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PAYROLL CHECKS - DECEMBER 1, 1992
13061 Gary Acromite $ 207.79
13062 Ann C. Thies 138.52
13063 Robert G. Mitchell, Jr. 138.52
13064 Philip K. Zietlow 138.52
13065 Wilfred Scherer 138.52
13066 Wayne Wallace 876.67
13067 Jill McRae 935.39
13068 Richard R. Rabenort 1,045.72
13069 Michael Rouillard 1,044.95
13070 Scott Stillman 693.59
13071 James Dillman 1,015.99
13072 Robert Dressel 888.12
13073 Edgar Belland 805.98
13074 Jeffrey Karlson 839.63
13075 Cecilia Vieau 632.56
13076 Laura Monroe 618.11
13077 Sandra Larson 513.80
13078 Ben Young 850.77
13310 Farmers State Bank (S.S.) 717.07
13311 Farmers State Bank (Fed.) 1,925.39
13312 P.E.R.A. 966.20
13313 Commissioner of Revenue 773.23
$15,905.04
ORDER CHECKS - DECEMBER 1, 1992
11392 Delta Dental $ 511.40
11393 Medica Choice 2,913.90
11394 Farmers State Bank (S.S.) 717.07
11395 Postmaster 300.00
11396 Budget Printing 226.15
11397 Copy Duplicating Prod. 195.71
11398 Connelly Ind. Elec. 958.50
11399 U.S. West 335.75
11400 Streicher's 56.58
11401 Metro Waste Control 6,750.00
11402 Long Lake -Ford 13.38
11403 NSP 999.67
11404 P.E.R.A. 1,309.21
11405 Crow River News 180.83
11406 NSP 651.81
11407 Amelia Kroeger 414.00
11408 Sheriff's Dept. Co. of Henn. 6,225.13
11409 James Dillman 10.00
11410 Bryan Rock Products 18,102.04
11411 Water Products Co. 5,971.46
11412 Pitney Bowes, Inc. 83.07
11413 Blitz Foto 18.47
11414 Randy's Sanitation 78.81
11415 Safety Kleen Corp. 66.03
11416 Lake Business Supply 50.00
11417 Dolphin Temp. 1,152.77
11418 Police Dept. 91.53
11419 W=_nck Assoc. 1,052.98
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ORDER CHECKS - DECEMBER 1, 1992 (CONT'D)
11420 Copy Mate, Inc.
11421 Henn. Co. Treasurer
11422 City of Long Lake
11423 Minnegasco
11424 Kar Products
11425 Hibbing Technical College
11426 Allstar Electric
11427 Holmes & Graven
11428 Northwest Suburban Chamber
11429 Richard Rabenort
11430 W. Henn. Recycling Comm.
11431 Westside Wholesale
11432 A T & T Credit
11433 Pitney Bowes
11434 American Eagle
11435 Police Institute
11436 Southam Business Comm.
11437 Bank of Maple Plain
11438 Concrete Raising
11439 Westside Equipment
11440 Suburban Propane
11441 Twin City Water
11442 Dale Olson
11443 E-Z-Recycling
11444 Mobil
127.80
16.33
2,923.50
165.75
40.02
962.00
307.65
4,473.73
50.00
454.58
361.00
254.83
121.42
65.00
40.95
45.00
131.44
1,000.00
1,410.00
1,254.37
21.18
20.00
113.65
2,070.00
16.97
$65,893.42
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The City
December
Present:
Absent:
MINUTES
Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on
1, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Councilmembers Robert Mitchell, Ann Thies, Philip
Zietlow and Mayor Gary Acromite.
Councilmember Wilfred Scherer
Others Present: Public Works Director Jim Dillman, Zoning
Administrator Loren Kohnen, Police Chief Rick
Rabenort, Clerk -Treasurer Jeff Karlson, City
Attorney Ron Batty and City Engineer Glenn Cook.
Additions to Agenda
1. Emil Jubert settlement proposal.
2. Police car purchase.
1. MINUTES
Moved by Thies, seconded by Zietlow, to approve the minutes of
the regular meeting of November 17, 1992, as amended, as follows:
Page 193, Item No. 5, Paragraph 1, amended to read, "...and
outside storage."
Motion carried unanimously.
2. POLICE CAR PURCHASE
Councilmember Zietlow raised the need for a new police car.
Zietlow said several squad cars have high mileage including one
car with over 130,000 miles.
Police Chief Rabenort said OSHA recommends replacement every
75,000 miles because of the stress factor on police vehicles.
Zietlow said the city could purchase a 1992 Crown Victoria
through the state purchasing program for $13,000.
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Mitchell, to approve the purchase
of a police car with money from General Fund reserves and to
establish a contingency for replacement of equipment if needed.
Motion carried unanimously.
3. DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS
Police Chief Rabenort gave a report pertaining to hunting and the
discharge of deadly weapons in the City of Medina. Rabenort said
that because it is such a sensitive issue, he wanted more time to
research the matter before making any recommendations. Rabenort
said several residents are very concerned about their safety
because of the number of firearms being discharged and the
frequency of firearms discharged. Rabenort said the council may
have to consider amending the city's ordinance pertaining to
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hunting and firearm use. He offered the following suggestions
for discussion and consideration:
1. Restrict firearm discharge and hunting to specific areas
within the city.
2. Define undeveloped and residential land in the city code
and restrict or prohibit hunting according to
residential density.
3. Increase the distance that a person can discharge a
firearm from any occupied dwelling or livestock.
4. Restrict the times deadly weapons may be discharged.
5. Add specific conditions and/or restrictions to
individual permits.
6. Increase fees for all hunting permits and require a
permit for the discharge of any firearm.
7. Restrict the type of firearms being discharged.
The council heard comments from several residents who felt that
firearm use should be prohibited in residential areas.
Adrienne Morrison, 1525 Hunter Drive, said the issuance of
hunting permits was not an issue. Morrison stated that the
discharge of firearms near residential homes was the primary
issue that needed to be resolved. She added that many residents
have lost the use of their property due to the constant shooting
of guns.
Terry Kingston, 1950 Meadowwoods Trail, said children are held
hostage in their homes every fall of the year because of the
number of people discharging firearms.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Zietlow, to direct Police Chief
Rabenort to continue his investigation into the use of deadly
weapons and to direct Rabenort and City Attorney Batty to
identify and correct any ambiguities in the city code relating to
the discharge of firearms and bring recommendations back to the
council for further consideration.
Motion carried unanimously.
4. DENNIS KLAGES LOT DIVISION/COMBINATION
Moved by Thies, seconded by Mitchell, to adopt Resolution No. 92-
106, "Resolution Granting Preliminary Approval for a Lot
Division/Combination for Dennis Klages."
Ayes: Mitchell, Thies, Zietlow and Mayor Acromite. Nays: None.
Resolution No. 92-106 adopted on a 4-aye and 0-nay vote.
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5. HOLY NAME CHURCH PLAT
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Thies, to adopt Resolution No. 92-
107, "Resolution Granting Final Approval of the Plat of Holy Name
Church."
Ayes: Mitchell, Thies, Zietlow and Mayor Acromite. Nays: None.
Resolution No. 92-107 adopted on a 4-aye and 0-nay vote.
6. CATES RANCH PLAT
Zoning Administrator Kohnen said Jeff Cates plat would not be
ready for final approval until the plat was redrawn to show
drainage easements on the property. Kohnen said Cates would need
a 30-day extension to complete plat work.
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Thies, to grant a 30-day extension
to Jeff Cates to allow the applicant enough time to redraw plat
showing drainage easements.
Motion carried unanimously.
7. BID TABULATION
City Engineer Cook
Service Area Trunk
November 13, 1992.
FOR HAMEL TRUNK SEWER PROJECT
said the city received ten bids for the Hamel
Sanitary Sewer Improvements on Friday,
The bid tabulations were as follows:
Base Bid
LaTour Const.Inc. $1,497,672.50
S.J.Louis Const.Inc. 1,530,773.00
Barbarossa & Sons,Inc.1,552,383.00
S.M.Hentges & Sons 1,552,613.00
Brown & Cris Inc. 1,636,954.60
Richard Knutson 1,587,247.25
PCI Contractors 1,836,048.25
Northdale Const. 2,316,203.00
Dunnick Bros. 2,347,065.00
Hanck Weidena Exc. 2,560,076.25
Alternate Bid
$114,300.00
90,000.00
81,700.00
94,000.00
84,525.00
151,950.00
158,340.00
81,505.00
208,000.00
138,375.00
Total
$1,611,972.50
1,620,773.00
1,634,083.00
1,646,613.00
1,721,479.60
1,730,197.25
1,994,388.25
2,397,708.80
2,555,065.00
2,698,451.25
The project included parts A and B which is the section from the
metro lift station to Willow Drive. The alternate bid provides
for piling in areas where poor soils would be encountered.
Cook said the lowest bid amount was $400,000 more than estimated
in the feasibility study. Cook said his firm underestimated the
cost of installing pipe in the marsh areas. An increase in pipe
prices was also a factor. Cook said the city would have to
review the method of financing the increased project costs.
Jeanne Vanda of Ehlers & Associates presented a detailed cashflow
analysis which included anticipated costs and assessments for the
sewer trunk line and well construction. Vanda said the city
would have to increase assessments to benefitted properties by
$175,000 to generate enough dollars to cover debt service
obligation or reduce project costs by $175,000.
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Vanda said the city had already assessed $722,070 over 15 years
amongst the seven businesses located along Highway 55 based on a
$2,000 per acre assessment for the base of the trunk line and an
additional $4,000 per acre assessment premium.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Thies to order the following:
1. Increase assessment on the basis of the actual low bid
amount of $1,497,703 as follows:
A. Commercial/industrial base rate per acre from $2,000
to $2,500 per acre.
B. Commercial/industrial premium rate from $4,000 to
$5,250.
C. Residential rate from $1,000 to $1,250.
2. Direct City Engineer Cook to meet with the seven
businesses along Highway 55 to explain the assessment
increase and to request that each business sign another
"Petition and Waiver Agreement" before the next council
meeting on December 15, 1992.
3. Direct City Attorney Batty to draft a new "Petition and
Waiver Agreement" for each business to sign.
Motion carried unanimously.
8. FINAL REVIEW OF 1993 BUDGET
Mayor Acromite pointed out that $2,000 was set aside in the
budget as "Pay Equity Adjustments" in the event that salaries
needed to be increased for any employee to stay in compliance
with pay equity laws.
Mayor Acromite recommended that since the city budgeted $3,600
for merit pay in 1992, merit pay go to the following staff
members: Jim Dillman, $1,200; Rick Rabenort, $900; Laura Monroe,
$350; Sandie Larson, $350. Acromite felt Monroe and Larson
deserved to receive a share of the merit pay for the seven months
they covered the clerk -treasurer's duties until the position was
filled.
Moved by Acromite, supported by Zietlow, to approve merit pay for
Jim Dillman, Rick Rabenort, Laura Monroe and Sandie Larson as
recommended by Mayor Acromite.
Motion carried unanimously.
9. HEIGHT ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
The Council discussed an amendment to the city zoning ordinance
pertaining to the maximum height of residential structures. The
proposed amendment changed some of the provisions applicable to
tall buildings in rural residential districts. The amendment
eliminated the requirement that tall houses be constructed only
on larger (3 1/2 acre) lots. In addition, front yard setbacks no
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longer had to be doubled. The ordinance amendment would allow
taller houses to be constructed in all single family districts.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Thies, to direct staff to prepare
final ordinance amendment to Sections 826.25 and 826.26.6 of the
city code relating to the maximum height of residential
buildings, with the following changes: (1) eliminate standards
(e), (f), and (g) of Section 826.25; (2) eliminate standards (e),
(f), and (g) of Section 826.26.6, Subd. 3; and (3) delete Subd. 4
of Section 826.35 in its entirety.
Motion carried unanimously.
10. KATE AND BOB GARWOOD CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
Kate and Bob Garwood requested a conditional use permit to
construct a 75 foot ham radio tower near their home at 2200
Tamarack Drive.
Kate Garwood said the tower would be located a minimum of 100
feet from any property line. Garwood added that the proposed
location of the tower would be well -screened from other homes in
the neighborhood. She said they were well aware of neighbor's
concerns about interference with television and radio
transmissions and assured the council that it would not be a
problem. Garwood said ham radio towers are regulated by the
Federal Communication Commission. She added that interference is
provable and that the F.C.C. can levy a stiff fine for any
violation.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Thies, to direct staff to prepare
a resolution granting final approval to Kate and Bob Garwood for
a conditional use permit, with the addition of the following
conditions:
1. The applicant must comply with all F.C.C. rules and
regulations.
2. The antenna tower must be placed at the location
specified in the plan.
Motion carried unanimously.
11. HARVEY AND JOYCE DAHL SUBDIVISION
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Thies, to direct staff to prepare
resolution granting preliminary approval to Harvey and Joyce Dahl
for the subdivision of 28.96 acres into two parcels located south
of Pioneer Trail and Apache Drive.
Motion carried unanimously.
12. WEATHER SERVICE CONTRACT
Public Works Director Dillman submitted a proposal which
requested that the council contract with Total Weather, Inc. for
six months of weather forecasting service at a cost of $100 per
month.
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The council supported the idea, but felt Dillman should find a
less expensive means of obtaining reliable, up-to-date weather
forecasting.
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Zietlow, to direct Public Works
Director Dillman to look into the weather forecasting service
offered through the Minnesota State Computer System.
Motion carried unanimously.
13. FEE INCREASE FOR CITY ATTORNEY
The council discussed a rate increase for legal services provided
by Holmes & Graven pertaining to planning and zoning matters.
Clerk -Treasurer Karlson estimated the city received reimbursement
from applicants for two-thirds of legal expenses incurred for
variances, conditional use permits, zoning amendments and
subdivisions.
Councilmember Mitchell suggested the city require a retainer fee
upon application based on an estimated cost which could be
determined by the Zoning Administrator.
Moved by Thies, seconded by Zietlow, to approve the following
variable fee schedule for City Attorney Ron Batty, effective
January 1, 1993:
1. $95. for general city business
2. $100. for services relating to public improvement
projects.
3. $105. for services involving planning and zoning matters
initiated by an applicant.
Motion carried unanimously.
14. EMIL JUBERT SETTLEMENT
Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Thies, to accept the terms of
settlement with Emil Jubert with respect to the Trunk Highway 55
Sewer project on the condition that the project is actuated; and
to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the documents as
are necessary to complete the transaction.
Motion carried unanimously.
15. PAYMENT OF BILLS
Moved by Thies, seconded by Zietlow, to approve Order Check
Numbers 11392-11444 for $65,893.42 and Payroll Check Numbers
13061-13078 and 13310-13313 for $15,905.24.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Acromite,
11:02 p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
seconded by Thies,
o adjourn the meeting at