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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12/04/1990 CCMPAYROLL CHECKS - 12/04/90 11893 Thomas Anderson $ 225.00 11894 Anne Theis 147.82 11895 Robert G. Mitchell 150.00 11896 Stephen Schmit 150.00 11897 Wilfred Scherer 150.00 11898 Wayne Wallace 712.96 11899 Jill McRae 877.60 11900 Richard Rabenort 1,072.19 11901 Michael Rouillard 948.32 11902 James Dillman 912.45 11903 Robert Dressel 835.16 / 11904 Cecilia Vieau 395.07 .1 i _ 11905 Donna Roehl 1,055.37 / 11906 Laura Skarda525.04 11907 Sandra Larson 484.98 i(114 11908 Shannon Formisano 137.97 11909 Benedict YOung 820.31 11910 Da.nna Mugalla 419.48 11911 Steven Scherer 54.20 / pAAP 11912 11913 Farmers State Bank (Fed.) 1,659.74 Commissioner of Revenue 661.32 11914 P.E.R.A. 751.98 11915 Farmers State Bank of Hamel (S.S.) 643.45 /� $13,790.41 11/ ORDER CHECKS - DECEMBER 4, 1990 9159 Delta Dental 542.70 9160 Physician's Health Plan 2,954.50 9161 Farmers State Bank of Hamel 643.45 9162 Postmaster 300.00 9163 Donna Roehl 71.14 9164 Budget Printing 48.62 9165 Copy Duplicating Products 443.08 9166 Greater N.W. Office of R.E. Assess. 1,728.00 9167 Fortin Hardware 123.76 9168 U.S. West Communications 269.37 9169 A T & T 60.75 9170 Wright/Hennepin Electric 1,095.52 9171 Medcenters Health Plan 109.60 9172 Marjorie Vigoren 230.00 9173 Streicher's 37.95 9174 Metro West Inspection Services 6,038.85 9175 Metro Waste Control Comm. 4,214.39 9176 Long Lake Ford 245.92 9177 John's Auto & Truck 82.50 9178 Genuine Parts 124.98 9179 NSP 1,399.89 9180 P.E.R.A. 981.51 9181 Crow River News 121.00 9182 Hamel Building Center 87.49 9183 Bonestroo,Rosene,Anderlik 9,353.08 9184 Commercial Life Ins. 34.00 9185 Insty Prints 41.20 9186 Scherer Farms 80.00 9187 Bureau of Criminal Appre. 240.00 g _41 ORDER CHECKS - DECEMBER 4, 1990 9188 NSP 607.80 9189 Minn. Cellular Telephone 75.46 9190 Feed Rite Controls 274.91 9191 Water Products Co. 6,681.50 9192 Employee Benefit 21,793.00 9193 Walt's Garage 303.68 9194 Pitney Bowes, Inc. 65.00 9195 Uniforms Unlimited 183.25 9196 Long Lake Fire 2,225.00 9197 Loretto Fire Dept. 5,580.00 9198 Maple Plain Fire Dept. 750.00 9199 Hamel Fire Dept. 12,750.00 9200 Earl F. Anderson & Assoc. 49.30 9201 Perry's Truck Repair 1,987.55 9202 Ziegler, Inc. 817.23 9203 Barton Sand & Gravel 1,312.20 9204 Randy's Sanitation 74.73 9205 Safety Kleen Corp. 56.75 9206 Lake Business Supply 187.99 9207 Goodyear Auto Service 839.86 9208 Henn. Co. Public Rec. Elect. Sec. 20.14 9209 Case Power & Equipment 1,185.00 9210 Police Dept. 62.53 9211 Wenck Assoc. Inc. 1,327.94 9212 H.C. Mayer & Sons 4,420.15 9213 Government Training Service 21.18 9214 S.J. Louis 46,145.96 9215 Kar Products 170.57 9216 Allstar Electric 148.65 9217 Davies Water Equipment 2,826.60 9218 Holmes & Graven 10,807.04 9219 Northwest Suburban Chamber 100.00 9220 BusIm-ss Records Corp. 114.26 9221 West Hennepin Auto 303.24 9222 MEMA 25.00 9223 Westside Wholesale 169.40 9224 A T & T Credit 121.42 9225 Stevens Well Drilling 2,250.00 9226 System One Management Advisors 758.84 9227 MAC Auto 70.00 9228 Metro Waste Control 1,188.00 9229 Systems Service Co. 260.00 9230 Instrumentation Services, Inc. 180.00 9231 Henn. Coop. Seed. Esch. 131.25 9232 Cargill Salt Division 2,113.88 9233 Henn. Co. Atty., Forefiture Prog. 80.00 9234 Minn., State Of. 40.00 9235 Volk Sewer & Water 17,214.00 9236 Mail Boxes, Etc. 118.40 9237 Sears 165.84 9238 Kustom Electric 1,710.00 9239 Recycling Assn. 50.00 9240 Howard Schleif 214.92 $182,832.67 The Council of the City of Medina met in regular session on Tuesday, December 4, 1990 at 7:30 P.M. Present: Mayor, Thomas Anderson; Councilmembers, Wilfred Scherer, Stepehn Schmit, Anne Theis, Robert Mitchell (at 7:40 P.M.); Clerk -Treasurer, Donna Roehl; Police Chief, Richard Rabenort; Public Works Director, James Dillman; 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 items: Personal use of police car by Chief of Police Hiring of part time snowplowing employee Motion declared carried 2. MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20, 1990 Moved by Scherer, seconded by Schmit to approve the minutes of November 20, 1990 as presented. Motion declared carried 3. POLICE DEPARTMENT Union Contract Rick Rabenort reported that a lengthy proposal had been presented by the police federation and that he and councilmember Theis believed that professional help was needed to negotiate. Anne Theis stated that she would also like the personnel policy to reflect any changes that might he made in the police contract and she believed that attorneys from Holmes and Graven could work on both items at the same time. Ron Batty introduced LeFevre who would be working on the negotiations. Rick Rabenort stated that he had spoken to Karen Olsen of Labor Relations Associates who had worked on the contract when it was first negotiated. Thomas Anderson asked if rates of the two firms were similar. Anne Theis stated that the rate from Karen Olsen would be $78 per hour until December 31. Moved by Theis, seconded by Scherer to authorize LeFevre of Holmes and Graven to hecome involved in the police labor negotiations. Motion declared carried Police Officer Hiring Rick Rabenort stated that forty candidates had taken a written exam and that they would he interviewing ten of the group with the intention of hiring two officers. False Alarm Ordinance Rick Rabenort stated that there had been very few false alarms and he would recommend that the ordinance not be adopted until such time as there are problems. Moved by Theis, seconded by Mitchell to table the matter indefinitely. Motion declared carried Larry Thomas, Big Woods Saloon Councilmembers discussed alternatives available to them with regards to the sale after hours conviction of Larry Thomas. Ron. Batty explained that in first offense situations fines are usually imposed. Larry Thomas stated that the court had fined him $250. Anne Theis stated that this is his first offense in the eleven years that he has operated the Big Woods Saloon. Wilfred Scherer stated that a letter of reprimand should be placed in his file. Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Scherer to fine Larry Thomas $250 and include a letter of reprimand in his liquor license file. Motion declared carried Police Chiefs Car Anne Theis stated that two police cars will be purchased and she would like to authorize the chief the nse of his car for personal business. Moved by Eeis, seconded by Scherer to :authorize Police Chief R h _ort the use; including op eratinJ costs, of an ,unmarked police vehicle, for his personal use. Motion 4eclarea carr ao * CONSENT AGENDA 4. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT * Minnegasco Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to adopt Resolution 90-83, allowing Minnegasco to bury gas lines in Southridge Farm. Motion declared carried Independence Beach Water Treatment Jim Dillman reported that they are still working on the water treatment project for the Independence Beach area and that Charlie Pangier had a home treatment facility installed which he and representative of the company would explain. Charlie Pangier presented a water sample and clothing that had been washed in untreated and treated water. He introduced Jeff Foherty of Aquarius Water Conditioning. Jeff Doherty explained how the Kinetico water processing system worked and the cost of an individual system would be from $800 to $1000 per home compared to $250,000 for a city owned system. Allen Elsenpeter asked how often the system recycles and how much water is used for each recycling, as the cost the city pays to Metro Waste Control for treatment charges could outweigh any savings. Jeff Doherty stated that 80 gallons of water are used for treating each 1700 gallons of water. Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Schmit totable the matter for two weeks and ask staff to provide some cost and efficiency comparisons. Motion declared carried Lake Medina Glenn Cook stated that an Environmental Assessment Worksheet is required for Wally Doerr to excavate three additional acres of Lake Medina. He stated that city approval is needed; the Metro Council has accepted the plans and the DNR has concerns but because they are the permitting division they can deal with those concerns as the permit is issued. Robert Mitchell asked what was the purpose of the restoration. Wally Doerr stated that the lake is being restored to its original condition and work has been going on for many years. Robert Mitchell asked where the excavated material would be placed. Wally Doerr stated that it would be placed to the east of the cross -hatched area on the map. Glenn Cook stated that it could not be put on the lake shore or within the flood plain and that there is about 20,000 cubic yards of material to be excavated. Moved by Scherer, seconded by Schmit to table the Wally Doerr item for two weeks to allow time to show on themap where the fill material is to be placed and to require that a land alteration application be processed. Motion declared carried Utility Rates Thomas Anderson stated that he had prepared material regarding the water rates by 30 cents per thousand but that he preferred has been received on water treatment alternatives. Moved by Anderson, seconded by Theis to table the matter until Motion declared carried the possibility of reducing to wait until more information December 18, 1990. Part Time Snowplowing Moved by Anderson, seconded by Scherer to hire Tom Palesch, for part time snowplowing at $10.00 per hour. Motion declared carried 5. COUNTY ROAD 116, PLANS AND EASEMENTS Bruce Polaczyk of Hennepin County, explained that the plans for the Co. Rd. 1.16 extension, through Medina, are consistent with the alignment approved by the cities of Medina and Orono. He stated that the road is a rural type section, two 12 ft. Lanes and 8 ft. blacktopped shoulders with 4-1 slopes, all within an 80 ft. corridor, in most instances. Wilfred Scherer stated that at Medina Morningside there would be an urban section with turn lanes. Thomas Anderson about if there were similar plans for the area south of Hwy. 55. Bruce Polaczyk stated that wherever there is a special problem curb berms would be con- structed. Anne Theis asked where there would be stop signs. Bruce Polaczyk stated that Co. Rd. 116 would have stop signs at Co. Rd. 24 and Co. Rd. 6. Thomas Anderson asked about a stop light at Hzy. 12. Bruce Polaczyk stated that when a number of vehicles per day warrants a sign it would be installed. Wilfred Scherer asked what the speed limit would be on the road. Bruce Polaczyk stated that it was designed for 45 mph. Moved by Theis, seconded by Schmit to approve final plans for construction of Co. Rd. 116 through Medina and to transfer easements through the WCCO property to Hennepin County, noting that work on the alignment was discussed in 1959, Hennepin County was urged to construct the road in 1977, .in 1982 alignment to Co. Rd. 24 was approved and in 1987 and again in 1989;alignment to the cities southern boundary with Orono was approved. Val Higgins, 1766 Morgan Rd., asked if the public would be allowed to comment. Council discussed and agreed that they would listen to the public until 9:00 P.M. Keith Nord, 2942 Trappers tr.; asked why this item is back on the agenda when it had been tabled in 1989 by Hennepin County, for five years. Pat Murphy of Hennepin County stated that the road is in the program for 1994 but that the county may want to begin some work in the wetlands prior to that time so the roadbed can settle. Leonard Green, 2800 Hunter Dr.; stated that he was disappointed in the council that will be leaving in January. val Higgins stated that this type of action is what gives politicians a bad name. Ted Kuller, 2702 Parkview dr. stated that the three members going off the council might be smug about this but 900 residents don't want the road. Emil Jubert, 1182 Hwy. 55, stated that the city began working on this 20 years ago, it is needed and won't cost the city any money. Orlo Eisinger, 1832 Medina Rd.; stated that the majority of the people objecting to the road live on blacktopped roads. He stated that if the information that was presented to the residents, on the petition, had been correct many of them would not have signed. Dawn Lundgren, 1582 Medina Rd.; stated that she did not vote for the three councilmembers who favor the road and she does not want it blacktopped. Patricia Glaefke, 1772 Morgan Rd.; stated that it will become a truck route. Madeline Linck, 1762 Morgan Rd.; stated that the emergency information given has been es_ajgerated. Phil Zietlow, 875 Co. Rd. 24, asked what the procedure for handling this would be after January 1st. Pat Murphy stated that work would not progress until 1994 and if a new council adopts a new resolution they would need to consult the county attorney as to their course of action. Richard Zeller, 300 Cheyenne Tr.; asked for the city attorneys interpretation. Ron Batty stated that what one council does, another can undo. Martha Van de Ven, 1765 Medina Rd., stated that the election has devided the city and that the city needs to move forward and find new ways in which to work together. Ross Thorinnnson, 2165 Cottonwood Tr.; stated that he did not consider this action as a lack of integrity, on the part of the council. He stated that he had attended earlier meetings regarding this matter and he commended the council for their action. Weyer Weed, 2582 Co. Rd. 24, stated that speed limits don't stay at 45mph. Thomas Anderson stated that the new council can do as it wishes, he is only looking at the long term needs of the city, if not built there will be a hue and cry for this road some time in the future when many more houses have been built. Stephen Schmit stated that he believed that this is good planning, something that Orono should have done 20 years ago with Hwy. 12. Robert Mitchll stated that this matter is a point of contention and this type of road will attract more building. Thomas Anderson stated that Co. Rd. 24 hasn't attracted a great deal of building. Wilfred Scherer asked who would pay for the rebuilding of blacktopped roads if all the traffic continues, that the roads now handle. Anne Theis stated that no one has ever convinced her that there will be less traffic on a road built by the city, people don't care who pays for a road. She stated that if built by the city a lot of people will be paying large assessments. Motion carried Voting No -Mitchell 6. PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT * Mike Leuer, Southridqe Farm, Final Subdivision Moved by Scherer, seconded by Theis to adopt Resolution 90-84, granting final subdivision approval to Southridge Farm. Motion declared carried LeRoy Undis, Subdivision Loren Kohnen explained that the lot lines of the Undis property have been redrawn so that there are now five acres of acceptable septic system soils on each of the parcels and ease- ments have been shown for drainage. He stated that Undis will need to pay a park dedication fee. LeRoy Undis asked if the park dedication fee could be waived as he is providing a drainage easement that the city needs through his property. Moved by Scherer, seconded by Schmit to authorize preparation of a resolution granting final subdivision approval to LeRoy Undis for two parcels at Brockton Ln. and Medina R. including payment of the park dedication fee. Motion declared carried Clyde Libby, Variance, 8:50 P.M. Wilfred Scherer was absent for this portion of the meeting. Ross Thorfinnson, representing Clyde Libby, explained that Bob Scherer could not purchase all of the Libby property, so he purchased the parcel with the house and because Clyde Libby was being assessed for the remaining two lots, as buildable lots, he proceeded to sell them, but did combine the two for one building site. He stated that there are similar situations in Medina, such as lots in Paradise Haven, the Conco lot on Co. Rd. 24, and others that have been built upon. He explained that Libbys would provide a permanent easement on the larger parcel so that the Scherer septic system could be redone on the adjacent property, if ever needed. Stephen Schmit asked if a permanent easement would be sufficient. Loren Kohnen stated that it would allow a system to be put in an area without steep slopes. Robert Mitchell stated that this would be a huge variance from lot size requirements in unsewered areas. He stated that all the lots combined do not equal five acres. Stephen Schmit stated that they were instructed to find an alternate septic system site, which they did, plus the fact that the city has taken Libbys tax money for seventeen years on separate parcels. Qi. Robert Mitchell stated that a property owners has the right to protest his assessed valuation. Stephen Schmit stated that he had done that at a Board of Review meeting. Anne Theis stated that health issues had been addressed and it was not reasonable to con- tinue to assess him for individual parcels. Ron Batty stated that he did not believe the city was compelled to grant a variance. Thomas Anderson asked what the rationale would be for a variance. Ron Batty stated that a hardship that is not self created must be found; also nothing was ever done to tell the owner that he could not build on individual lots. Ross Thorfinnson stated. that he had been told that if the lots had been in ownership of individual family members they could have been sold individually. Ron Batty explained that this is not an easy case as the lots were buildable from 1972- 1980 when the cities ordinance was changed to a five acre minimum size in an unsewered area. Thomas Anderson stated that he could not vote in favor of the variance unless a hardship could be shown. Anne Theis stated that there should be a law regarding assessing and taxing such property as buildable if individual lots cannot be built on separately. Robert Mitchell stated that there is now one house on 31/2 acres which would not be allowed under today's ordinance, much less allowing two houses on the property. Thomas Anderson explained that if a tie vote occurred the recfaest could not be brought before the city for six months. He asked if the matter should be tabled for the possibility of finding rationale for the variance. Ross Thorfinnson asked why Wilfred Scherer was not present. Thomas Anderson explained that Wilfred Scherer believed that he had a conflict of interest. Moved by Anderson, seconded by Schmit to table the matter until December 18, 1990. Motion declared carried Richard Wood, Septic System Variance Loren Kohnen explained that Richard Wood, 335 Lakeview Rd. had made application for a number of variances to replace a failing septic system; among them, setback variances for the tanks and drainfield, tank size and depth of the interceptor drain. He stated that the Planning Commission had recommended approval due to the size of the lot and the proximity to the lake. Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Schmit to authorize preparation of a resolution granting variances to Richard Wood to replace a failing septic system at 335 Lakeview Rd. with the hardship being the small sized lot, existence of a house on the property and proximity to Holy Name Lake. Motion declared carried Twinco, Subdivision Loren Kohnen explained that Twinco Automotive/St. Louis Park Investment Co. has made application to subdivide 39- acres at Willow dr. and Hwy. 55, into three 2rcels, plus a private road. He stated that the Planning Commission had recommended approval with a number of conditions but had failed to discuss the requirement for payment of ;ark ded- ication fees on Lot 1 and 2, Block 2. Councilmembers discussed the road easement along the westerly line and who would be build- ing the road, or should 33 ft. be taken from the owner to the :rest. Dan Ribnick of Twinco, stated that he did not think a road to Hwy. 55 should be built due to difficulties gating onto the highway. Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Theis to authorize preparation of a resolution granting preliminary subdivision approval to Twinco according to Planning Commission recommendations, payment of park dedication fees on Lots 1 and 2, Block 2 and location of the radius for the private road (Outlot A.) Motion declared carried Doboszenski Bros.; Soil Removal Kenneth Doboszenski explained that they have a contract to clean up an oil tank spill at 2887 Lakeshore Ave. and have worked with- Wenck Associates to secure the proper _permits. He stated that they would like to haul the material to the Ralph Miller property on Hamel Rd., adjacent to Woodlake landfill. # 9159-9240 in the .Toe Grabowski of Wenck Associates, explained that 1200-1500 cubic yards of materials are to be removed, hauled to the Miller property, dumped on a lining material, covered and spread on a 3 acre area in the spring and treated with commercial fertilizers. Loren Kohnen stated that a letter of credit should be posted and staff should review the the lining and covering materials. Moved by Scherer, seconded by Mitchell to approve the contaminated soil removal and dis- posal procedure for the Olson property as explained by staff and applicant. Motion declared carried 47 7. PARK COMMISSION ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURES Moved by Theis, seconded by Schmit to approve procedures for establishing a Park Commission and table appointment of members until the December 18, 1990 council meeting. Motion declared carried 8. TAX FORFEIT PROPERTY Independence Beach Parcels Donna Roehl explained that Hennepin County had sent a list of tax forfeited properties which the council must act on by February lst. among them Lot 18 and the west 20 ft. of Lot 17, Block 10. She stated that this property is adjacent to other city owned property which is unbuildable in its present condition. She recommended that the city ask for conveyance and at some later date if it were filled and deemed buildable it could be sold to private individuals. Moved by Schmit, seconded by Mitchell to adopt Resolution 90-85, conveyance of tax forfeited property to the city as it is unbuildable in its present condition. Motion declared carried Tupco Property, Willow Dr. Donna Roehl explained that Hennepin County would like council action to sell the Tupco property at auction, so that it could be cleaned up and put back on the tax rolls. She stated that the value is $100 but that special assessments of approximately $30,000 are to be paid. Toren Kohnen stated that the deadline for clean-up should be July 1, 1991. Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Scherer to adopt Resolution 90-86, sale of Tupco property by Hennepin County at public auction. Motion declared carried 9. ADOPT A HIGHWAY PROGRAM Anne Theis stated that the city should become involved with the Adopt A Highway program and extend it to include city streets. 10. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ORDINANCE Moved by Scherer, seconded by Mitchell to table action on the Recreational Vehicle Ordinance until December 18, 1990 pending distribution of the ordinance to councilmembers. Motion declared carried 11. 1991 BUDGET Thomas Anderson stated that if the city is to have an additional police officer court fine revenues could be increased by $15,000; also sewer and water receipts should be increased to $223,860 with the tax levy certified at $860,000. Robert Mitchell stated that he and Phil Zietlow had discussed determining how much revenue the city could expect to receive from Woodlake Landfill through 1996 and distribute that evenly in the budget for the next five years. He stated that he did not want the levy going up one year and down the next. Thomas Anderson stated that there is enough additional tax value, plus other receipts to insure that does not happen. Moved by Anderson, seconded by Mitchell to certify $860,000 for tax collection in 1991. Motion declared carried 12. BILLS Moved by Scherer, seconded by Schmit to pay the bills; Order Checks amount of $182,832.67 and Payroll Checks # 11893-11915 in the amount of 37790.41. Motion declared carried \roved by S hmi , seconded by Theis to ad1'our . vot oneccl r carri u Meeting adjo�irne at 10:15 P. D22 Clerk-TreasurerEyo