HomeMy Public PortalAbout08/01/1989 CCMORDER CHECKS - AUGUST 1, 1989
7762 Dan Bar Homes $ 20,109.00
7763 Delta Dental 465.15
7764 Physician's Health Plan 2,509.00
7765 Farmers State Bank of Hamel 570.37
7766 Postmaster 350.00
7767 Budget Printing 126.30
7768 Henn. Co. Treas. 24.45
7769 Copy Duplicating Prod. 122.06
7770 Greater N.W. Office of R.E. Assess. 1,494.50
7771 Fortin Hardware 31.46
7772 U.S. West Communications 224.77
7773 Wright/Hennepin Electric 982.43
7774 Medcenters Health 97.85
7775 Marjorie Vigoren 214.66
7776 STS consultants 602.60
7777 Loretto Towing 663.73
7778 Henn. Co. Gen. Acctg. Div. 100.50
7779 Metro West Inspection Svcs. 7,732.35
7780 Metro Waste Control Comm. 1,433.34
7781 Minn Comm 52.50
7782 Long Lake Ford 22.25
7783 NSP 1,510.68
7784 P.E.R.A. 995.94
7785 Warning Lites 166.00
7786 Crow River News 129.00
7787 Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik 1,313.57
7788 Lefevere, Lefler 9,224.73
7789 Commercial Life Ins. 19.80
7790 Acme Typewriter 7.50
7791 Robert Leger 397.20
7792 Minn. Cellular Telephone 92.70
7793 Sheriff's Dept., Co. of Henn. 195.17
7794 Dept. of Adm., Bldg. Code Stds 1,708.02
7795 Bryan Rock Products 25,056.83
7796 Norwest Bank, Mpls., NA 460.00
7797 American National Bank 26,248.75
7798 Feed Rite Controls 357.39
7799 First Trust 26,925.63
7800 Typing To Go 99.59
7801 Don E. Mayer 200.75
7802 Earl F. Anderson & Assoc. 3,456.52
7803 Ziegler, Inc. 45.86
7804 Henn. Co., Publ. Recs., Elect. Sec. 5.10
7805 Plymouth Industrial Supply 71.36
7806 Woodland Office Svc. 374.75
7807 League of Minn. Cities 1,479.00
7808 James Skarda 301.00
7809 Assn. of Metropolitan Municip. 5.00
7810 Buffalo Bituminous 84,302.34
7811 Audio Visual Wholesalers 112.00
7812 Plastics Recycling Conf. 125.00
7813 Concrete Raising 475.00
7814 So. Lake Mtka. Safety Dept. 45.90
7815 APCO Frequency Coor. Dept. 375.00
7816 GAB Bus. Svcs. 250.00
ORDER CHECKS - AUGUST 1, 1989 (CONT'D)
7817 Ken Roelfs Construction 205.00
7818 Gerald Tweed 120.00
7819 Village Chevrolet 114.57
7820 Babcock, Langbein & Co. 3,200.00
7821 Minn. Conway Fire & Safety 245.90
7822 State of Minnesota 38.00
7823 Holmes & Graven 21,159.50
7824 Impressions 5.72
7825 Wehrman Bergley Assoc. 3,131.00
7826 John M. Schoening 930.00
7827 Henn. Co. Treas. 84.00
7828 Zee Medical Service 7.45
7829 West Henn. Recycling Comm. 311.75
7830 W.W. Grainger 34.12
7831 Polka Dot Recycling 473.84
7832 A T & T Credit Corp. 121.42
7833 Computr Place 186.00
7834 Gopher State One -Call, Inc. 723.73
7835 Metro Waste Control Comm. 3,984.75
7836 Dan Bar Homes 22,867.00
$282,406.10
PAYROLL CHECKS - AUGUST 1, 1989
11104 Thomas Anderson 225.00
11105 Anne Theis 147.82
11106 Rcbert G. Mitchell 150.00
11107 Stephen Schmit 150.00
11108 Wilfred Scherer 150.00
11109 Wayne Wallace 691.58
11110 Jill McRae 773.21
11111 Richard Rabenort 1,070.20
11112 Michael Rouillard 886.32
11113 Richard Blevins 521.14
11114 James Dillman 890.44
11115 Rcbert Dressel 797.55
11116 Karen Dahlberg 400.81
11117 Donna Roehl 1,055.58
11118 Laura Skarda 500.15
11119 Sandra Larson 442.29
11120 Shannon Formisano 68.98
11121 Anthony Hughes 90.67
11122 Michael Glampe 130.09
11123 Benedict Young 755.44
11124 Farmers State Bank of Hamel (Fed.) 1,605.24
11125 Commissioner of Revenue 648.53
11126 Farmers state Bank of Hamel (SSS.) 570.37
11127 P.E.R.A. 749.35
$13,471.06
8854 Jeremy Marr 20.00
8855 Jeff Parrish 37.50
$57.50
The Council of the City of Medina met in regular session on Tuesday, August 1, 1989
at 7:30 P.M.
Present: Mayor, Thomas Anderson; Councilmembers,Wilfred Scherer,Robert Mitchell, Stephen
Schmit, Anne Theis; Clerk -Treasurer, Donna Roehl; Planning and Zoning Admin-
istrator, Loren Kohnen; Public Works Director, James Dillman; Police Chief,
Richard Rabenort; Attorney, Ron Batty
1. ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS
Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to discuss the following additional items:
Holy Name Church, escrow funds
Bantle Farm, easements
Lundgren Bros./U.S. Homes, street alignment
City of Loretto, subdivision
Off Premise signs
Lake weed treatment
Compost site
Motion declared carried
2. MINUTES OF JULY 18, 1989
Moved by Schmit, seconded by Theis to approve minutes of July 18, 1989, as presented.
Motion declared carried
3. MINUTES OF JULY 25, 1989
Moved by Schmit, seconded by Theis to approve minutes of July 25,1989 as presented.
Motion declared carried
* CONSENT AGENDA
4. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
* Wright -Hennepin Electric
Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to adopt Resolution 89-56, allowing Wright -Hennepin
Electric to install service to Beasley Bluffs, south of Medina Morningside.
Motion declared carried
Dan Bar Homes, Escrow
Donna Roehl reported that the city engineer had approved the release of $22,867 to Dan Bar
Homes of escrow funds posted for street and utility work at Independence Estates. She
stated that there would be $46,477 remaining in the fund after this release.
Moved by Theis,seconded by Schmit to release $22,867 to Dan Bar Homes, as recommended by
the city engineer.
Motion declared carried
Hunter Farms Park
Rick Rabenort reported that residents of Hunter Farms had been using a three acre portion
of Hunter Farms park, that has not been kept up by the city, for horse purposes. He stated
that they have some equipment such as barrels, etc, that apparently are being used for
training.
Donna Roehl stated that the insurance company loss control representative had advised that
the city is now on record that the park is being used by horse owners and if council is
concerned about liability the Homeowners ass'n. could be asked to provide the city with
a certificate of insurance designating Medina as an additional insured.
Ron Batty stated that use of a park for horse purposes is a policy decision.
Jim Dillman stated that signs had been purchased, not allowing horses in the parks, accord-
ing to conditions listed in city ordinance.
Thomas Anderson suggested having the Park Commission study the issue, perhaps even having
a trail system.
Robert Mitchell suggested a trail system from Hunter Farms Park through Medina to Hennepin
Parks.
John Armstrong,3000 Carriage Dr.,stated that the residents had been using the area for
horses.
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Moved by Anderson, seconded by Mitchell to table the matter until the Park Commission
has discussed the matter and made a recommendation.
Motion declared carried
Thomas Anderson asked that usage of Hunter Farms Park for horse purposes be kept to a
minimum until the matter is resolved.
5. PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
Recreational Vehicle Ordinance
Loren Kohnen explained that a request had been made to change city ordinance regarding
parking of recreational vehicles on private property, to a vehicle longer than 25 ft.
He stated that the PLanning Commission had recommended allowing 35 ft. vehicles and
other similar types of equipment, not closer than 10 ft. from property lines.
Robert Mitchell stated that the equipment should only be allowed on the garage side of
the house.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Schmit to authorize preparation of an ordinance amendment
allowing storage or parking of recreational vehicles and equipment, according to Planning
Commission recommendations, plus the requirement that such equipment be parked on the
garage side of a dwelling.
Motion declared carried
Danny's Catering/Dobozenski, Conditional Use Permit Amendment
Loren Kohnen explained that an application had been made to add a 16 ft. by 16 ft. storage
addition to Danny's Catering, 4425 Hwy. 55. He stated that the addition would not increase
seating capacity so additional parking spaces were not needed; two additional trees were
needed so an escrow amount should be deposited with the city.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by scherer to authorize preparation of a Conditional Use Permit
amendment to allow a 16 ft. by 16 ft. addition to be built onto Danny's Catering, according
to recommendations made by the Planning Commission; planting of two additional landscape
units and posting of a $400 escrow amount.
Motion declared carried
Minnesota Cellular/Cellular One, Conditional Use Permit Amendment
Loren Kohnen explained that Minnesota Cellular had made application for a Conditional Use
Permit amendment to increase the height of their tower at 4005 Hwy. 55, by an additional
35 ft. He stated that the area of unbuildable area around the tower would be increased
and the name of the property owner would be changed to Gladys Schlosser, from whom Minn-
esota Cellular is renting the property.
Bryan Rogers, of Minnesota Cellular, explained that their operation is moving from Bloom-
ington to downtown Minneapolis and the path of transmission is blocked at the present
height of 240 ft.
Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to authorize preparation of an amendment to the
Minnesota Cellular Conditional Use Permit to allow a 35 ft. extension to be added to
their tower at 4005 Hwy. 55, according to recommendations made by the Planning Commission
and upon changing the name of the property owner to Gladys Schlosser.
Motion declared carried
Woodlake Landfill, Ash Application
Ron Batty explained that Browning -Ferris had asked that their application not be discussed
at this meeting because some items for approval had not been agreed upon, but that they
would like city council to schedule a special meeting prior to the August 15th regular
meeting. He reported that three items were still unresolved: the settlement contingency
plan, when do we stop taking ash and when do we ask that it be removed; groundwater
monitoring plan, the number of wells and at what depth; leachate collection system. He
stated that only one of the items had been agreed upon, that of the monitoring wells.
Thomas Anderson reported that he had told county board of commissioners that BFI had
asked for the delay. He also explained that they had discussed the counties plans for
citing a compost facility in Medina and he had told them that they should find a site
in an industrial, not residential area.
Council discussed holding a special meeting regarding the ash disposal application.
Anne Theis stated that she would be gone until the end of August.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Scherer to hold a meeting on August 14, 1989 at 7:00 P.M.
for the purpose of discussing the Woodlake landfill ash application.
Motion declared carried
Wehrman-Bergly, Planning Contract
Moved by Theis, seconded by Schmit to enter into a planning contract with John Bergly of
Wehrman-Bergly, for planning services, in the amount of $20750. plus any additional as
may be directed.
Motion declared carried
R.L.S. 1049, Road Agreement
Moved by Theis, seconded by Schmit to approve road agreement for R.L.S. J.049.
Motion declared carried
Holy name Church, Escrow Funds
Loren Kohnen reported that Brockton Ln. had been striped for left and right turns which
was the only item that needed to be completed. He recommended release of the $2000 escrow.
Moved by Scherer, seconded by Schmit to release $2000 to Holy Name Church as recommended
by the Zoning Administrator.
Motion declared carried
Bantle Farm, Subdivision
Ron Batty explained that after final subdivision approval had been given to Bantle Farm
the city engineer had suggested that Addison Piper supply access to his easement for any
property which would develop to the north.
Tad Piper stated that he was opposed to the city developing policy at his expense plus
the fact that he had to compensate the owner of Hollybush Hills for the access rights.
Council discussed option of taking over the easement at such time as a third party began
using the easement.
Tad Piper objected to subdivision approval being delayed until council had worked out a
new city policy, at his expense.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by SChmit to approve the Bantle Farm subdivision, revise the
documents, as discussed and separate costs for easement work from subdivision expenses.
Motion declared carried Voting No --Theis; Abstaining --Scherer
Plymouth/Medina Roads
Council discussed, with Terry Forbord of Lundgren Bros. and Richard Bloom of U.S. Homes,
developments on the western edge of Plymouth and the provision for access or alignment
of Brockton Ln.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Schmit to write a letter to Plymouth stating that Medina
will not pursue extension of Brockton Ln. north of Co. Rd. 24 but would want Brockton Ln.
continued south of Medina Rd.; with a loop from a U.S. Homes street to the Medina/Plymouth
boundary and with Lundgren Bros. to provide an extension of 34th and 32nd avenues to the
boundary of the two cities.
Motion declared carried
City of Loretto, Subdivision
Loren Kohnen explained that a 44 home subdivision was being
he had gotten a letter from Metro Council asking for city re
Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to communicate to Metro
about the capacity and stability fo their sewer ponds which
Motion declared carried
proposed in Loretto and that
sponse.
Council the cities concern
are located in Medina.
Off Premise Signs
Loren Kohnen explained that signs advertizing events in other cities were being placed
in Medina, particularly on Hwy. 55.
Thomas Anderson stated that organizations placing the signs should be notified that an
application should be made for a sign permit.
6. STOP SIGNS
Anne Theis Asked that stop signs be placed at several intersections in the Independence
Estates area, as traffic will be heavier as homes are built.
Moved by Schmit, seconded by Theis to authorize placement of a stop sign on west -bound
Walnut, at Cedar and another on north -bound Birch Ave. at Maple St.
Motion declared carried
7. INDEPENDENCE LAKE TREATMENT
Anne Theis reported that Lake Independence had been treated in front of two houses and
she asked who is responsible for issuing permits.
Thomas Anderson stated that the DNR should be contacted and asked to inform the city
when such permits are issued.
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8. INSURANCE COMPANY LOSS CONTROL
Council discussed letter from Doug Holm who had visited the city for loss control purposes.
Attorney was asked to draft new fire department contract including items listed in the
loss control letter.
9. BILLS
Moved by Theis, seconded by Mitchell to pay the bills; Order Checks # 7762-7836 in
the amount of $282,406.10 and Payroll Checks # 11104-11127 in the amount of $13,471.06
and #8854-8855 in the amount of $57.50.
Motion declared carried
EXECUTIVE SESSION, 10:40 P.M.
Tupco
Ron Batty updated council on latest Tupco events.
Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to adjourn.
Motion declared carried
Meeting adjourned 10:55 P.M.
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Clerk -Treasurer Mayor
August 1, 1989