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MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on September 19, 2000 at 7:30
p.m. in the City Hall Chambers. Mayor John Ferris presided.
Members present: Ferris, Zietlow, Lane (at 9:40 p.m.), and Smith.
Members absent: Johnson.
Also present: Police Chief Ed Belland, Attorney Ron Batty, Public Works Director Jim Dilllman,
City Engineer Glenn Cook, Planning & Zoning Administrator Loren Kohnen, and Administrator -
Clerk -Treasurer Paul Robinson.
1. Additions to the Agenda
A. Request for a sewer connection with the City of Plymouth.
B. Approval to hire Jason Nelson.
C. Matter concerning the schoolhouse in the Hamel area of Medina.
Moved by Phil Zietlow, seconded by Carolyn Smith, to approve the agenda as amended.
Motion passed unanimously.
2. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of Additional Election Judges for General Election
Moved by Phil Zietlow, seconded by Carolyn Smith, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion
passed unanimously.
3. Comments from Residents in Attendance on Items Not on the Agenda
Cindy Wedgwood was in attendance. She introduced herself and spoke to the Council about a
variety of matters that did not have any direct impact on issues relating to the City of Medina.
She had recently been pulled over by an officer in Medina, she was not issued a citation, and
had requested a report from the Police Department.
Ed Belland, Police Chief, said he had a copy of the police report ready for her. A copy of the
police report was given to Ms. Wedgwood.
4. Truck Traffic Within the City of Medina
Carolyn Smith said at the last meeting she presented the findings from a committee set up to
address truck traffic issues within the City. This group came up with a number of
recommendations which were addressed at the last meeting and which we were to address
again at this meeting for the benefit of those on Willow Drive.
Carolyn Smith went through the recommendations from the committee. These included deleting
ordinance 430.01, prohibiting overweight vehicles, since this ordinance in its current state was
considered unenforceable. However, the committee recommended developing an additional
ordinance allowing the City to post roads "No Trucks" if necessary.
The second action item was to aggressively enforce speed limits. The 2001 budget includes a
line item for a speed trailer. The committee believes this should be approved. Other efforts
include the purchase of an unmarked car in 2000 and continuing the safe and sober grans:
campaign as well as speed saturation efforts with other neighboring departments.
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Other recommendations included making sure that roads with significant truck traffic have trails
on the shoulder or off -road for pedestrians, horses, and bikes. The committee also
recommended that the City review its long-range traffic forecasts to determine what can be
done to minimize the projected traffic through the City.
Lastly, make sure that there will be an adequate frontage road system developed along the TH
55 corridor to reduce the amount of truck traffic through the City from businesses along that
corridor.
Phil Zietlow asked why it would be necessary to enact an ordinance today allowing the City to
post the roads "No Trucks". Why not wait until it is necessary.
Carolyn Smith said that it may be too late to wait until it is necessary.
Jim Dillman said that at some point he may want to be able to post the roads for no trucks.
There was some discussion about examples when that had been necessary.
Dillman said that it would only be done with City Council action or direction.
Ron Batty said that he could look and see what other cities have done and put some general
standards in a new ordinance for the City to follow.
Batty said that he would have a draft of the ordinance for the second meeting in October for the
City Council to review.
There was some discussion about enforcement.
Phil Zietlow said he would like to see the facts on enforcement. He said it is hard to know how
many and where traffic citations have been issued to determine whether or not there is truly a
problem. He said it would be really helpful if there was a way to show the location of citations
on a map.
Robinson said that there is a field within the PC Enforse database that allows for geocoding
where you can actually place the citations on a map. He said that has not been set up at this
time but they could find out what would be involved in setting that up.
Carolyn Smith said that perhaps the City may need additional officers or an additional CSO
position to allow police officers to do less administrative items and spend more time patrolling
the streets.
There was some discussion about trails along the roads. There was some interest in
developing some type of off road trail system rather than relying solely on trails on the shoulder.
However, at this time there was no consensus about how to proceed with that issue.
Carolyn Smith raised the concern that based on the projected traffic, there will be quite a
significant increase in traffic throughout the City and the committee believes that the City needs
to look at ways of minimizing traffic through the City.
Phil Zietlow asked how you keep people from doing that.
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Jim Dillman said that there are a number of ways on the residential roads where you could loop
existing roads, create cul de sacs, or ways to limit additional traffic from new residential areas.
Ed Belland said that trucks have always taken the shortest route.
Phil Zietlow concurred that traffic goes from the fastest route from point A to point B and that
limiting the amount of truck traffic or transportation within the City also limits the ability for the
fire and the police department to respond quickly.
Zietlow asked how often traffic counts were conducted.
Jim Dillman said every two to three years.
Zietlow said that maybe we could do that annually. That would be very useful information 10
have on an annual basis to chart the activity.
There was some discussion about how to count trucks. Ed Belland and Jim Dillman were
continuing to do research on how they could modify their video camera to identify truck traffic
versus car traffic on the City's roads.
Moved by Carolyn Smith, seconded by Phil Zietlow, to direct the City Attorney to draft an
ordinance regarding the limitations on truck traffic to be presented to the Council at the second
meeting in October 2000. Staff is to return with suggestions and information on tickets for the
second meeting in November regarding how to limit the amount of traffic going through the City.
Develop a plan for the TH 55 corridor to einsure that truck traffic has alternate routes off TH 55
and not through the City. Motion passed unanimously.
5. Resolution Granting Final Plat Approval for the Malikowski/Kelly Addition
Ron Batty said some time ago the City Council approved their final plat. This has not yet been
filed and the Malikowskis are asking for an extension.
Moved by Phil Zietlow, seconded by Carolyn Smith, to extend the Malikowski final plat
resolution to November 19, 2000. Motion passed unanimously.
6. Extension of the Moratorium
Paul Robinson said a year ago the City Council adopted an ordinance that restricted
development and permit activity in all of the commercial districts and other areas that required
ordinances to be developed or modified in order for the Comprehensive Plan to be
implemented.
Robinson said the PUD 1 and PUD 2 ordinances have been completed and the moratorium on
those areas has been lifted. The ordinances for the Urban Commercial 1 and the Urban
Commercial areas are still being developed. The UC 1 area, now called the Business Park
Zoning District, is going to be addressed by the Planning Commission at their next meeting.
Robinson said in addition to commercial properties, residential properties within a 1,000 feet
were also included in the moratorium. Robinson said the current drafts of the commercial
ordinances do include a significant buffer area as was previously considered. He said that the
staff committee believed a moratorium extension would probably not need to extend more than
100 feet into the surrounding residential areas.
Ron Batty explained the rationale for the 100-foot buffer.
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Robinson then explained how they would determine where the 100 feet starts. He said it starts
from the nearest commercial property line and extends 100 feet out.
There was some discussion about how long to extend the moratorium.
Ron Batty said he recommended a 9 month extension. He said we all want to get things done
earlier, however, it seems that it would be better not to have to worry about once again
extending the moratorium.
Carolyn Smith said that she would be more comfortable with a six-month extension.
Consensus of the Council was to go with a six-month extension with the idea that when the
ordinances are completed, the moratorium would be lifted.
Ron Batty was directed to draft an ordinance for extending the moratorium until the first meeting
in April 2001.
Jim Dillman said he received a request from a property owner in the City of Plymouth requesting
to hook up to the Hamel sewer system.
He said the property is located between the City of Medina and the VFW Hall and could be
hooked up to the City's system.
Ed Chanin said that he was here representing the Deziels who would like to move forward with
remodeling their home in Plymouth and were told that in order to do so, they would have to
expand their septic system. They sent a letter to Fred Moore requesting sewer. Moore said he
would be okay with it, however, they would need approval from the City of Medina.
Paul Robinson said this would probably need to take the form of a formal inter -community sewer
agreement.
The consensus of the Council was to have the Public Works Director move forward in working
with the City of Plymouth to look at hooking up this home to the Medina sewer system.
7. Evergreen Park
Jim Dillman said, after further research it appears it will be possible to create a park in the
former Cherry Hill outlot. He said he would like to know if the Council is interested in meeting
with the residents of the Cherry Hill neighborhood about this park and if this should be done by
the City Council or the Park Commission.
The consensus of the Council was to have the Park Commission hold a meeting to discuss this
with the residents of that area.
Carolyn Smith wondered how the access to the park would be done and whether or not the
easements that are existing in the area would be usable for access to the park.
Jim Dillman said that at this time it probably would be good just to see what the residents think
about the park concept and if there is support or opposition for this project. He said the access
issues can be addressed later on.
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The consensus of the Council was to have the Park Commission set up a public meeting in
order to discuss this park with Cherry Hill residents.
8. Auction of Surplus Equipment
Moved by Phil Zietlow, seconded by Carolyn Smith, to approve auctioning of surplus equipment.
Motion passed unanimously.
9. Donation of a Snowmobile
Ed Belland said that they would like to do some snowmobile patrols. That has been a problem
in the City and Polaris had said that they would be willing to donate two snowmobiles on an
annual basis to the City in order to do snowmobile patrols. He also said that if the City Council
was in agreement with that, he would like to move forward and bring the Council a resolution
authorizing him to apply for a grant for $1,000 from the Minnesota DNR to help run the
snowmobile patrol.
Moved by Phil Zietlow, seconded by Carolyn Smith, to accept the donation and to authorize the
Mayor to sign the grant. Motion passed unanimously.
10. Hiring Process
Ed Belland said that Jason Nelson was their top candidate. He said Nelson was a five-year
veteran of the police department in South Dakota. He has great experience, has passed the
City's psychological exam, and will be a great asset to the department. Belland said he was
asking for approval to hire Jason Nelson.
Moved by Carolyn Smith, seconded by Phil Zietlow, to approve hiring Jason Nelson. Motion
passed unanimously.
11. Tax Increment Financing
Ron Batty said he was sorry he did not have time to research this issue. He said he would
bring something back to the next meeting.
12. Approval for Rumble Boy Kick Boxing Event
Moved by Carolyn Smith, seconded by Phil Zietlow, to approve Resolution 00-46 authorizing
the Rumble Boy Kick Boxing event at Medina Ballroom. Motion passed unanimously.
13. Old Schoolhouse in the Hamel Area
Ed Chanin said he was here representing Mark and Jody Deziel. He said there has been an old
schoolhouse at 235 Hamel Road across from St. Anne's Church for a long time. The property is
owned by the church but the school house has been owned by Mark Cousineau since 1993.
The Counsineaus have had the right to use the schoolhouse, however, they have had an annual
contract with the church allowing them to keep the school in its current location. He said the
church would like to build a parking lot in this area and has told the Cousineaus that they need
to move the building by the end of the month.
Chanin said he was not sure if the City issues demolition permits or what has to be done in
order for the church to remove the school house. He said the Deziels are interested in
purchasing the school and moving it to their property in Hamel, however, this is not allowed at
this time because of the moratorium in the Uptown Hamel area.
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Ron Batty said that the owners would not necessarily be precluded from moving the building,
they just cannot move the building into a location in Uptown Hamel. They would need to move
the building onto another location that was not in the moratorium.
Batty said that a demolition permit would be required, however, he is not aware of any reason
why the City would be able to refuse the issuance of that permit.
Ed Chanin said he would just like to go on record opposing the issuance of any demolition
permit at this time or the issuance of a building permit for a parking lot.
There was a significant amount of discussion about the schoolhouse, the history of the
schoolhouse, and whether or not the City was interested in promoting the restoration of this
schoolhouse. The consensus of the Council was that they would like to have the schoolhouse
preserved, however, there was less consensus on whether or not the City should actively take
part in the restoration process or pay for any part of the restoration.
At this time it was noted that it would not be possible to relocate the school house within the
Uptown Hamel area since the ordinance for that area is currently underway.
There was some discussion about the current condition of the schoolhouse. After some
additional discussion, Loren Kohnen was directed to stop by and talk to the church about this
property being in a moratorium and that a permit would not be able to be issued for construction
of a parking lot. This should buy some time for the owners of the school to find a location to
move it to or to decide whether or not to move it within the Uptown Hamel area.
14. Ordinance Approving the Development Plan and Rezoning for Restoration
Development from Rural Residential to PUD #1
Ron Batty said that there were a few changes from the version in the packet that has been
passed out. He said that he received the new version at 2:20 p.m. He said this ordinance
would not be published until all of the conditions are met within the development agreement. He
said drafting of this will begin after this evening's meeting if there is a motion to approve.
There were a number of revisions based on documents that the City has received over the past
week and in the last two days. There will be a number of attachments that will be included with
the final resolution and ordinance that we have passed out this evening, but a final packet will
be assembled after tonight's approval for distribution.
Phil Zietlow asked if the outlots were going to be under a covenant or how the outlots were
going to be regulated.
Dave Newman said that they provided their first draft to the Minnesota Land Trust and they still
need to sit down with the Minnesota Land Trust and work out the exact agreement for the
conservation easement over the outlots.
Jim Lane Arrived 9:40 p.m.
Ron Batty said that this is much like with the Lundgren Development Foxberry Farms that this
will not be published until the terms are agreed upon.
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Moved by Carolyn Smith, seconded by Phil Zietlow, to approve Ordinance 321 rezoning the
land for Restoration Development from rural residential to PUD #1 once the development
agreement is completed and adopted by the Council. Motion passed unanimously.
15. Approval of the Preliminary Plat
Ron said that there is an underlying version that included some additional language on the
natural drainage system and some additional clarification.
Dave Newman said that they were comfortable with this new language.
Ron Batty said that this would then grant them the 50 sewer units in 2001-2002-2003
respectively.
Moved by Phil Zietlow, seconded by Carolyn Smith, to approve Resolution 00-45 granting
preliminary plat for the plat of Elwell Farms. Motion passed unanimously.
16. Pay the Bills
Moved by Phil Zietlow, seconded by Carolyn Smith, to approve the bills, order check numbers
21452-21528 for $99,719.61, and payroll check numbers 16733-16746 for $16,270.94. Motion
passed unanimously.
17. Adjournment
Moved by Carolyn Smith, seconded by John Ferris, to adjourn the meeting at 10:03 p.m.
Motion passed unanimously.
B. Ferris, Mayor
Paul Robinson, Administrator -Clerk -Treasurer
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ORDER CHECKS - SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
21452 ORCHARD TRUST CO $880.00
21453 P.E.R.A. $3,080.16
21454 A.T.& T $51.89
21455 AAA STRIPING $2,553.91
21456 ABERG, ROLAND $70.00
21457 AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION $65.00
21458 AMERIPRIDE LINEN & APPAREL SVC $48.75
21459 ANDERSON, EARL F. $171.20
21460 ASPEN ENVIRONMENTAL $198.36
21461 BENDICKSON, WESLEY $4,200.00
21462 BONESTROO, ROSENE, ANDERLIK $10,609.70
21463 CANDLELIGHT FLORAL $72.56
21464 CASE CREDIT CORPORATION $1,931.52
21465 CENTRAL STORES $317.37
21466 CY'S UNIFORMS $18.05
21467 EHLERS & ASSOC $187.50
21468 ERICKSON, ROLF ENT., INC. $3,615.97
21469 ESS BROS. & SONS, INC. $61.77
21470 FORTIN HARDWARE $168.54
21471 G & H DISTRIBUTING $22.32
21472 GLAEFKE, HOWARD $650.00
21473 GLENWOOD INGLEWOOD $40.25
21474 GRAFIX SHOPPE $83.50
21475 HAMEL BUILDING CENTER $396.77
21476 HAMEL FIRE DEPT $18,499.00
21477 HARRIS OFFICE $97.75
21478 HAWKINS WATER TREATMENT GROUP $70.00
21479 HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF $902.76
21480 HOLIDAY $140.85
21481 HOUSE, ALICIA $500.00
21482 INTERSTATE BATTERY SYSTEM $196.87
21483 KD & COMPANY $1,959.60
21484 L & R GRADING $958.50
21485 LAKE BUSINESS SUPPLY $20.86
21486 LARSON, SANDRA $65.68
21487 LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES $132.00
21488 LAWN DETAILERS $1,520.00
21489 LAWN FIRM, THE $1,385.00
21490 LORETTO FIRE DEPT. $9,991.25
21491 MAPLE PLAIN FIRE DEPT. $700.00
21492 MEDICA $226.20
21493 METRO WEST INSPECTION $6,880.35
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ORDER CHECKS - SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 (CONT'D)
21494 METRO.0OUNCIL ENVIRO. SERVICES $8,176.00
21495 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL WASTEWTR $1,089.00
21496 MIDWEST ASPHALT CORPORATION $718.88
21497 MIDWEST AUTOMOTIVE $117.08
21498 MINN COMM $30.69
21499 MOTHERS MOTORS/LORETTO TOWING $28.00
21500 MULE $65.00
21501 NEXTEL WEST CORP $551.25
21502 NORSTAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $84.75
21503 NORTH AMERICAN FOODS $10.64
21504 NORTHERN STATES POWER $1,047.91
21505 P.S.E. LIGHTING DIV. $75.29
21506 PLEAA $10.00
21507 REYNOLDS WELDING $56.96
21508 ROBINSON, PAUL $32.12
21509 SAM'S CLUB #6309 $30.00
21510 SAWVEL, TOM $111.90
21511 SCHROEDER, W.G. DR $448.23
21512 SKYROCK FARM $110.75
21513 SKYWAY PUBLICATIONS, INC. $118.31
21514 STREICHER'S $1,179.46
21515 SUPERIOR FORD $122.21
21516 TALLEN & BAERTSCHI $7,047.15
21517 THIBAULT ASSOCIATES $2,305.42
21518 TRUGREEN CHEMLAWN $279.04
21519 TWIN CITY WATER CLINIC $20.00
21520 U.S. FILTER/WATERPRO $802.89
21521 U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS $104.00
21522 UNDERWOOD, LORRIE $176.88
21523 USPS $500.00
21524-25 VERIZON WIRELESS $212.82
21526 WARNING LITES $34.19
21527 WEST SIDE REDI MIX $206.34
21528 WRIGHT-HENNEPIN ELECTRIC $74.69
$99,719.61
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PAYROLL CHECKS - SEPTEMBER 11, 2000
16733 ROBINSON, PAUL A. $1,106.39
16734 SCHERER, STEVEN T. $1,107.91
16735 MCGILL, CHRISTOPHER R. $1,409.02
16736 ROUILLARD, MICHAEL J $1,278.01
16737 DILLMAN, JAMES D. $1,548.34
16738 DRESSEL, ROBERT P $941.87
16739 BELLAND, EDGAR J. $1,883.45
16740 VIEAU, CECILIA M. $933.63
16741 SULANDER, LAURA L. $1,025.71
16742 LARSON, SANDRA L. $1,048.62
16743 BOECKER, KEVIN D. $335.28
16744 PRIEM, JON D. $1,227.95
16745 CHRISTENSON, JEREMY L. $1,250.98
16746 NYSTROM, JAMES $1,173.78
$16,270.94
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