transtech applied for
a conditional use permit which was tabled until the June, 1994
planning commission meeting. Batty said Transtech also contacted
him about tax increment financing assistance. Batty said he met
with Mark McAlister, president and CEO of the company, to discuss
the matter.
Batty said the council had several options: (1) to decline tax
increment assistance and require developer to proceed without
public assistance; (2) to authorize negotiations for a limited
amount of tax increment; and (3) extend the same deal offered to
Thorpe in which 100% of the increment would be use to reimburse the
developer. Batty said he did not have all the numbers, but would
run an analysis to determine how much increment was available.
Mayor Theis asked about wetland compliance.
Batty said the developer would be subject to all the wetland rules.
Phil Zietlow asked what the TIF money would be used for when all
the details were worked out.
Batty said the first call on the money was to pay the special
assessments. The remaining increment could go toward reimbursing
Transtech for development costs. Batty said the assessments on the
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Clydesdale Trail street improvement could be split between Thorpe
and Transtech.
Jim Johnson said the agreement with Thorpe stated that Thorpe was
responsible for the road assessment, which they should pay.
Batty said state statutes provided that assessments could be split
if Thorpe's lot was subdivided.
John Ferris said the Council needed to have more information before
making a decision. Ferris added that the Council was not obligated
to provide the same deal given to Thorpe.
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Mayor Theis, to table Transtech's
request for tax increment assistance until the Council has more
information on the matter. Motion passed unanimously.
8. RENEWAL OF CURBSIDE COLLECTION CONTRACT WITH E-Z RECYCLING
Amelia Kroeger, WHRC recycling coordinator, informed the Council
that the curbside collection contract with E-Z Recycling would be
expiring December 31, 1994. E-Z proposed a three percent increase
in their contract for a three year period. E-Z agreed to include
phone books, mixed paper and non -hazardous content aerosol cans to
the curbside program beginning in 1995. The yearly curbside
contract would increase from $24,846 to $25,591.
Kroeger pointed out that the recycling grant money from Hennepin
County would be decreased significantly which would necessitate an
increase in the recycling fee charged by the City. Based on the
proposed contract, WHRC expenses and the Hennepin Co. grant,
Kroeger estimated that Medina would have to charge nearly $21.00 in
1995 to cover the cost of recycling.
The Council agreed that the recycling fee would have to be
increased to $21.00 in 1995.
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Mayor Theis, to adopt Resolution No.
94-31, "Resolution Approving Renewal of Curbside Collection
Contract with E-Z Recycling and Establishing Recycling Fee of
$21.00."
Ayes: Ferris, Johnson, Thies, Zietlow and Mayor Theis. Nays:
None. Resolution No. 94-31 adopted on a 5-aye and 0-nay vote.
9. PAYMENT OF BILLS
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Thies, to approve payment of Order
Check Numbers 13232-13295 for $78,595.26 and Payroll Check Numbers
13885-13897 for $11,080.81. Motion passed unanimously.
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Ron Batty announced at 9:11 p.m. that the Council would be going
into executive session on the basis of attorney -client privilege to
discuss litigation in the matter of Roach v. City of Medina.
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Moved by Ferris, seconded by Thies, to close the executive session
at 9:30 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Johnson, seconded by Thies, to adjourn the meeting at 9:30
p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
ATTEST:
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JeffreyE.`Karlson, Clerk -Treasurer
May 17, 1994